Judy head out right on time. She has another \u201cregular\u201d week at school, while I\u2019m out \u201chigh-timing it\u201d around Asia. Since I\u2019m going to be gone for six days (quick six-hour stopover on Wednesday night\/Thursday morning), I\u2019m trying to make sure that there are plenty of groceries around the apartment. Judy\u2019s days are busy enough without having to mess with buying food, etc.<\/p>\n
After fixing breakfast and getting Judy out the door, I made up some egg\/ham\/cheese tacos for breakfast for her while I\u2019m traveling (I\u2019m such a good husband.) They\u2019ll just need warming in the microwave. I taxi over to Metro to buy the groceries for the week. Back later in the apartment, I put everything away and debated swimming. My laziness won over today, and I opted out. I\u2019ve been in the pool six of the last seven days, so I rationalized it wasn\u2019t necessary today.<\/p>\n
I showered, dressed, packed my bag, and taxied over to Judy\u2019s school for the card trick presentation. I performed for two small groups, about 9 in each group. It was fun and they were a great audience. I\u2019ve always enjoyed observing how groups and individuals react to magic. Some quietly watch, some are openly amazed, and then there\u2019s the group with individuals irritated at being fooled and trying to grab and touch everything.<\/p>\n
I got back to the apartment in time to change clothes for my table tennis lesson this evening. I planned to ride the bike (part of my excuse for not swimming earlier), but there is a high chance for rain this evening, so it\u2019s subway time. It\u2019s sprinkling as I walk over to Taiyonggong station. When I come out of the Andingmen station, it\u2019s still sprinkling. By the time I walked the few blocks to Ditan Park, the drizzle had stopped.<\/p>\n
The table tennis lesson goes well. My forehand is still bad, but better than it was 3 weeks ago. My teacher is gradually hitting the ball harder as our lessons progress. I\u2019ve go to find more time to practice to really take advantage of these lessons. \u00a0Shouldn’t be a problem. \u00a0I think I’ve got lots of extra time.<\/p>\n
After the lesson, I grabbed a taxi home. I double-checked both bags, for my trips, making minor adjustments in what I\u2019m carrying. I\u2019m packing only a backpack for Suzhou. I\u2019m taking a small suitcase to Tibet with jeans and sweaters (it snowed two days ago). \u00a0These are two drastically different destinations. I hope I\u2019ve got the right stuff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Judy head out right on time. She has another \u201cregular\u201d week at school, while I\u2019m out \u201chigh-timing it\u201d around Asia. Since I\u2019m going to be gone for six days (quick six-hour stopover on Wednesday night\/Thursday morning), I\u2019m trying to make … Continue reading