Archive for October, 2004
Tuesday, October 5th, 2004
5 October, 2004
I was watching the GPS count down the kilometers.
We were riding down a dirt road on the outskirts of
Beijing. It was a rough track, full of potholes, but lined with twin columns of trees, like most of the roads in
China.
The GPS said we were only about five kilometers ...
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Monday, October 4th, 2004
What’s to Fear?
I’ve met few Americans and practically no Europeans who have any big concerns about
China.
Americans are generally much more concerned about procuring another credit card so they can go buy more stuff than they are about what is happening out in the world, especially with a country so far ...
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2004
3 October 2004
“Fire in the Hole!”
I screamed it before I consciously thought about it.
To my right, Dennis, who tells horrific, blood curdling tales of blasting deep in the mines of
Colorado, reacted as if he’d kissed the bare leads of a 240 volt extension cord. His head swiveled towards the ...
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