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My Journey To Shanghai – Part Deux

Monday, May 25th, 2009

“Angel is good. But when Angel is bad, it’s a big bad.” It was a warm Monday morning in Shanghai. Flora and I were about to head out for our first full day together when she stopped us short at my hotel room door. “Wait wait,” she said, “Your hair is-a messed. Let me fix.” [...]

My Journey To Shanghai China

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

“You are Satan. I am Angel. Therefore, our story will be one of Satan and the Angel.” From day 1, she had it all figured out. Flora, the impossibly cute Chinese girl who would be my guide for the next week in Shanghai, sized me up in an instant. Looking back at her through my [...]

What Does “Living Life” Mean To You?

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

What is “living” ? Sounds like such a simple question, but I’m frequently surprised by how few people really consider what it really means to them. And no, I don’t mean the involuntary act of breathing, and all the other things the body does to sustain itself. I’m talking about choosing your place in the world, finding it, [...]