I just started this blog. I had been uncertain about the idea of myself blogging, for one; I also wasn't quite sure about the mechanics of the thing. This is a place where it would appear that most forums for posting independent thought are blocked by the government. Anyway, I've gone and done it now.
Because I waited two months, and had things to say over that time but didn't say them, I'm going to be updating in both directions.
Time isn't linear in a horizontal sense in China, anyway. It's up and down. I can't keep those straight. The past is up, the future is down... I think. I asked Peter late one night how Chinese schoolchildren create timelines in their history classes. We almost always made ours horizontally, left-to-right, past to present. It fits with the way we conceive of time--forward and backward. I realized if i were asked to make a vertical timeline rather than a horizontal one, I wouldn't be quite sure where to start. The top, or the bottom? I know I've made them before, but I can't remember now.
Peter was well on his way to sleep and mumbled, What are you talking about, before rolling over.
Anyway all I mean to say is, now that I finally have this page up and running, watch for backdated posts.
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