You might think it strange I put this post under the politics heading on my blog, but think about this little fact for a second: Wal-Mart buys 1.1% of all Chinese output Think about that. Now think some more. Good grief. via one of Simon World‘s very worthy Asia by Blog updates.
Month: February 2005
What I would have given…
… to be a fly on the wall during the discussions leading up to this publication: The Korea Times : Korea, China, Japan to Publish Joint History Textbook in May. I’d have given a lot, believe me.
BbongJjak and Dancing on Buses
The old (and illegal) practice of playing Korean oompah music (known as bbongjjak) and dancing on buses is the subject of a recent funny post by
From Weird is Relative
Weird is Relative is a kind of websmorg of bizarre, weird, interesting, and surprising news. As I was cleaning out my bloglines subscription lists (and ongoing, and unfinished, project), I finally looked through the old posts there and found a lot that turned my head. Here are some highlights, which show why this lj is staying in my subs list, and why you should add it to yours. American kids think the Constitution is permissive. Are they the New Bush Jungen or are they just ignorant kids? Available everywhere, but just a reminder: there was good press about the vote …
Stats?
Actually, I rarely look at the stats for this page anymore. If people are reading, they’re reading. If not, then I am writing my journal just the same. But this is a neat toy, and it’s nice to know I’m ranked 135018th in the blogosphere, which is really not too bad. Thanks for that link, Adam…