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I know – it’s a little misleading to start with a picture like this.  You’re all thinking Ron bought this guy to add to the random selection of large statuary that stands outside his front door.  But this isn’t proof of consumer impulse but instead proof of evolution because, while Ron wanted to buy this […]

I have no idea why I felt that a trip to Egypt, a mere four months after the trip to China, might be a good idea.  It’s even more indefensible when you consider that the trip to China happened four months after the trip to Spain and Italy.  What is it about a really cheap […]

I write this from the extraordinary comfort of my living room, having just roused myself from  my last activity – two entire hours flat out on my back on the living room floor. We left China in the wake of the approaching superTyphoon Meranti, which hit Taiwan and then came ashore in China during our […]

I think the crucial thing to know about eating in China is that it’s important to arrive at a meal having eaten a pre-meal entree, consisting of snack food from Keebler or some ice cream if you can locate it. It’s key that you have no need for sustenance whatsoever.  And then it’s also important […]