I was struck by the following sentence in this article from the New York Times: A good indicator that things are going in the wrong direction, he said, is if your credit card balance has been rising in the last year but your savings balance has been falling. Is there ever any reason to not […]
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del.icio.us sidebar
I just added my ten most recent del.icio.us bookmarks to the sidebar here. Services like del.icio.us are a great way to share and explore the web. Here’s some information on sharing del.icio.us bookmarks.
Ticket to Visit the World Trade Center on 9/11
Met a Chinese guy today who was in the US on 9/11. He was in Washington and was scheduled head to NY and visit the World Trade Center Towers on September 12th. His friend had tickets to visit the towers on the 11th. After the attacks there was the option to return the tickets for […]
Something I’ve noticed…
Something I’ve noticed being back in the States this time is that it seems like everywhere I go I hear the Beatles. Maybe it’s because of the new album…
Things I’ve enjoyed doing while home (in random order)
I’ve been in NC for three weeks, and am heading back to Beijing tomorrow. Here are just some of the things I’ve enjoyed: Seeing my grandparents. Spending time with family. Seeing friends. Watching Duke basketball games (even though they only went 2-4 while I was home). Driving. Browsing the bookstore and seeing what books people […]
A beginning.
I first started a weblog back in 2003. I can’t remember exactly when, but I think it was about the time of SARS. I was using Tinderbox, which I still think is a great piece of software. At some point I switched over to Movable Type, and slowly I stopped blogging. One day I went […]
Happy Teacher’s Day 教师节快乐!
Happy Teacher’s Day to all of the wonderful teachers I’ve had throughout my life! And special Teacher’s Day wishes to all of my colleagues at New Channel. Thanks for all that you do!
Today: Common Ground 国际双行线
Well, I’m a little late mentioning this, but the Common Ground show that I mentioned a few weeks ago is airing this afternoon at 1:15 on BTV-1. Many of you who were in my August Culture Class were in the audience, and Victor (李鑫) will also appear. The topic of the show was being a […]
中国文化节 Festival of China
The Kennedy Center Festival of China will be held in Washington, DC, this October. It is presented in partnership with China’s Ministry of Culture. According to the website, the festival will feature over 600 performers from China and the United States. This should be very cool. My friend Kerry, who lives in Beijing, is going […]
Rescue Efforts
Rescue and recovery operations are finally going more smoothly in the US Gulf Coast, and lives are being saved, but I wish more had happened sooner. A lot of people in the United States are very angry at their government.