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May 1st was my last post. I don't remember for sure when blogger got blocked but it must have been sometime in May. It's still blocked but God bless the men and women who create proxy sites. However, it usually doesn't take long for good proxy sites - like the one I'm using to post right now- to get blocked. Then you have to take the time to search for other proxies and use them until they are blocked. Beat the system, baby. So this Sat morning I'm on my lovely porch. It's off of our bedroom and looks down in to the garden of our complex. Our new complex is nothing like the old one in Xi'an but it is still nice and since we're on the 4 th fl I have lots of green to look at plus some old buildings with character. If you know much about this country you'll know that they aren't much in to restoring and keeping up the old stuff. It usually gets torn down and replaced with tile covered high rises or shiny new office buildings. So when you