Not for the modest

This and That

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February 21st 2012
I've been blogging all about this trip and the girls but wanted to take a moment to mention two very special people, our sons. Troy got the great task of taking care of the house while we're here, which includes feeding all the cats, emptying their litter boxes (even I have trouble with that myself), feeding the dogs, tossing out some sunflower seeds for the birds (and tree-rats that I kno ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Guangzhou

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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