I seem to be writing a bunch over at Geek Buffet this week. Take a trip over there to read about:
- the continuing saga of my very weird high school history teacher vs. my high school
- my somewhat flippant thoughts on the symbolism of the Olympic torch
- and my further thoughts on the protest/counter-protest that took place at the university here over the issue
Given that a large part of my job now involves dealing with China, and will in fact soon involve sending a large group of students to study abroad in Beijing right before the Olympics (they’ll actually overlap by two days), this is an issue I feel like I should be keeping an eye on, beyond its inherent intellectual interest. Dealing with China is always quite an experience. I wonder if the Olympic Committee was being naive or was just really poorly advised.
