It’s St. Patrick’s Day. I have nothing green in my wardrobe so I bought a green cabbage. Except that I hate cabbage or, at least, thought I did. I made the Cabbage and Onion torte recipe from the NYTimes… Read the rest
Olympic Welcome To Thick Ankles
The Chinese government has distributed millions of a thick, (sorry, but that’s what a multiple-paged document is called) pamphlet to its citizens with instructions about how to leave a good impression and co-exist with all the foreigners coming to Beijing … Read the rest
Ballad of a Blogger Finch (Female)
The Ballad of the Female Blogger Finch:
Eat, Fly, Blog, Swear, Die
A cute little finch. A female finch according to my neighbor bird man.
This coincides with an article in last Sunday’s New York Times about the annual conference … Read the rest