In response to a few emails from the last few days:
Most of this blog’s readership is outside of China. But this blogger is located inside of China, and China is in the midst of an official three day mourning period for victims of last week’s earthquake. So, despite the fact that this blog has been – more or less – on hiatus for the last three weeks, I’m going to hold off on posting again until Wednesday night (Wednesday morning for my US readers), at the end of the mourning period. If I had some original reporting on the event, I would take a different approach. But, as I mentioned last week, all I have at this point are opinions (some based on reporting away from the quake), and those can wait until the latter half of the week.
Actually, I’ll venture one opinion. Last week, shortly after the quake, I expressed my belief that it would be appropriate to pause the Olympic torch for a few days. We are now in the midst of that appropriate pause, and I hope it won’t become – as some are suggesting – permanent. At some point, life – and that torch – must go on.
And yes, the blog re-design has been delayed (argh). More on that, too, after Wednesday.
[UPDATE: That’s true, J – I did two interviews with Minnesota Public Radio last week in regard to the quake’s aftermath. They can be found here, and here.]
That picture of you accompanying the Minnesota Public Radio interview is quite flattering! Although cropped in such a way that makes one wonder if there is something horrible going on with the top right part of your head.
Anyways, good-quality stuff, as always.
Hey Vivian! Glad to hear from you … when are you next in Shanghai?
As for the photo – ha! I emailed it to a photo developing place in Minneapolis so that my grandmother could have one. When she stopped by to pick it up, she raised hell with the clerks, claiming that they’d screwed up the negative. Oy.
No explaining that one.