yeti speak…

  • maybe he’ll hit oil?

    maybe he’ll hit oil?

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  • precision hole cutting

    precision hole cutting

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  • mud, thankfully not sewage

    mud, thankfully not sewage

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  • pipe holes in tow

    pipe holes in tow

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  • hole in ceiling + water

    hole in ceiling + water + electric outlet = shocking conclusion…

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  • Caught in the act…

    I felt a bit like Magnum P.I. when I snapped this shot from our third story apartment. You may remember my aversion to milk since arriving here in Xining. Without consulting me, my wife made a deal with the devil (i.e. The Milkman.) You may notice her nonchalantly walking away from a shadowy figure.  This…

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  • the smoking gun!

    the smoking gun!

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  • mistaken identity

    Earlier Anna was looking at my blog.  (Parents really should supervise more closely what their children are viewing online.) She saw a picture I posted and said with excitement, "Look, it’s Uncle Peter." I heard Christa reply, "That’s not your Uncle Peter." When I realized the picture my daughter was referring to I quickly told…

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  • 2 down – 1 in progress…

    28 left to go… Congrats to my good friend Brent! Condolences to his dear wife Shawna… (You guys are either very brave or very deranged.  I’ll choose the latter and present this picture as Exhibit A.) All joking aside, Yeti and family are happy for you guys!  Unfortunately, we’ve run short of female offspring for…

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  • but, of course…

    Here’s your Chinese character (Hanzi) lesson for the day. I found this quite interesting. Maybe you will, too? The character written here is "dangran".  Due to cross-cultural miscommunication, there’s a moderately good chance I misunderstood the teacher’s meaning when she described the history of how this character developed, but I’m fairly certain I got it……

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