Listen 2 Uncle Jay

Greetings Constant Readers! Once again I have stowed-away on the Patrol Boat and made my way to the office to check my e-mail and do a quick...

Just a quick note and a couple pictures... To paraphrase Browning... O, to be on Loggerhead, now that summer's there... The Woman and th...

Can't you tell? If looks could kill...

A/K/A Tryin' to Reason With Hurricane Season Greetings Constant Readers... It"s that time of year again. I'm on that midnight r...

A one-paragraph to describe the last two weeks: No matter what logic or reasoning you employ, you will regret any and all decisions you make...

I didn't drink enough to make the Airport Experience as painless as I would have liked. There is a fine line between "hapily buzzed...

Termimal 3 at Beijing Capital Airport is huge. That's the operating premise here in China these days. Bigger, faster, better. Well, they...

Beijing Food Porn The one memorable meal I've had in Beijing on this trip was the night we went to Da Dong Roast Duck Restaurant. Memora...

You *must* be kidding me. "A woman called Orem police Friday afternoon needing help because her battery died and she was locked inside ...

"The Tree" in Sanlitun has a big wood-fired pizza oven in the middle of the dining room. Too cool for words. We (SMSH, DaveK, Eric...

"A Little High"... Hmmmm. I guess those hookahs are classified as "artwork" or "novelties" or even "marit...

This is getting to be a monumental pain in the ass. Chinese ISPs have locked out access to several domains including blogger and blogspot.co...

I just spent 40 minutes trying to get checked in for my flight to Shanghai... 40 minutes. There were many ID checks and e-ticket verificatio...

I took Ty and SpongeMark to Panjiayuan Market on Saturday morning... Ty had a car coming to the Hotel for him at 1:15 and SM's car was s...

Because a TGIFriday's cheeseburger isn't bad enough for you in it's original state... Let's throw a big slab of fried mozzar...

TBG to a souvenir hawker: "Bu yao!" (I don't want!) Spongemark: "...with a side of Johnson." Ask an LPGA guy... TBG

In the car on the way to Mutianyu... Mark: I think I should put the strap on. (Pause) Jay: That's what she said. -------- Common questio...

TBG: Where's Stass? SpongeMark: He left. Said something about the end of the world... Huh?

Captain Morgan? No. Gecko Seahorse booze, yes. Cobra Scorpion hooch, for sure. To each his own, I guess. The 4' 10" proprietor of t...

On the street in Beijing you have to watch out for widowmakers like this little jewel that Stass and David are about to get intimate with. ....

The first Beijing OOC quote: Stass: "Every day has a happy ending." TMI, dude. I really don't need to know that much about you...

Braving food poisoning, I hit the breakfast buffet at the Crowne Plaza. Last time I was at a big chain hotel in Beijing I got the worst case...

14 hour flight, sitting next to the bathroom. At least I'll have some legroom... This is going to be fun. TBG, reaching for the Ambien.....

Greetings Constant Readers... I'm off to Beijing to several fun-filled days of testing for the 2008 Olympics. No doubt there will be all...

From a speech yesterday, Memorial Day, in New Mexico... It's in the first 10 seconds: "On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors i...

Buckle up, Constant Readers... I spent 4 hours in Pittsburgh International and Charlotte International Airports yesterday watching Fox News ...

Time: 1:25am Sunday 5/25 Location: Somewhere near the Ohio / Pennsylvania border on I-80. NHL Guy 1: Hey... Are your nuggets hot? NHL Guy 2:...

Miss Ellie, we will all miss you.