Cry, the Beloved Country |
This quote is from my new favorite book; it was written about apartheid-era South Africa, but it also very much applies to 2007 America:Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inher...
Posted by on Tue, 01 May 2007 15:36:00 GMT |
Best Weekend EVER |
Fresh on the heels of the Oakland A's disappointing showing thus far in the ALCS going down 0-2 heading into Motown, I'd thought I'd bring up some happier memories of the Athletics Nation from long ag...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 22:32:00 GMT |
WIFFLE WHILE YOU WORK |
Let's face it, politics is a stressful business. It's unpredictable and constantly evolving. Luckily, the Swan-Zahn Strategic Alliance has established a lunch-time, quasi-professional Wiffle Ball Leag...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 10:35:00 GMT |
COMING SOON... |
The Swan-Zahn Strategic Alliance website and Myspace page. For those of you who arent lucky enough to know, the SZSA (Swan-Zahn Strategic Alliance) is a non-profit, quasi-governmental organization ded...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 22:28:00 GMT |
Why I Love the Oakland A's |
Here's a little story from today's LA Times that proves why I think the Oakland Athletics are the best all around franchise both on and off the field in all of professional sports:
AND BASEBALL at its...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 17:08:00 GMT |
On Missing Things... |
Hiking up Wutong Mountain for my last time EVER, I got to thinking:Will I miss this place, Shenzhen, China, the place I've called home for the past 7 months, when I am back in...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 21:39:00 GMT |
Macau Madness! |
Macau Madness!!! For my last weekend here in China, me and the boys decided to go off an a "blow out" adventure to Macau. It's a relatively small island of about 9 square m...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 07:18:00 GMT |
FIELD TRIP! |
March 26, 2006 I was told about week ago by one of my students that the entire school was going on an "excursion to funtown". I was really excited for this, since it would be...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Mar 2006 02:15:00 GMT |
Minsk World, Party Time, Excellent!!! |
Back in the heyday of the Cold War, the Soviet Union realized that in order to compete with us mighty Americans for supremacy of the Seven Seas, they would need to build that most i...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Mar 2006 06:43:00 GMT |
Back on the Saddle Again |
So I had a few drinks before boarding my flight back to China on Friday, and about half an hour into the flight I passed out. I woke up about 11 hours later,...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 05:26:00 GMT |
