Wow.  It has really been a while.  In case you didn’t know, one of the reasons I had been taking the Chinese classes and saving money, was so that I could go to China.  Well, I finally did*.  I just got back after spending two-plus years there.  Should give me plenty of material for future posts.  And with any luck, my girl will keep on me about posting regularly, so…..

*(I couldn’t afford a VPN there, hence the almost three year absence. sry)