I sure hope these are posting

I was thinking about what to write. The funny stuff sounds like complaints in my head. So, here is my positive view of the trip so far.

The flight to EWR showed Silver Linings Playbook which was as good as the first time I saw it.
On the leg to Beijing, I watched Taken 2. Think Schindler's List but replace the Nazis with Albanians and replace money and jewelry with fists and bullets. During the movie I ate a pork chop (instead of gefilte fish). My favorite line, "I'll try some of that port" which was not in the movie.

After a 2 hour nap, I watched Wreck-It Ralph while eating braised beef over noodles. As for the movie, the meal was delicious!

Another 3 hour nap and then I watched Smashed while eating the Chinese breakfast of champions, congee. Smashed was good but I would recommend watching it before the port. Congee was like eating grits with some chicken on it. Good stuff.

Just as an aside, I don't think meclizine actually lasts 24 hours. Things got a little bumpy approaching Beijing and I was thinking, "I don't think that congee will fit in that bag."

No dinner last night. For some reason I was not hungry.

Walked around a bit and found a supermarket. If you've been to an Asian market in the US then you still have no idea what it is like here. I bought a case of 12 bottles of what I hope is water. 12-550 ml bottles for 7 RMB! Take that Costco! I got a lot of stares. Hopefully because I am a giant here and not because I bought something I should not have.

I slept from 11 last night until 4 this morning. I should be synched up in one more day.

Ultimately It Felt Too Much Like "Gay Marriage"

Fascinating story (and by that I mean I only read the first few paragraphs) about the behind the scenes talks to create a Gingrich-Santorum (or vice-versa) ticket for the 2012 election. The best part was that

The negotiations collapsed in acrimony because Gingrich and Santorum could not agree on who would get to be president

Well, I can tell you, no matter whose name, Gingrich or Santorum, was listed first on the ballot, the president would have been the same, Obama.

That either of those guys believes he/they could have won represents a level of delusion reserved for people who need to take lithium and political candidates.

Or Are You Just Happy to See Me?

Katzenberg Says Mobile Viewers Will Pay by ‘Inch’

Of course, porn already does this.

I'm Going Un-Postal

After two months of inactivity, I think it's finally time to close up shop.

Happy New Year!

I Love All Animals. They're Delicious!

I was so excited when I saw a deal on Endangered Species Chocolates. This would combine my three favorite things: deals, chocolate and eating!

Then I looked at the choices: cherry, blueberry, peanut butter?! When did those become endangered? I was hoping for polar bear or Siberian tiger or (dare I say it?) Northern Spotted Owl! What a disappointment.

It's Almost Like I'll Be On TV

In the "It's a Small World" category, I went to someone's surprise birthday party last weekend. AT the party was someone from Florida that the surprise-ee has known for something like 30 years. And readers of my blog (both of them) also kind of know this person.

Remember this post from last year? No? Blocked it out, huh? Well, the person I speak of is the inventor of that, uhm, invention. And he (his name is Floyd) will be on the TV show Shark Tank tonight!

Remember, you read about it here first; your home for dubious inventions!

Breastalyzer Test

A couple of little things, just to let people know I'm still alive.

First, there's an article about workers striking because some of their union brethren were fired for looking at Internet porn. I have two things to say about this. A) Unless you work in the porn industry you should not be looking at porn at work. B) Why on Earth are pizza makers part of the Technical, Engineering and Electrical Union?

Second is a product that, in my mind, would only be used by the most responsible of irresponsible moms. Breast alcohol test strips. That is not a typo; I did write "breast" not "breath". This is for nursing mothers who want to go out and get tanked but then they don't know how long to wait before breastfeeding their babies. With these handy strips, no more guesswork. If you're buying multiple boxes of 20's, you probably should give your baby up for adoption.