Congratulations to Pirates OF Nate McLouth and wunderkind reliever Matt Capps for making the Pirates 25-man roster. They'll head north to Milwaukee for Monday's game and I'll sleep better knowing Nate will see some time in center and lots of time off the bench, accoring to Post-Gazette reporter Dejan Kovacevik (see link).
On an unrelated note, despite Internet reports to the contrary, the bookstore at Xidan is way, WAY better than the foreign language bookstore at Wanfujing. Right off the subway at Xidan, find the Beijing Books Building, then head to the basement floor for a wonderland of English books from Harry Potter to Amy Tan to a veritable Barnes & Noble "Summer Reading" table of great books, from the classics to current best-sellers. They even had Dave Barry. I was real impressed upon my visit this afternoon. Speaking of new releases, has anyone read the book Life of Pi by Yann Martel? I almost picked it up but decided to wait. Needless to say, I was happy to find a new place to fill some time and spend some kuai.
On the missing home front, it'll be tough to miss Opening Day around the baseball world this weekend. Watch lots of games for me, cheer hard and go Bucs! Oh, and if anybody's got a copy of last year's Cabinet April Fool's edition, check it out and have a laugh for me. I thought of Stewie's giant mug today and smiled.
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A Chinese/Western musical comedy starring Joe Kuai and his trusty steed Cha-shui.
Me as Joe Kuai.
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What's this all about?
From August 2005 to June 2006, I lived in Beijing, China, teaching English to 4-, 5-, and 6-year old Kindergartners. It was year that flipped me "upside down" in more ways than one (wow that was corny), but more than that it was a year in which I followed the call of my Heavenly Father and was overwhelmed by His goodness and provision . This blog was my way of journaling my experiences with students, teachers, friends and telling folks back home about all my adventures from tuk-tuk rides in Thailand to strolls to the local grocery store. Read, scroll the archives, and I hope you gain a glimpse of my year overseas and what living out the Lord's calling meant for my life.
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