The slow boat to China

Holy sh*t! is that a long flight.  I connected through Detroit and then took a 15 hour flight to Shanghai.  Wow...I thought it would never end.  I kept looking at the flight data which counted off the 7200 miles we were flying and it was like each 1000 files took forever.

I think I actually slept about 30 minutes during the entire trip.

Luckily for me, on the 'long road to see Nutsy' I had possibly the best book recommendation one could get, for someone who's never been to China and doesn't know the culture. It was given to me by a culinary god and friend of mine from my office, Harold.  You can find him most days seeking out new culinary experiences in the Minneapolis Skyway.  The book is titled "The Last Chinese Chef".  It was really an easy read and was able to read the entire book during the never ending flight. It was written by the same author of "Lost in Translation".  It reminded me of the books by Peter Mayle.  And like "Year in Provence" it stressed that food means everything to the Chinese, as it does to the French.  There is a statement in the book that the most important thing is to preserve civilization.  That as men we are the sum of our forebearers...that includes great thinkers, great artists and great chefs!

Besides reading that book I only watched one movie.  That being'Warhorse', with the horse reminding me of a giant Maddie.

I guess I'll take that flight one more time, as it seems to be the best way back.