Wow! It's been two months!

Watch the video here

My buddy has left me
I am posting a video here in
memory of the good times we had
I hope he won't be mad
His leaving caused some sad
Not that its all bad
we had a drink
and then we drank
we fell to the floor
our singing stank
the times were good
the whiskey better
don't let my Mom read
this letter
time to go
I miss you so
have a drink on me
you little @#%** (you know)

Time for a change?

Indecision can be a killer...I have always been a romantic, leaning more on my emotions than necessary, especially when it comes to women. In other matters, usually I rely on common sense or experience. Living in China I realize that there is a major difference in the way Chinese people think vs. western people.

So how to decide what to do with your life? Do you listen to your heart or your head? Even if one knows what they want to do, how much do we let our emotions sway our decisions? I heard the comment yesterday from a Chinese woman..."when we were dating my boyfriend wasn't romantic, I just thought that is how it is." Now they are married and have a child.

Being a westerner I CANNOT IMAGINE living that way, without emotion. Perhaps I am missing something...is a marriage like a business deal? Would it work better? Hmmm, mebbe so, as I have been married three times, and each time I allowed emotion to govern my decisions. Maybe I should be more concerned about how she will enhance my future, be helpful or a hindrance, perspective is key. Time for change?

Street Surfing for supper

Amazing what one can see at any particular time and place...I have developed a habit in Beijing. Once I discovered that I could buy food cooked on the street cheaper than I could buy it in the store, I have found several places to get what I like to eat. There is a street market (all the vendors are on wheels, pics later) and as such they are extremely mobile although they possess the means by which to cook food, such as sweet potatoes and corn. Apparently they are not quite legal, either by not having a license or perhaps location. Lately I have been going to such a market by a bus stop close to my apartment. I had just made my purchase and was strolling down the street when there was some shouting and immediately several of the vendors sped by on their mobile stores. I turned to look and there was a police van with it's lights on down the street where the vendors had come from, they were all leaving. As they continued to pass me, I saw the police van had come far enough that it could make a U-turn. As soon as the vendors saw the police go the other way, they also made a U-turn and headed back to the bus stop. It makes one wonder how much there is to see and know, that we will never experience.

Take a breath...S

Johnny died

A sad daY...too much is bad, sorry Johnny. :(