Some of you may remember a previous post in a similar style. I saw this on Oct 22, but I didn't get a chance to post these until today... I spotted it up ahead, and grabbed my camera. It's just an unusual thing to see... I was traveling across the Minnesota River's Bloomington Ferry Bridge, and decided to take pictures while I could. He was going pretty slow....
One year ago, I arrived in China. I cherish the time that I spent there, and wish I had more time to spend there. Due to a number of issues that are beyond my control, the possibility of me getting back to China for any length of time in the future is greatly diminished. I consider several of the people that I met in China to be close friends of mine to this day....
I couldn't have asked for better weather. Sure, it's Minnesota and it's getting cool, but there was barely a cloud in the sky... Darwin and Ray are some co-workers who are in town for a month, and this is their last full weekend in Minnesota. I had offered earlier to take them to see Lake Superior. Darwin, in particular, had mentioned how much he wanted to see the great lakes... so I figured I'd do the best I could, and show him the big one that's only a few hours drive from here....
Washington DC As the House of Representatives are pandering to the most resentful and least educated of their respective constituents, the economists on Wall Street started another sell off. The results, about 8% loss. Of course, this depends on what index you are looking at, but 8% seems to be right about in the middle. The Dow is down 777 points or 6.98%. The Russel 1000 is down 8.69%. Nasdaq Composite is down 199 points or 9....