weekender...

The Olympics start in Bejing today! The pageantry can be seen on TV tonight. The Chinese have been preparing for a long time and have made every effort to accommodate all of the foreign tourists, especially Americans, for their every comfort and understanding.

Here are a couple of examples of some of the things they've done to make it easier to, ummm, take care of personal matters while visiting...








but this one is my favorite...





i certainly hope our government takes things like this into consideration for foreign visitors.