It’s well after midnight and I can’t get to sleep. The wind is whistling through the windows, which don’t quite shut. Never have. Later today I’ll head to Beijing and early tomorrow morning to Qinghai where the wind will be stronger and the temperatures colder. The sky will be brilliantly blue if it’s not raining [...]
Late Night Thoughts
November 7th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Obama · Palin · politics
Finally, the Post-Season
November 6th, 2008 · 7 Comments
What a week! First the Phillies won the World Series, and now Barack Obama has won the US presidential election. This blog usually deals with things nominally China, though there are times when I foul one off into the cheap seats, most notably regarding baseball. No apologies. I love the game despite the hyper-spectacle of [...]