9 aug 06

Greetings,

May this find you well. I adjust to singing wind chimes, watering plants, smelling Tibetan incense as delicious gray clouds dance. The campus is quiet.

I've been experimenting with podcast recording & uploading procedures without success these days. They were originally created using Garage Band on an iBook and easily uploaded to a server. Then, perhaps due to human memory loss or fatigue, the most recent attempt, #25 was rejected by the servers.

Ok. Fine. Let's figure this out. Let's dance through tech hoops. Helpful people at www.switchpod.com are assisting this elf.

Meanwhile, while in Hong Kong for a quick day trip prior to the TEFL course - smart choice in retrospect considering time limitations in July, among other essentials I discovered a fast new MacBook containing cool features, a Photo Booth for video chats with planetary explorers. Tweak the geek.

"Try Skype," Katie said before leaving China to see family and friends in England and begin a new teaching assignment in Sicily next month. Her dream came true.

"Then we can see each other when we talk." What an amazing idea. I accepted her advice. She is very intelligent.

I've created a new iWeb page using a .Mac account. It includes all Middle Kingdom episodes, including the elusive #25. Thanks for your patience.

I'll link it through and connect Journeys when it's activated by villagers planting rice in nearby fields. Hurry slowly.

Peace.