| Hi, Glad you are doing ok. I wrote to you once before and am glad you have safely been arriving and departing into and out of San Jose. I agree with your impression about the increasing level of boredom that is overtaking the USA. Partly I believe this is because we in the USA are seeking to spend less money on things, are therefor encouraging vendors to make products more cheaply, which in turn drives production offshore to lower standard of living manufacturing locations, which is good for those locations. That is called globalization, and I believe it produces the danger of boredom and sameness, which you have observed. However, it is our job to find ways to remain interested and excited about life, without depending on stores like Macy's to give us that excitement. Anyway, this is a bit long-winded, sorry, but I am glad you are safe and I have appreciated your blog for several years now, even though at the moment I am traveling only in the USA and have not been to Shanghai for about one year. Have fun *:-) Lee |
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