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Ello

January 26, 2017 No Comments

“This redbone mishmash has me forgetting the slushy confines of winter in the Twins. This morning I almost left my coffee behind. I spoke to

The Boys and Minnesota

April 19, 2015 No Comments

The reason we moved back to the US is beginning to unfold, as spring takes hold, and the boys behold the burgeoning beauty of a

Free

September 9, 2013 No Comments

My boy heard me singing this at 6:30am as I prepared for work. He woke up and padded out and hung out by the door

like a chicken grease chord

November 23, 2012 No Comments

Doing research for this project brought a picture to my mind of me in a field of yellow flowers with a long butterfly net chasing

Silk Roads and Great Walls

April 7, 2012 6 Comments

What we today call the Chongqing Model and the Guangdong Model are just new names for an ancient struggle. Since the first brick was laid

Don’t wink at me

April 4, 2012 1 Comment

I am a stranger in a strange land. I need connections or I will wither and die. And the connections I need are not just

That cess in yer chest

January 7, 2012 2 Comments

Tell me how to keep the smile on my face when I start every morning hacking like an old revolutionary until lung butter splatters the

A True Belief

December 30, 2011 No Comments

Tom from Seeing Red in China pointed out some China Quarterly essays and one of them is the inspiration for this essay … Few of

Merry Christmas from the Family

December 26, 2011 No Comments

Here are some recent pics of my two boys, Stinky and Plumpy. For family and friends 😉 Love, Sascha Yushi Dorian Damian  

Ode to Third Ring Road

December 5, 2011 No Comments

You can catch me on the Third Ring Road, zipping down the sideline on my Bad. Moduh. Scooduh. I’m on there enough to have found

Agents of Conformity

November 22, 2011 13 Comments

Today I read Murong Xuecun’s speech given in Oslo. The things he described in his speech are clearly happening all around us and I have

Ai Wei Wei, prepare for martyrdom

November 18, 2011 5 Comments

It’s hard to watch a good man go down, but that is exactly what I find myself doing everyday now since Ai Wei Wei’s battle

There will be blood

November 15, 2011 1 Comment

There are basically two camps in the world “battling it out” while the rest of the masses shift and moan and watch it all go

A question of existence

August 19, 2011 No Comments

I came across some interesting thoughts the least couple of days. Although I don’t write about current affairs nearly as much as I used to,

Scattered Fam

August 17, 2011 7 Comments

So we’re on the eternal search for “the Spot” that will allow me to sip tea and write best sellers while bean makes big big

Laoba and Dorian

June 20, 2011 2 Comments

My father in law left last night and I have a feeling it will be a very long time until we see each other again.

I should be armchair travelin’

April 1, 2011 2 Comments

but i’m surfin instead. The other day my man Charlie got the China Blues, you know, when it dawns on you that all of the

/facepalm

February 18, 2011 1 Comment

Man everywhere i look the oppression is just getting deeper and deeper — at least when I peep the news. there is China doing all

Holy Shit I miss Sichuan

December 8, 2010 1 Comment

Man I found myself teary eyed listening to the Ya Jian Bang sing about Sichuan food. I was thinking about what it would feel like

One Second Encounters

November 24, 2010 8 Comments

I can only remember a few, but my mind swims with them in the hours before i rise and after the alarm has already been

Horses and Tea and all manner of Roads

November 24, 2010 No Comments

I’ve been up and down the “horse and tea trade route” a few times. basically the road from Chengdu south to Bangkok, as far as

Whatcha Learn

April 11, 2010 2 Comments

You know my family always used to make fun of my dad cuz he had like one or two homies. and even those guys he

From Now On

February 21, 2010 5 Comments

Dorian turns two weeks in a little less than an hour. The following is an altered message I wrote to a friend and is the

Beginning to feel the 安

February 13, 2010 7 Comments

安 means peace and is represented by a woman under a roof. I always figured this character was a bit patriarchal … but now that

My man Fu Qiang

January 28, 2010 2 Comments

Has just opened up a shop selling his CDs (compilations of music he digs) and art. He takes pictures and uses software to make his

The Ancients said:

January 15, 2010 2 Comments

“And I wish that I were not any partof the fifth generationof men, but had died before it cameor had been born afterward.For here now

Thinking about my brothers

January 14, 2010 5 Comments

The army drums cut off human travel,A lone goose sounds on the borderland in autumn.Tonight we start the season of White Dew,The moon is just

i got brothers

November 28, 2009 No Comments

i have been many things in my life, some good, some bad and some ugly. i have seen my brothers be those as well. what

This shit really happens

November 25, 2009 2 Comments

In the Sanctuary in Oakland with my main men Big Scott and Johnny Frizzle. Today we tore the house up to try and find my

off work early

July 26, 2009 1 Comment

i am better in group situations, then one on one cuz in one on one I am too eager to revealI like to pass around

Tea Tasting last Sunday

July 2, 2009 No Comments

Last Sunday I invited a group of friends over to Paul Rosenberg’s tea temple for a tasting. Paul runs Sacred Teas, a service for those

Work is the Enemy of Doubt

May 2, 2009 No Comments

Fortuitous fortuitous this is the word of the day. I spent the last two days meeting my old tea suppliers Bai Ting Ting who provides

Reconciliation

April 12, 2009 No Comments

So let me try and explain whats going on here: My main woman Nicole went through several years of servitude and now, finally, the work

CALLING OUT TO ALL MY PEOPLE

April 11, 2009 1 Comment

You know i don’t ask much of you all, but i need anyone who peeps this blog to go here: Chachie’s Proposal! read my proposal

If Babylon falls in my lifetime

April 10, 2009 No Comments

Nicole be twitterin with Questlove these days cuz he is in P-town freezin his ass off … i mean it aint that cold up here

I remember playin BB guns

March 3, 2009 No Comments

My man Riz. I remember when his goofy big toothed ass showed up in Chengdu and immediately girls were following him around like he was

Every step of the way

February 17, 2009 4 Comments

I realized something very profound this morning and i am going to try and explain as best i can. it began when i thought about

i hear voices

February 16, 2009 1 Comment

So after a few days in the Twins aka Manyasspolice aka Mipples aka Minneapolis … I have the following to say: 1) It aint even

i might as well drop it

January 23, 2009 5 Comments

So i been working on this epic novel and such and as the days go on the story gets more fun to mess with. I

how my people do

December 18, 2008 No Comments

this is my brother Mike Jones. this is how he do. bend knee and pay tribute.

to my Chinese peoples

December 13, 2008 6 Comments

I just had a dream of China in 2028 and it was a beautiful vision. I thought of a metaphor: an old man who has

Irvine, CA

December 3, 2008 1 Comment

I had a very fine Thanksgiving Holiday with my family in SoCal (southern California) and it is about to end in a few hours. I

We love the Bills

November 8, 2008 No Comments

Here are some pics and a video from the last week. We had a Halloween Party and went to watch the Bills get beaten by

What is this really about

November 6, 2008 7 Comments

Now that Obama has won, the focus shifts to expectations for dramatic change and improvement across the board and the historic importance of the first

Bumpin it in China

October 25, 2008 No Comments

So here is a lil blurb about the music scene in China and below is my man Himmler’s response: the article is pretty accurate. one

I reiterate

October 17, 2008 1 Comment

its transition time and i am getting my room painted, my workshop set up and my routine established. dreams of off the grid cribs become

What some people find solace in

October 8, 2008 No Comments

This story is getting passed around the elderly, all-white, businesspeople circle that i have a toe in. I think they may be smug about the

What Germans are saying

October 5, 2008 5 Comments

My homie Himmler from the 19th Step sent me this long article in Der Spiegel. Its in English. Most people i know will be nodding

Its all bad; its all good

September 30, 2008 3 Comments

My landlord Nikki V is doing a piece for KBOO Radio about austerity measures people (may or may not have learned from their parents/grandparents) are

Village People in the Twilight Zone

September 25, 2008 3 Comments

On the night of the Fall Equinox, in the hills of northern California, beneath an ancient oak tree, surrounded by leaves, herbs and Tribe: I

If you’re going to San Francisco

September 22, 2008 3 Comments

Get yourself a Mission Burrito. Have an Izze soda — my favorite is Sparkling Blueberry. Head to ChaChaCha and drink some Sangria. Put on a

Back in the US of A

September 20, 2008 1 Comment

The first thing i noticed was the sun. i got off the plane, gathered my stuff and waited for Sammy B to roll through and

Old News and Forgiving Old Friends

September 8, 2008 No Comments

Although we may already know that Bush’s policies on pretty much everything have been resounding failures, this in depth analysis of the incompetence and duplicity

Serendipity

September 7, 2008 1 Comment

I have been talkin about getting portland and china together for a long time on this blog, and look what Mayor Adams is up to

Back in the Du part Du

September 1, 2008 No Comments

So I am back in the Du and it feels all right. As soon as I get here and start meshing with my real people

Dont Believe the Hype

August 25, 2008 2 Comments

So the Games are over and the Western media is tapping into the fear the American nation has for China’s rise. Its all smoke and

Day 15 – Ending with a Bang

August 22, 2008 1 Comment

Today was quite a day. I watched Cuba whup up on the US in the baseball semifinal and then headed to a spa to wash

Patriotism and Nationalism

August 20, 2008 2 Comments

I know China is being held up as the petri dish for this discussion, but i urge all peeps to check their surroundings and see

Rage against the dying of the light

August 20, 2008 1 Comment

or just post some love on yer blog and send it through the underground. i remember telling some young Chinese friends about the Tank Man

One Last Roast

July 31, 2008 8 Comments

Indeed, I wrote a lot about how perfect my “Leaving” is, as it comes almost to the day when i arrived 8 years ago. I

Down in Kokomo

July 30, 2008 No Comments

Will the damn Games just start already … All day I got BBC hollerin about censorship, human rights and nationalism in one ear and CCTV

The good news is

July 30, 2008 3 Comments

That the Chinese are ready to do this. Just Imagine: Your dad grew up smilin if he got some pork in his rice bowl.Your granddad

We exist

July 26, 2008 No Comments

Last night was great fun. I met up with Zachary Mexico and Li Du of Kunming Paper Tiger fame. I took along a couple of

Hey Ya’ll

July 25, 2008 No Comments

… my people will hear me though…

Aint Nothing Changed

July 23, 2008 2 Comments

Things is hectic in this piece … for real. after the K’ming bombings the government made a few changes to security that are putting a

Clean Energy

July 21, 2008 4 Comments

Friedmann has been hammering away at this issue for the past few weeks. I think the nation is ready for a Kennedy-style mission to develop

propagandja

July 16, 2008 No Comments

My man Mike the B. and some info on the Freddie Mac thing, which i said was sinister a few days ago …

No Fun Olympics

July 16, 2008 3 Comments

Check out my no-fun dork shoes: China’s “top-down” approach to security in the Olympics guarantees that there will be very little mirthful exchanges between the

Beijing 2008

July 14, 2008 2 Comments

I am finally in Beijing. After several months of talking about it and changes to the plan on a weekly basis, I am now officially

The death of traditions

July 8, 2008 No Comments

It is so hot and humid in Chengdu right now that my brain is bathing in its own liquid, humming strange tunes to itself and

Read This

June 23, 2008 No Comments

My MAN Rindy dropped it on this piece right here. I urge everybody to read it and pass it around. Send it to Obama’s braintrust.

Blogger up in China!

June 21, 2008 No Comments

Well i’ll be damned. After all this time, China has decided(?) to let blogger do its thing. So i am visible in China. This is

it just keeps gettin thicker

June 19, 2008 5 Comments

ya’ll don’t even know. I went to Hanyuan the other day and just got back in the Du. I was planning on staying a month

Wandering Blind

June 13, 2008 No Comments

I can’t read my blog right now, but that might end. It has been a common occurrence since I started this thing. Sometimes my proxy

my people

May 30, 2008 No Comments

I was brought into a new community recently, Matador Travel Community and i must say i really dig it. i usually hate forums and communities

Addendum

May 29, 2008 No Comments

This is my house — the farm. About 10km southeast of Chengdu in Three Gods Flower Village, where farmers grow roses and tulips and offer

gotta ease back

May 18, 2008 1 Comment

Tomorrow is chill out time with my kitties. Ima ride my bike around and beat Tenzin in chess. mad love

I’ll make ya famous

May 15, 2008 1 Comment

Well Chengdu is basically back to normal. My friend Charlie’s harrowing experience is all over the web now — here is the AP story, which

Chillin in Flower Village

May 14, 2008 3 Comments

Well the tremors have picked up now and rumors are rife about another large earthquake. But rumors have been flying all day about no water,

Tell that b*tch to chill!

May 7, 2008 1 Comment

Its time to concede Hillary. I like to believe that the universe works according to my whim. My decision to stay here in China until

The Word

May 5, 2008 1 Comment

I have tried to emphasize the need for us to turn back to home and see what we can do there instead of sticking our

noone can f*ck with my tribe

April 29, 2008 1 Comment

just got off the horn with a one of my tribe’s elders (hahaha) and it feels damn good. crazy shit is in the mix …

who is the more foolish?

April 22, 2008 No Comments

my people are busy lamenting, yet also enjoying, the brainwashing others have endured. it feels good to consider oneself free and to have a target

orange seeds in the ashtray

March 24, 2008 1 Comment

Yet another of the three peeps peepin this blog, who refuses to answer me in this blog. Of course, copy and paste is my faithful

you’ve lost your smile

March 23, 2008 No Comments

well it seems the media blockade is working or I just have not been keeping my ears open. Here a response to my last blog

the spikeman mule

March 20, 2008 No Comments

so yo Obama hit back with a speech that was exactly what I had been thinking and arguing in a few forums and blogs. The

gou re de

March 15, 2008 No Comments

Today i spent the whole day with my man Liu Yuan running from one massive development project to another, extolling the virtues of Chengdu’s real

When compatriots meet

March 2, 2008 No Comments

I went to the restaurant Talk the other night, on recommendation from resident Baller Dave B. I borrowed some clothes from hakim because mine were

tea baggins

February 27, 2008 No Comments

well well well in the Du got my house almost clear of cat shit. garbage is piling up but i have a plan. the toilet

Back in The Du

February 20, 2008 1 Comment

I have been wrestling with being called a racist by people who read my occasional column on antiwar.com — i admit that i do have

The Ends Meet

February 12, 2008 No Comments

This one is for my man Flesh if he ever reads this. I have been in China for eight years. Eight, written as we write

its a high price to pay

February 8, 2008 No Comments

It is now the second day of Chinese New Year here in Dali and the fireworks have subsided somewhat. On the sixth, we gathered at

Dali Town

January 22, 2008 No Comments

it always hard for me to escape the monkey in this town. cuz i don’t try hard. the other night we were dancin to irish

prince

January 19, 2008 1 Comment

maybe its just because i stood next to him once at paisley park .. maybe its cuz i rocked it so many times at his

me and sammy at the speakeasy last night

January 19, 2008 No Comments

We are having our customary American Coffees at Salvador’s this morning. Sal’s is one of the finer cafes i have ever experienced in China. The

The devil came down to Clifden …

January 16, 2008 No Comments

“The devil came down to Clifden, lookin for a soul to steal, he was getting kinda low and don’t ya know he was willing to

grumble grumble

January 14, 2008 1 Comment

well i have tried to put pics up here for days now. i went through picasa and checked out what the deal is — heard

in the mountains

January 10, 2008 No Comments

don’ worry i will add pics in a bit. i arrived from amsterdam sunday afternoon and went to my man tenzin’s house and eased back

decompression

January 4, 2008 1 Comment

yeah i be trippin. but here with my bro in adam its all good. we toured the city and its beautiful, even the ancient hos

to A’Dam

January 3, 2008 No Comments

In four hours, my plane leaves for Amsterdam. actually six hours, but i have an hour long train ride ahead of me. i just got

Gettin Fat in Deutschland

January 3, 2008 2 Comments

Every morning i enjoy myself ritually with the bread slicer. I love the buzz and smell of good bread being prepared for my rumblin gullet.

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