A Busy Day, and Old Home Week

(Friday 12:45 a.m. in L.A., Friday 3:45 p.m. in Shenzhen.)

Today (Thursday) was very productive.

I went shopping (clothes and a small slide scanner) and took a trip to my storage. I did a lot of sorting there, and brought things to work on at my parents' house, like CDs (ripping as I speak), slides (to start scanning tomorrow), old school papers and other scraps (either scan and pitch, or just pitch), and a few books that will probably go back to China with me (either physically, or in scanned form).

Also today, I saw Julie Fincher. You might remember me mentioning my old neighbors, who used to babysit me. Julie is their daughter, now a realtor in Oregon. Her sister Sandy came too, with her husband Ken (now both my FaceBook friends); and two of my three siblings; it was Old Home Week.

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And now, the newly published material:

• 365 Secrets of Happiness: Buy a Piece of Art (and live with beauty)
• Buddhism Simplified: Among the Beautiful People (another ploy to keep the prince happy)
• Aphorisms of a Derelict Yogi: "Even a rat's got a job to do" (non-discrimination)
• China: The Boy Emperor's Tomb, Shenzhen (part of Shenzhen's history--and legend)

And don't miss the weekly Newsletter that summarizes all of this week's posts!