Random thoughts this morning

Can't sleep right now. Woke up thinking about Yazi. Now, I'm not one for mushiness, but it pretty surreal to be involved with something like this. This is not a better or lesser event than birth, it's just different. Something I've never been exposed to before. It is a God inspired move that occurs when someone not of my kind will be "my kind." I will never see her as my Chinese daughter, I will see her as daughter. Amazing how God looks at us the same way. He doesn't look at each of us as better or lesser, for we all come to Him in different ways. But, thanks to Him that He sees us all the same, as His children.

I tend to get metaphysical in the mornings. So, next line of thought. You forget the freedoms we have in the US until you lose some of them. There is a website on the internet called YouTube. All it is is a place where people can load anything they want to for the whole world to watch. Some is dirty and trashy, some is clean and funny, and everything in between. On occasion, someone might post a funny cartoon. So, I'll load one up and Spencer hee haws and likes it. I forgot that China banned this site. So, we were watching Spongebob and it tanked. Now, it's not that big a problem to me. But, people are not allowed to express themselves internationally here in China. Government control.

The local Wal-Mart is an enormous place, bigger than a super center. I'm going to take a picture before I leave. Especially the food area. Live critters all over. Fish still kicking, squid on a stick, mini whole pigs on the roteissere (spelling), and workers everywhere. Every aisle has at least one person, in many cases two folks. Alot of employees. Of course, a billion people have to work somewhere. I figure they probably don't get paid much. If you need help, you walk 10 steps and someone is there. Most American products are here. The packaging tips you off, we have chips ahoy cookies, pringles, Coca Cola Light as they call it here. It's pretty cool. The smells are overwhelming, I like it, the rest don't care for it too much. They are cooking back in the food area. A guy in our group made a good point. He's from Floriday and said that many Germans come to that area of Florida, but when they go shopping, there is no German words for them to read, English only. Here in China, everything has Chinese and English, everything. There is not much problem getting what you want, cuz you can read everything. The US, or at least English speaking countries, have a far reaching influence. Wal Mart has 15 cashier lanes, but only three people working, not here they have 30 lanes and they are all staffed. Service is quick.

Pictures aren't posting for some reason. I'll try again later.