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All About Chengdu Outdoor Movie Nights 21 Aug 2013 | 10:54 am
I took on a pair of exciting new projects at the beginning of the summer – one of them was the Banana Boat, the tricycle-based sound system that I’ve been cooperating with the Natooke Bicycle Shop on....
The Source of True Contentment 7 Aug 2013 | 08:27 am
There are two kinds of happiness – the temporary pleasure derived primarily from material comfort alone and another more enduring comfort that results from the thorough transformation and development ...
Olympus Has Fallen & White House Down 5 Aug 2013 | 02:59 pm
A few months ago I heard about Olympus Has Fallen, a film starring Aaron Eckhart and Gerrard Butler and directed by Antoine Fuqua (who directed Training Day). It’s about a terrorist siege on the White...
Song of the Day #147: Ghostwriter 19 Jul 2013 | 02:53 pm
RJD2 – Ghostwriter One of the great hip hop beat makers of all time (along with The Alchemist and Harry Fraud). I played this at the last Dojo party and two strangers gave me fist bumps. RJD2 is pret...
Chengdu’s Second Ring Road 2 Jul 2013 | 08:33 pm
Chengdu is a city surrounded concentric circles with Tianfu Square at the center. Currently there are three ring roads encircling Chengdu and major construction has just completed on the second, addin...
Democracies Becoming Security States 25 Jun 2013 | 03:42 pm
What it comes down to, in the end, is: “Trust us.” And the trouble with that is that in recent decades our political elites have done precious little to deserve our trust. Now we’re being asked to sus...
A New Bicycle is Born 23 Jun 2013 | 08:27 pm
After waiting five weeks for construction of the aluminum frame, I’ve taken possession of my new bike. Built by master bikesmiths Jacob Klink and Larry Adamson at Natooke Chengdu. Some notes: Alumin...
Green Tea from the Sichuan Highlands 7 Jun 2013 | 08:34 am
I recently became acquainted with a Ya’an local (Northern Sichuan province) who’s in Chengdu selling tea. I bought some of this fantastic tea and have been drinking it for a few days. What’s great ab...
Song of the Day #146: A Dancing Shell 6 Jun 2013 | 03:12 pm
Wild Nothing – A Dancing Shell This band, Wild Nothing, was formed in 2009 in Blacksburg, Virginia. I didn’t know about this band until I got their 2013 EP, which this song is on, titled Empty Estate...
My Top 25 Most Played Songs on iTunes 6 Jun 2013 | 01:32 pm
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