This group must be doing something right, as the entire site was blocked while I was in Shanghai the last 10 days.  All the talk of free speech, healthcare reform, and progressive thought must have caused the world's biggest bureaucracy to tweak their firewalls and block this motely crew.

Quite the eventful trip, and I'm glad to be on the way back home.  Stolen cell phone, food posioning, and a typhoon all in 10 days.  It makes one glad for the simple things in life.

DB, best to you and your family.  I sincerely hope your father's outlook continues to improve and that the Baerwald clan carries on.