Monthly Archives: January 2007

30 Jan

Strange Things Happen Under the Sea

The day after Christmas the trans-Pacific cable broke and China was cut off from the rest of the world.  Suddenly we were forced to live in China the way people lived here back in the dark ages, five or ten years ago.  We had to do without NPR, “Battlestar Galactica” and “The Office.”  Not only […]
25 Jan

The Sound of Silence

About a month ago, an earthquake struck near Taiwan. Two people died, and many were injured. Also, the trans-Pacific cable that connects China to North America ruptured. Since that time, we have not been able to access any U.S. hosted websites, including this one. That’s the reason we have not posted […]