Monthly Archives: May 2016

Ferry

I flew in to Tianjin for the weekend.  The name literally means “Heaven’s ferry” and it’s the fourth most populous city in China, but a lot of people have only ever heard of it from this line from Ocean’s 13: … Continue reading

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Hubris II

 Eli and I lost a bet.   We were supposed to lose a bunch of weight.  We missed our targets.  We took our comeuppance. Eli was supposed to eat a whole durian.  I was supposed to half a durian and … Continue reading

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Mahjong

  Months ago some coworkers tried to teach Eli & me how to play mahjong.  Since then, I’ve played a handful of times and Eli has played tons with his in-laws. Our coworker Xavier’s apartment building sits atop a mahjong den. … Continue reading

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