Dave’s Wagon

Yes, I’m having a “Bad China Day” or a “China Moment” or whatever one wants to call it.
Someone stole my electric scooter’s battery while I was in class today. Then, pedaling the heavy thing back to my dorm, I was thrown off it when it slipped out from underneath me while coasting down the ramp […]

One would think that a nation of immigrants would treat its visitors well when they enter the country, but as Reuters reports, that’s often not the case in America. (Don’t let the misleading headline throw you, like I said, this is Reuters).
U.S. most unfriendly place to visitors, survey says

Rude immigration officials and visa delays keep […]

Question: What do you call a cooperative community of individuals, each granted use of the means of production, working as equals not for profit but to produce something that is collectively owned by all?
Answer: A threat to communism.
After a short hiatus, Wikipedia has been blacklisted in China once more.
Long live the revolution.

I’m back from Hong Kong. I had a good time overall, but ten days was a bit too much time to spend in a city that is not overly geared towards tourism. I did some shopping, visited the the peak, saw the big Buddha, and went to various other sites, but midway through I was […]

I’m off to Hong Kong for ten days. I’ll be staying at a youth hostel during my time there, but if I get the chance to access the Internet, I’ll try to fire off a post or two. Stay tuned.