STATUES- August 13, 2008 There are a lot of heroic statues around Beijing. Here's one expressing the theme: "Take a look at our armpits." Here's one outside Chairman Mao's tomb, showing Mao signaling a first down.http://blogs.herald.com/dave_barrys_blog/2008/08/statues.html SIGN ON A CAR IN BEIJING- August 13, 2008 This campaign, while laudable, has not been 100 percent effective.http://blogs.herald.com/dave_barrys_blog/2008/08/sign-on-a-car-i.html THE OLYMPIC SPIRIT- August 13, 2008 This little boy was scooting around Tiananmen Square, pursued by his mother. Here is the back view of the same boy. Maybe he was fleeing his mother so she would stop doing Olympic-related things to his hair.http://blogs.herald.com/dave_barrys_blog/2008/08/the-olympic-spi.html BEIJING SHOPPING UPDATE- August 13, 2008 They sell just the three parts. But they are good parts.http://blogs.herald.com/dave_barrys_blog/2008/08/beijing-shoppin.html TEXAS RESIDENTS: BE ON THE LOOKOUT- August 13, 2008 You too might be lucky enough to get video of a deformed coyote legendary chupacabra. (Thanks to CJrun)http://blogs.herald.com/dave_barrys_blog/2008/08/texas-residents.html CREATIVITY: 9.5- August 13, 2008 (Thanks to SandyEggo and jazzieb)http://blogs.herald.com/dave_barrys_blog/2008/08/creativity-95.html HAVE IT YOUR WAY- August 12, 2008 Hold the bubbles, please. (Thanks to Baron vonKlyff and Drew Harchick)http://blogs.herald.com/dave_barrys_blog/2008/08/have-it-your-wa.html CSI: NEW ZEALAND- August 12, 2008 The Case of the Parking Meter Piddler (Thanks to DWT)http://blogs.herald.com/dave_barrys_blog/2008/08/csi-new-zealand.html BANANA FANNA FO POOMPAT- August 12, 2008http://blogs.herald.com/dave_barrys_blog/2008/08/banana-fanna-fo.html ART HAPPENS- August 12, 2008 (Sent in by a truly amazing number of people)http://blogs.herald.com/dave_barrys_blog/2008/08/art-happens.html |