It’s not the Huffington Post but I’m still amazed that there have been 5000 hits to this blog since it kicked off in May 2008. I remember how giddy I was when I got my first comment and again when there were 2000 hits on the 20th of October. Read an article by Brian Stelter in the education supplement of the New York Times this … Continue reading 5000
I love Passover. The Jewish holiday is meaningful, joyous and delicious. I look forward all year long to the celebration around the table with friends and family. What’s not to love about a dinner that lasts all evening and ends with the poignant words “next year in Jerusalem.” It is always a memorable night. So imagine my surprise when I saw the advertisement in the … Continue reading 30 Minute Seder
It was a daunting problem. How to get the laptop to talk via wireless to the new HP All-In-One printer. It had worked before but suddenly nothing. I spent a couple hours on the problem a week ago. My husband did the same. He told me to return the printer. It didn’t work and was under warranty. It was junk. I decided to give it … Continue reading Tech Support
As a kid growing up in Hawaii, perhaps the most influential person on the island was KGMB anchor Bob Sevey. He was our Walter Cronkite. Our TV set was always tuned to his newscasts in the evening and he and his protegee, Linda Coble, were the reason I went into television in the first place. Bob Sevey died on Friday but his excellence and legacy … Continue reading Bob Sevey
I turned the corner on my way to Target and came across an unusual sight for the suburbs of Denver. A flock of geese was crossing the road in single file. I stopped my car about 100 feet away and decided to enjoy the sight and let them pass. They stretched from one side of the street to the other. Quite a parade. Shortly after … Continue reading Slow Down
I’m so glad we decided not to take that cruise over the holidays. I came back from Beijing feeling a bit flush after 90 straight days of producing at the Olympics. A Caribbean vacation sounded like a great way to spend winter break but my teenage son didn’t want to do anything that didn’t include his friends so we decided to celebrate at home. As I … Continue reading Economy Sucks Journal #1 12.17.08
I’m waiting for something I write to go viral but for the moment I’ve reached 2000 views to this blog and I wanted to say thank you to everyone who has encouraged me to keep it up. I recall how exciting it was to receive my first comments, not just from friends but also from strangers, and to hear that people missed the blog when … Continue reading 2000
The Olympic Games are less than three weeks away and Beijing is spiffing up. When you have a workforce of over a billion people you can get lots done in a short time. Every day the city transforms itself more and more. Signage has gone up from one end of town to the other. You drive over logos in special Olympic lanes, see Fuwas and banners … Continue reading Olympic Countdown
Mr. Li gets the good Olympic citizen award. I left my new Nike sweatshirt in his taxi following a ride to the Emperor Hotel. After a couple days of searching my Chinese colleague tracked him down and learned he had delivered the item to the hotel thinking I was a guest there. When she told him otherwise, he retrieved it and delivered it to me at work clear across … Continue reading Hen hao (very good) taxi ride
Brenda and I went to a restaurant with red lanterns in front that serves hot pot. A hot pot is like sukiyaki. It is a mish mash of meat, vegetables and noodles cooked at the table. There was no English spoken and the menu was completely in Chinese. For westerners there are pictures of the dishes. We had trouble ordering so a waitress recommended something that … Continue reading Hot Pot of Thoughts
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