Whew! Just back from China and after 22 hours aloft (with breaks) the feeling is close to that of a greasy, soapy, wrung-out dish rag.irtual

Failure, out of ignorance, to downlad a 'Virtual Peronal Internet' ap before leaving the country ended up getting cut-off from Internet access for the 2 1/2 week China stay. The Chinese, for good reason, don't like Google.

Godless China is one very impressive place. Sneeze and nobody says ANYTHING! China is truly the land of 'Ye's of little faith' and of Dau Ting Thomases.

I have missed you all; especially the women. (my favorite people)

Women in China enjoy a status unparalleled in other nations. They have a strong family life and the most beautiful, well-behaved children one could imagine. China's air force is comprised of LOTS of female pilots; as they have found that females think and react - in the main - more quickly than their brothers.

China is ALLEGEDLY the worlds sixth larget economy. How. I can't imagine! They are building residential high rises 30-36 stories at furious pace. There are thousands of complexes everywhere one looks. thre is a great efort underway to 'urbanize' migrant workers for more comfortable, productive lives.

Enough already about a country. This IS after all about ye's of litle or no faith, right? No Church spires in China, save a few achaic ones that nobody takes seriously.

What's bad about China? The air is TERRIBLE and though they are now 'smogging' cars, tere is a long way to go; perhaps it should be said a 'lung' way to go! If YOU go, wear a facemask/filter outdoors.

O.K., done on this. Love all of you idependent thinkers and hope to have a lot of stimulating exchanges in th near future.