Bleary Wrap Up and A Word About our Spon...

  It’s probably dangerous to post in this condition. We’ve been traveling since noon Shanghai time with a plane change and delay in Vancouver. The clock says we arrived six hours after we left, but we’re not even sure what day it is. And that’s not just jetlag. Posting from China poses its own Twilight Zone weirdness. I thought I’d keep everything...

How About That Heat?

 Did I mention how hot it is in Shanghai? So hot that within 5 minutes of stepping outside, you are dripping with sweat. So hot that within 15 minutes, your clothes are as drenched as if you’d just jumped in a pool. So hot, that sweat pours down your face and into your eyes practically blinding you. It was 96 degrees with 83% humidity. Then at night, it cools to a balmy 94...

Shanghai-ed: Journey to the REAL China

The Olympic portion of our China trip is over, but I feel like we saw everything. We saw Michael Phelps swim, Bolt run, the US women gymnasts medal and Kobe and crew trounce their opponents.  So we set off for a two day stopover in Shanghai before heading home. And we landed right in the middle of the REAL China or at least the China that resembles what I’ve come to think is...

Random, Rambling Thoughts on Track &...

 So far, nothing at the Olympics has been as I suspected. But everything is as expected at Track and Field, or Athletics as they are calling it. I was hoping we’d get tickets to something in this category because 1) it would be held at the Bird’s Nest and 2) I figured it would be the only sport where, even if I wasn’t close, I’d be able to tell who was...

And Then They Changed the Environment

 Just a quick post to let you know that tons of things have happened: gymnastics, track and field, the first day the Bird’s Nest venue was opened and we were there! I’ve got posts stacked up like planes over Newark Airport. But sometime yesterday, the Internet connection in our room died and couldn’t be revived. (Could it be because I slammed those darling little...

I Got a Basketball (Kobe) Jones

This post is going to be a challenge for me. Tonight’s scheduled event was Men’s Basketball. Now in the interest of full disclosure, I know less than nothing about basketball. I went to a game once. It was back in Ninth Grade. I had a friend on the team. I brought a good book. My husband is English. That speaks for itself. But a good blogger should never let total...