Down
in the lobby of the Sheraton Hotel around 4:45AM for a conf call with three
continents. Done. Success. It’s over now.
And I can head back to bed.
But you know how it is. I’m
up, even if the hotel isn’t.
Driving up from Portamao to Lisbon yesterday I marveled at
the predictability of the Portuguese highway system. On the major highway, the A2, every exit is announced well
in advance, and profiled again as it draws near. After every exit, about two kilometers on there is a rest
stop. All the historic sites are
marked with a simple, picturesque representation, color coded in brown, so you
know, and every river we cross is named.
No one passes on the right. People run right up behind you, flash their lights and you
pull over to let them pass. No
hard feelings. You’re car is
obviously well equipped to go 180MPH.
Today will be Lisbon part two, this time with the wife,
rather than the kids. From my
vantage the pressure is off. This
is the best way for she and I to do this, as I am not obsessed with seeing
obligatory sites. If it's a
repeat, I’m fine. If its brand
new, all the better.
I note over to the left there is a pitcher full of fresh
squeezed orange juice and I’m gonna go help myself to a glass . . . It’s
amazing.
Looking through this rendering as we reach the 300th
posting mark, I note that this was a sloppy, harried segment. It looks like one day forgot to mention
music another day I used the same cheng yu, twice in a row. It was one of the more traveled
sections as well, with three continents covered across the nineteen day
span. Sixty-five days to go till
the anniversary is met.
Later now, perfect follow-up day in Lisbon. Walks through the two neighborhoods I didn’t
really get to see with my kids and wanted to see more of, Alfama and Barrio
Alto. Fabulous compliment to this
imperial capital.
Now we’re
off to Evora.
Cheng Yu
1. 不分胜负：bùfēnshèngfù: unable to determine victory or
defeat (idiom); evenly matched / to come out even / to tie / to draw
2. 敢为人先：gǎnwéirénxiān： to dare to be first /
to pioneer (idiom)
3. 千古罪人: qiāngǔzuìrén: sb condemned by history (idiom)
4. 独来独往： dúláidúwǎng: coming and going alone (idiom); a lone
operator / keeping to oneself / unsociable / maverick
5. 洋洋得意： yángyángdéyì: immensely pleased with oneself
(idiom) / proud / complacent
6. 怜香惜玉: liánxiāngxīyù: to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex
(idiom)
7. 功成名就： gōngchéngmíngjiù: to win success and
recognition (idiom)
8. 天崩地裂： tiānbēngdìliè: heaven falls and earth rends (idiom);
rocked by a major disaster / fig. violent revolution / major social upheaval
9. 随遇而安： suíyù'ér'ān: at home wherever one is (idiom); ready to adapt /
flexible / to accept circumstances with good will
10. 斗鸡走吗：dòujīzǒumǎ: cock-fighting and horse-racing (idiom);
to gamble
11. 恨之入骨：hènzhīrùgǔ: to hate somebody to the bone (idiom)
12. 恨之入骨： hènzhīrùgǔ: to hate somebody
to the bone (idiom)
13. 惨不忍睹 cǎnbùrěndǔ: spectacle too horrible to endure
(idiom); tragic sight / appalling scenes of devastation
14. 卑鄙龌龊：bēibǐwòchuò: sordid and contemptible (idiom); vile and repulsive
(esp. character or action)
15. 筋疲力尽： jīnpílìjìn: body weary, strength exhausted (idiom); extremely
tired / spent
16. 可歌可泣： kěgēkěqì: lit. you can sing or you can cry
(idiom); fig. deeply moving / happy and sad / inspiring and tragic
17. 横眉怒目： hèngméinùmù: lit.
furrowed brows and blazing eyes / to dart looks of hate at sb (idiom)
18. 与日俱辉：yǔrìjùhuī: for as long as the sun continues to shine (idiom)
19. 凭轼结辙: píngshìjiézhé： to drive non-stop as fast as one can (idiom)
Music
Shared
Jack McDuff, “The Honeydripper” from the 1961 album “The Honeydripper.”
Desmond Decker “Intensified 68”, from 1968.
Dodo Marmarosa, “Moose the Mooch” from 1958 album “Pittsburgh, 1958.”
Gerry Wiggins, “Teach Me Tonight” from the 1960 album “Wigin’ Out.”
Various artists, “We Are the World”, from 1985
George Benson, on the 1969 album, “Tell It Like It Is.”
Shirley Scott “The Scott” from the 1963 album, “Great Scott.”
Chet Baker “Angel Eyes” from 1959.
The House
Band at 26th an Mission:
Angel Eyes, 2014
Boogaloo Joe Jones “Boogaloo Joe” from the 1969 album, “Boogaloo Joe.”
Billy Butler “Blow for the Crossing” from the 1971 album “Night Life.”
Larry Young “Of Love and Peace” form the 1969 album “Of Love and
Peace”
Amalia Rodrigues, “Estranha Forma de Vida” from 1965.
Tommy Turrentine “Time’s
Up” from the 1959 album “Tommy Turrentine.”
Sam
Rivers “Point of Many Returns” from the 1965 album “Contours.”
Benny
Bailey “Alison” from the
Julius
Watkins’ album “I Sastanak u
studiju” from late 1950s.
Freddie Redd, “Shadows” from the 1960
album “Shades of Redd.”
Media Shared
We Chat vs. Weibo in the NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/05/world/asia/an-online-shift-in-china-muffles-an-open-forum.html?ref=asia
Sino-Vietnamese War in NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/05/world/asia/an-online-shift-in-china-muffles-an-open-forum.html?ref=asia
Jack McDuff’s “The Honeydripper” on Wiki: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/05/world/asia/an-online-shift-in-china-muffles-an-open-forum.html?ref=asia
Haruko Obokata’s plagiarism in NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/07/world/asia/academic-scandal-shakes-japan.html?ref=asia
Desmond
Decker on Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Dekker
Desmond Decker’s obituary in The Guardian:
Dodo Marmarosa’s obituary in the Post Gazette: http://old.post-gazette.com/obituaries/20020920marmarosa0920p2.asp
Xi Jinping’s on reckoning with history in the NY Times: http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/07/xi-condemns-efforts-to-play-down-japans-wartime-aggression/?ref=world
Xi Jinping as “one man show” in NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/09/world/asia/china-us-xi-jinpeng-washington-kerry-lew.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpSumSmallMedia&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
Allmusic bio of the drummer Jackie Mills: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jackie-mills-mn0000781759/biography
Gerry Wiggins on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Wiggins
“We Are the World” on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_the_World
George Benson on Wik: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson
Virginia City, Nevada, on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_City,_Nevada
Shirley Scott on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Scott
Simon Leys essays on the Cultural Revolution “The Chairman’s New
Clothes”
“Positively Fourth Street” on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positively_4th_Street
“A History of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire” by A. R. Disney
“Movin
Rigs” link
Malaysian Airlines plane shot down: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/world/europe/us-officials-say-they-suspect-sa-11-or-sa-20-missiles-brought-down-malaysia-jet.html?
Amalia Rodrigues on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFgctURyGp4
Fado, on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fado
Amalia Rodrigues on Wik: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am%C3%A1lia_Rodrigues Hieronymus Bosch, “The Temptation of St. Anthony”
Tommy Turrentine on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Turrentine
Albrecht Durer “St. Jerome in His Study”
St. Jerome in His Study on Wiki:
Anthony the Great on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_the_Great
The Triptych of the Temptation of St.
Anthony on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triptych_of_the_Temptation_of_St._Anthony
Misericordia Chruch in Porto on Wiki: http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igreja_da_Miseric%C3%B3rdia_do_Porto
The Church of Sao Francisco, Porto on
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_S%C3%A3o_Francisco_(Porto)
Dom Luis I bridge in Porto on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dom_Lu%C3%ADs_Bridge
Benny Bailey on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Bailey
Julius Watkins on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Watkins
Hungarian Revolution on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Revolution_of_1956
Obama’s cross cutting international
relations challenges in NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/23/world/crises-cascade-and-converge-testing-obama.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar%2C%7B%221%22%3A%22RI%3A7%22%7D
Giant Yellow Toad photos blocked in
China: http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/23/giant-yellow-toad-disappears-online-after-resemblance-to-chinese-leader-noted/?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpBlogHeadline&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
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