Not Surprising

Riding home to tonight, I saw the aftermath of a collision between a dump truck and a mid-size compact car. The dump truck must have gone through the intersection without the pretense of stopping. The car was making a turn. Dump trucks rarely slow down in my area of Wuxi. I have seen them blare their horns as they run red lights. So, it is no surprise to see one in a collision. Anytime, I see a dump truck I slow down even if I have the right of way.



One of the trainers at work told me he saw a woman, in a very bad way, dragged from another traffic accident earlier today as well.



Vaclav Klaus will take over the rotating presidency of the European Union. At least there is one thing to look forward to in the upcoming months. Klaus thinks little of Al Gore. Klaus believes in free market principles. The sort of man who could save the planet.



Someone who watched WTU 231 says Tony has become a naughty boy.



It is official. This is this blog's best month ever for visitors and page views. Thank you!



One of the teachers at school tells me that people having been phoning his landlord asking for protection money for the foreigner. These harassers even went to the trouble of going to his apartment buzzer and deliberately jamming its' button.

It is William F. Buckley's birthday today. It should be an international holiday. Here is a quote from him that can help me take in solace in the U.S. election result:

A good debater is not necessarily an effective vote-getter: you can find a
hole in your opponent’s argument through which you could drive a coach and four
ringing jingle bells all the way, and thrill at the crystallization of a truth
wrung out from a bloody dialogue–which, however, may warm only you and your
muse, while the smiling parologist has in the meantime made votes by the tens of
thousands.