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OK, one more thing on the Jackie Chan thing… There has been some debate about what, exactly, he was implying when he said: "我们中国人是需要管的."   More specifically, the meaning of that last word – 管 guan – has prompted some… Continue reading

Wow. I think I just found a way to stream Dylan Thomas's, "A Child's Christmas in Wales," onto the blog.  When you click the links below, a recording of the author reading the piece should download directly to your machine,… Continue reading

I've been crazy busy – on a grading jag that just finished today.  Tuesday, of course, was consumed with the election.  Wednesday by grading.  But here I am tonight…. I watched the election results with my daughter and some of… Continue reading

…Keep your splendid, silent sun;Keep your woods, O Nature, and the quiet places by the woods; Keep your fields of clover and timothy, and your corn-fields and orchards; Keep the blossoming buckwheat fields, where the Ninth-month bees hum; Give me… Continue reading

    Some attention is being drawn to John McCain's first marriage and the apparently shabby manner in which he ended it.  Andrew Sullivan blogs on it and makes the point that in a liberal society, one that draws a distinction… Continue reading

     I'm having a bit of trouble opening the site this morning; so, bear with me while I try a few things, like posting this test….. Continue reading

     This article is from the LA Times, January 30, 2005, and is based upon my trip to Taiwan the previous December to observe the Parliamentary elections there.  Continue reading

Just found this link to the Art Institute of Chicago’s page on Taoism and the Arts of China.  Some nice images. Here is their label for the painting above: Wang Yun (1652?1735 or later)The Fanghu Isle of the Immortals (detail)Qing… Continue reading

      This article ran in Newsday, February 15, 2004, with the title, "Confucius Speaks." Continue reading