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  • The Trouble with Ticks

    The trouble with ticks?  Last year, we had the very wonderful job of pulling two ticks out of Jake over the course of the year: one from his arm and one from his scalp.  This year however, we’re under siege. Whether or not it is the unseasonably warm weather or not, we’ve had the very…

  • Notes from China

    I have never, ever … no wait … I have NEVER, EVER been in such traffic. I consider myself a pretty aggressive driver when I need to be, but getting in and around the city of Beijing is nothing short of hair-raising. I sit, clenched fists, white-knuckled as my driver (ummmm … make that professional…

  • Site Changes

    So why would I want to change the look and feel of my site when there seems to be no good reason for doing so? Good question. I was sitting here bored and with nothing else to do, so I thought I would pull out the crayons, sit down on the floor, and draw some…