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Monday, August 23, 2004

I can't belive the headline I just read at CNN: "Bush Urges Kerry To Condemn Attack Ads." Has the entire US Media started smoking crack since I left the country? Is it safe to come back? 6:07:32 PM    comment []

While media attention focuses on the details of a single fire fight in Vietnam 35 years ago, casualties in Iraq for the past 8 days have been as high as during the most intense initial days of war. 25 US GIs have died - which, I suppose, makes them immune from future attacks on their valor. As a result of this increased rate, the projected date to reach 1,000 US Casualties in Iraq is now September 9. 3:46:22 PM    comment []

Awesome lunch today, courtesy of our hosts. Teacups filled with sweet blossoms, hot water poured over the shoulder from a yard long spout, hardly any splashes. Sweet, fragrant tea. Ground seasoned pork in dumplings, cut like a jelly roll, served on a bed of turnip slices. A “vegetable” that resembled parsley, cooked with mushrooms in a milky liquid, eaten like soup or drained on a bowl of rice. “Meat,” slivers of unspecified animal part, served on a bed a miniature carrots, some stalky “vegetable, and another “root vegetable” that resembled depp-fried thread of leek. All indigenous to SW China. The crowning glory was a whole fish, baked in a spicy hot crunchy crust that is the best fish I’ve ever eaten. Burp! Also went to Walmart after work. Same as US Walmart, only lower prices and better employee benefits. 3:31:12 PM    comment []