Tuesday, July 04, 2006

The Fourth















Spending July Fourth in China feels especially weird. Here, it's just another day. I treated the crew at the office to fried chicken, courtesy of Colonel Sanders here in Nanjing. Sir Barry asked me to explain the meaning of July 4th to the office crew. I said we Americans were in a war with Sir Barry's country, and we won!
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