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It’s hard to believe but the time has come to say farewell to the Midwest and head back to China. During my time in the States, I’ve kept up on weather reports from my area of Sichuan and those have been … Continue reading →

Happy New Year! Belated Merry Christmas! The WordPress team prepared my blog’s yearly report, which I am sharing at the end of this short message that I am finally able to post. As you know, entries for this past semester have been extremely weak, with … Continue reading →

Today, my mom and I checked off the very last item on our “To Get Done” list while I was home: The setting of my dad’s USMC (United States Marine Corp) marker at his plot in our local Marshall cemetery. … Continue reading →

Of course, I’m excited to return to China.  There will be new students to prepare for, old students to welcome back, Luzhou neighbors and shop keepers to say “hi” to, stories to share with those who are interested in listening … Continue reading →

August 14, a week from today, it’s back to China to start up the new school year along the Yangtze at Luzhou Vocational and Technical College.  Where did this month in the States go?! Obviously, very fast. Marked Off the List … Continue reading →

Note: The below entry is an article I thought I’d send to my hometown paper about my visit to Chicago with my mom.  An abridged version has been sent to the Chicago Tribune editor, thanking the city for a memorable 4 … Continue reading →

Views have certainly changed, from along the Yangtze River (above) to my mom’s lovely flower garden in Marshall, IL. I returned to my American small town last Tuesday to spend a month of my summer vacation time back in the … Continue reading →

The Big Snow of Last Weekend With the prediction of snow last weekend, Saturday had our local Walmart teaming with people loading up on supplies.  Then it was a matter of waiting for the flakes to fall, which started at … Continue reading →

Our record subzero temperatures in the Midwest had my mom and me staying indoors as much as possible during the past few days. Even Lao-lao (Old-old), our China Chi rescue, hunkered down in his doggie bed, hoping we’d forget about … Continue reading →

Today is President’s Day, quite an appropriate time to address last week’s send-off for my father, a politically-minded individual and strong advocate of the American right to vote. As the only Civics teacher in our  high school, who taught a … Continue reading →