the tough get salty.

I’ve had a lot of great support and advice from some good friends lately. One of them, the lovely but also terrifically salty Doug Kanter dished it out to me last Saturday night. Doug was deemed “salty” by other friends because of his occasionally harsh attitudes and advice–which I got a dose of on Saturday. Then came advice from Lu Bin, who I hadn’t seen in months, but who magically appeared at my house (well not exactly magically, but almost) a few nights ago…Lu Bin, on occasion, can be one of the darkest people I know…He also provided me with a good perspective.

This is in addition to my good friend and co-worker Elaine, who dishes out regular advice during our long training runs.

It’s these people who I’m so grateful for in my life….

upper elementary students, fall 2010

by how beautiful so many children look in photographs….

with dot paintings…

with a simple shapes collage…

Paco and Aaron at the Met, 2010

Last Friday was a great night…started out by going to the Met with two of my oldest friends, where we had a drink on the roof amidst bamboo and then saw this show by collage artist Anne Ryan…

Dumplings made by WB’s Mom, March 2010

I think I’m a little Beijing homesick. I’ve been craving Chinese food–Beijing Chinese food–for about three days now…

Salted Caramels; My Niece Addien; Strawberry Jam