You’ve squicked your way past the 11 mile point…
…try to stay ahead of the fuzz. If I were you, I’d keep the Bachman novel, “The Long Walk” in mind for motivation. My hat’s off to anyone who ran or walked or rolled today, amd especially to those who’re spending 8+ hours in the rain, walking the course.
(note: Chinese wedding photos happen before the marriage)
A lively example of entropy in motion, these hutongs South of the Lujiabang fabric markets reminded me of areas of Beijing. I found the aforementioned food item, xidan, at a stall at the end of the road where the old buildings ended and the apocalyptic wasteland of demolition began.
Look closely if you dare (click the image to see it at full resolution). Those are no ordinary eggs –unless you expect beaks with yours.
This seems a bit similar to the Filipino food “Balut”, a mainstay of eating challenges on US-oriented reality tv competitions. Often the competitors gag and bow out. I’ve always figured I’d pass such a challenge without issue, as the dish in question probably tastes fine. But when faced with Balut’s Chinese cousin, I skipped the opportunity. I showed the photo to a shanghainese friend, who said the dish is called xidan and is very good for health problems. I asked if it works, and she said,”of course.” So there you have it. Xidan. Yum.
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