There is a kindergarten class of 20 bright-eyed four and five year olds. A gas leak occurs in their school building. You live next door. You are incredibly comfortable, watching a movie, eating takeout from your favorite restaurant. Several friends are lounging with you. You hear children screaming for help. What will you do? My…
Month: April 2020
Dreaming
Early Saturday morning subway rides through a slowly awakening city Joining/leading our InterSport Running Crew for team training My girlfriend Guilin accompanying me by bike during long runs along Shanghai’s East Bund All you can eat at Lakeside Veggie on weekends Fried rice Steamed buns Guilin’s tomato tofu Pink’s “Fuckin’ Perfect,” my go-to karaoke song…
42 for 42 Challenge Completed
“No Trespassing” during my 42 for 42 Challenge?! Shame, shame, shame! (even though it’s to keep us safe near river beds during flash flooding) [42.195 km is 26.2 miles=a marathon >>born on this day in ‘78 in this county, about 2 hours east of here, in Twentynine Palms] Here’s to every one we have lost,…
My Question For YOU:
TOGETHER can we raise $888 by Friday at midnight? (8 being the most fortuitous number in Chinese culture) All it takes is $1—-or more if you can spare it! What I will do for all of you all: Run 42.195 kilometers (26.2 miles) on my 42nd birthday, which is Friday. Can we work together to…
No, You Do Not Have the Right to Kill Our Grandparents
Dear Wannabe Revolutionaries, If you want to protest in the midst of a pandemic, stand up for our frontline workers–those risking their lives to heal us, feed us, clean our hospitals. And do it while safely distanced, masked up. Just stop this mindless “don’t tread on me” bullshit. Your selfish thirst for the spotlight, with…
How Has YOUR Life Changed During the Pandemic?
I want to hear from YOU. How has YOUR life changed during the pandemic? Here’s a quick rundown for me: ~Firstly, I want to honor those lives lost. I am consistently shocked by the deaths here in the United States. At least 40,000 lives lost as of today. By the fact that at least 3…
Mr. Argudo
Today, I ran for Mr. Argudo
We Should Be So Proud
I am so very proud of these folks—the vanguard of our First Amendment rights. Wow. Now we know why this pandemic will only worsen, and why the infection and death rate in our country is so high. According to figures from scientists and doctors, at least 100 people at this protest are asymptomatic carriers of…
If I’m Going to Self Isolate, I’m Going to Do it Right
These are tragic times for many. I’m praying more. Blessed to be healthy, but drifting in and out of hard times, prevented from returning to China for who knows how long. Haven’t seen my girlfriend in nearly 3 months. I cannot risk going home and infecting Mom. BUT, alas, there is hope for me yet….
Ever Feel Like…
…the bottom of your life just fell out completely? You lost a good friend? (Not to death) You suddenly booked and moved to a room in a town you’ve never visited, with no friends or family for miles, and find the better deal on the room is because the hostel-like building has 2 common fridges…
Don't Let My Parents Read This 