This site has been blocked in China for the past couple of weeks, as have all Typepad blogs…again.  I noticed it on one of my site meters: all the China readers disappeared.  What a drag.  I have thought about changing servers so that I can avoid these sorts of blockages, but inertia is just too great.  And with a semester coming up quickly I just don’t have the time to make the change.

     Imagine my surprise, then, when two days ago I noticed a lone China visitor.  I checked the IP address and found it was from Guangzhou.  Someone in Guangzhou found a way through the great fire wall (or around the net nanny…) and connected here.  He (or she) was back last night.  I’m not too surprised.  Guangzhou people are famous for thwarting the will of the northern capital.  They are often looked down upon by "civilized" northerners, but their spirit and energy have always impressed me.   And their politics is way more interesting as well.

     Go Guangzhou!