Qingdao’s Tsingtao
The city of Qingdao is home to the only Chinese beer to achieve any popularity in the United States – Tsingtao. The beer is named...
Early Thursday Entry at Pickathon
I’ve been hearing about Pickathon for a while now. This summer was the 20th iteration of the festival in the woods outside of Portland. Over...
Artful Constitution
On Wednesdays we study the Constitution. Usually. But I’ve gotten a bit behind because I’ve spent the last two weeks on Mt. Rainier and at...
Music I Liked – Pickathon Highlights
I just rolled in from Pickathon. I’m sure that once the dust settles (literally, I have to hose down all my camping gear). There was...
Bookish Mural
China is better known for sprawling developments of faceless apartment towers, and for good reason: there are miles of them in every city. But Qingdao...