When your alternator light comes on, you probably don’t have to buy a remanufactured alternator for $120. 90% of the time the problem is the brushes are worn out, and can be fixed for $3! (more…)
Pinetop Perkins concert
After Chris Holmes and Alba turned us on to Pinetop Perkins last Thanksgiving, we went back to Antone’s on New Year’s Day to see him and Lou Ann Barton. He’s the greatest! Watch the video!
Here’s a test video of Bootsky, the amazing rodent. (more…)
Outside her school, Yamin bought several little puzzles from a street vendor. Among them was one that you may have seen before, in Chinese, 孔明锁 (kong ming suo), maybe meaning “Kong Ming Lock”. (more…)
This is an old one from last spring, when Yamin and I found this jar of Magic Beard Cream here in Beijing. It was incredible! Just look at the photos of the results! (more…)
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