Shot in China

Blythe and Russell, shot while shooting in China.
The whole pool hall was stinking hot... people taking turns standing in front of the struggling airconditioner.

I did not see Fast Eddie the pool shark, anywhere!

Happy 4th of July

This is some fireworks
Of course - I have no idea who set them off in the middle of the street in Miluo.
You will have to draw your own conclusions....

Happy July 4

To anyone who is basking in the sun, sitting beside a pool, eating enormous amounts of BBQ, or even manning a fireworks stand... have a great holiday....

July 4th on this side of the world for me involved a long drive (without any food or a SINGLE COFFEE!!!) to get a whole heap of medical tests done before heading off overseas again...
I also got to pretend I was a pin cushion with the number of injections I got.

Have I mentioned how cold it is?

Down here in the real South... it is cold....
                a few days it has been very cold.

So, no photos of beach volley ball games as the sun goes down or wandering around wearing very little, ready for a swim....

In fact even pouring boiling water for a cup of tea or coffee is hard.....

Its a NEW CAR!!!!!

Well, maybe not....

Because I am spending too much time in China at the moment, having my leased car is no longer an option....

So I am moving out of my auto-everything, insanely comfortable, quite fast car into.....

this.....

It will have its 20th birthday next year.....
To think that when I first moved to the US I was complaining about driving a mini-van!

One thing I discovered as I drove it back home from Maryborough (about 400kms)... modern cars make it soooo much easier to drive long distances... the week before I did the same drive in Ruth's car without stopping.  Arrived perfectly comfortable...
On driving back my new steed, I stopped three times, and enjoyed every stop.  Not having airconditioning, comfortable seats, cruise control... all those little things I have taken for granted for quite a few years!

Police visit

Been sitting waiting for a police officer to take my fingerprints. I
hope I have not been bad in my sleep cause this search will show it
up....
I remember doing similar waiting to get my photograph at the Louisiana
State Police....
Ahhh good times!

A wall

A wall that has been through a lot...
I suppose it did its job.....

Being stalked....

So it looks like Louisiana is going to follow me everywhere from now on....