Comments on: The Chinese Millennium http://revision99.com/2008/08/09/the-chinese-millennium/ HARSHING YOUR MELLOW SINCE 2004. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:33:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Adorable Girlfriend http://revision99.com/2008/08/09/the-chinese-millennium/#comment-40566 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:16:47 +0000 http://revision99.com/2008/08/09/the-chinese-millennium/#comment-40566 AG stood strong and refused to watch. I heard so many good things about it from friends, though. AG stood strong and refused to watch. I heard so many good things about it from friends, though.

]]> by: Michael Bains http://revision99.com/2008/08/09/the-chinese-millennium/#comment-40522 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:05:21 +0000 http://revision99.com/2008/08/09/the-chinese-millennium/#comment-40522 <blockquote>Oddly, no fights broke out.</blockquote> That line got me lol! Thx! Hey! One of the few events I managed to flip to <em>was</em> Team Handball. No idea who was playing. I just had never seen the sport before so stopped to watch 'til I figured out what it was. Oh yah.. It was Germany against somebody. I think... <em>Vive la Chin!</em> Errr... or somethin'. ;-)

Oddly, no fights broke out.

That line got me lol! Thx!

Hey! One of the few events I managed to flip to was Team Handball. No idea who was playing. I just had never seen the sport before so stopped to watch ’til I figured out what it was. Oh yah.. It was Germany against somebody. I think…

Vive la Chin! Errr… or somethin’.

;-)

]]> by: Larry Jones http://revision99.com/2008/08/09/the-chinese-millennium/#comment-40514 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:34:57 +0000 http://revision99.com/2008/08/09/the-chinese-millennium/#comment-40514 <strong>Bill</strong> - So <em>that's</em> where the paving stones in my patio have been going! <strong>Vikki</strong> - What the hell is a movement teacher? <strong>kStyle</strong> - This morning (on The Today Show, where else?) I saw the "Light Dancers" again -- those guys in the green suits that light up. There were probably 2,000 of them at the opening ceremony, and everybody matched. That's because 230,000 people auditioned for that gig. 230,000. Talk about collectivist. Talk about a cattle call. Bill - So that’s where the paving stones in my patio have been going!

Vikki - What the hell is a movement teacher?

kStyle - This morning (on The Today Show, where else?) I saw the “Light Dancers” again — those guys in the green suits that light up. There were probably 2,000 of them at the opening ceremony, and everybody matched. That’s because 230,000 people auditioned for that gig. 230,000. Talk about collectivist. Talk about a cattle call.

]]> by: kStyle http://revision99.com/2008/08/09/the-chinese-millennium/#comment-40504 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:58:06 +0000 http://revision99.com/2008/08/09/the-chinese-millennium/#comment-40504 And get 2,000 tai chi masters who are all the same height with the same hair style to wear the same outfit and synchronize their choreography perfectly! The Greeks, they are <em>not</em> a collectivist society. They could not get organized enough for a great opening ceremony, but they sure do have fun. And get 2,000 tai chi masters who are all the same height with the same hair style to wear the same outfit and synchronize their choreography perfectly!

The Greeks, they are not a collectivist society. They could not get organized enough for a great opening ceremony, but they sure do have fun.

]]> by: vikkitikkitavi http://revision99.com/2008/08/09/the-chinese-millennium/#comment-40496 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:57:16 +0000 http://revision99.com/2008/08/09/the-chinese-millennium/#comment-40496 The opening ceremonies somehow managed to be awe-inspiring and deeply boring at the same time. And tai chi? Seriously? I had a movement teacher in college who insisted on starting our class every morning with tai chi. My opinion is that if what you're called upon to do in class is equal to, or less beneficial than another hour of sleep, then you should be able to choose the sleep option. The opening ceremonies somehow managed to be awe-inspiring and deeply boring at the same time. And tai chi? Seriously? I had a movement teacher in college who insisted on starting our class every morning with tai chi. My opinion is that if what you’re called upon to do in class is equal to, or less beneficial than another hour of sleep, then you should be able to choose the sleep option.

]]> by: Bill http://revision99.com/2008/08/09/the-chinese-millennium/#comment-40441 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:47:01 +0000 http://revision99.com/2008/08/09/the-chinese-millennium/#comment-40441 Dave's coming back? I'd settle for Jack Paar. On the China note.... my wife has had numerous biz trips to China and her snap shots show a country few of us realize exists. There's a reason why steel and concrete are in global short supply - China is changing by the minute - high rises and roads show up seemingly overnight. Whole towns and villages are bulldozed away so that new hotel-resort-conference places can be built for Western use. The scale of what's happening in China is staggering and there is no similar occurrence or model in this country. Dave’s coming back? I’d settle for Jack Paar.

On the China note…. my wife has had numerous biz trips to China and her snap shots show a country few of us realize exists. There’s a reason why steel and concrete are in global short supply - China is changing by the minute - high rises and roads show up seemingly overnight. Whole towns and villages are bulldozed away so that new hotel-resort-conference places can be built for Western use.

The scale of what’s happening in China is staggering and there is no similar occurrence or model in this country.

]]> by: Larry Jones http://revision99.com/2008/08/09/the-chinese-millennium/#comment-40415 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:19:49 +0000 http://revision99.com/2008/08/09/the-chinese-millennium/#comment-40415 <strong>kStyle</strong> - Yes, China is the nation that asks itself "Would some tai chi fit into the ceremony?" and answers "Yes! Round up two thousand performers!" kStyle - Yes, China is the nation that asks itself “Would some tai chi fit into the ceremony?” and answers “Yes! Round up two thousand performers!”

]]> by: kStyle http://revision99.com/2008/08/09/the-chinese-millennium/#comment-40410 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:11:53 +0000 http://revision99.com/2008/08/09/the-chinese-millennium/#comment-40410 The choreographed tai chi was so exquisite I had tears in my eyes. And then I thought, "Yes, and it's clearly the product of a collectivist society." The choreographed tai chi was so exquisite I had tears in my eyes. And then I thought, “Yes, and it’s clearly the product of a collectivist society.”

]]> by: Larry Jones http://revision99.com/2008/08/09/the-chinese-millennium/#comment-40409 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:49:30 +0000 http://revision99.com/2008/08/09/the-chinese-millennium/#comment-40409 <strong>Ron</strong> - Not only are they technologically advanced, but there's so many of them they will survive no matter what we try. In any case, bombing them should not be our first impulse, should it? <strong>Bill</strong> - Hey, I've been watching to see when Dave Garroway is coming back from vacation. Anyway, I don't pay much attention to it -- I turn it on in case something has happened in the world overnight. After they tip me off, I can get the details online. Also, I'm deeply in love with <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/mikeabundo/as-elita-loresca-01.jpg" rel="nofollow">the local NBC weathercaster</a>. Ron - Not only are they technologically advanced, but there’s so many of them they will survive no matter what we try. In any case, bombing them should not be our first impulse, should it?

Bill - Hey, I’ve been watching to see when Dave Garroway is coming back from vacation. Anyway, I don’t pay much attention to it — I turn it on in case something has happened in the world overnight. After they tip me off, I can get the details online. Also, I’m deeply in love with the local NBC weathercaster.

]]> by: Bill http://revision99.com/2008/08/09/the-chinese-millennium/#comment-40367 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 05:40:07 +0000 http://revision99.com/2008/08/09/the-chinese-millennium/#comment-40367 Ah, an error in judgment, watching The Today Show every morning. That leads to all sorts of ills - repeating oneself, banality, baldness, toothiness, laughing at not funny jokes. Seek help asap - or stay up late as to avoid mornings. BTW, China has about 20% of the world's population. The US comes in at 4.5% Ah, an error in judgment, watching The Today Show every morning. That leads to all sorts of ills - repeating oneself, banality, baldness, toothiness, laughing at not funny jokes. Seek help asap - or stay up late as to avoid mornings.

BTW, China has about 20% of the world’s population.
The US comes in at 4.5%

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