Anyone for Pigeon Tonight?

March 24, 2009. Living in China. An Afternoon at the Market

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March 24th 2009
Today was quiet and much like yesterday. I guess I am getting into a rut. Went to work, stopped at the library to read on my way home. Ate dinner. Walked home. The only variation is sometimes I walk home, then eat dinner. It rained very hard this morning. The temperature is very pleasant now. It has been cloudy all day. There is little humidity. I stopped at the market on my way home. Not f ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more