And I can't promise that this will be the last, either, because China's a pretty damn big country.

Cuz only the PRC could make a relatively mundane story absolutely bizarre by way of getting the natives involved to open their mouth for the obligatory interview.

Man, I hate it when people point at me, too. Maybe my parents were Jewish.

(And please, people, don't misconstrue that as anti-semetic, 'kay? First thing that popped into my head.)

Now---to put the finishing touches on this essay that's been gnawing at me for weeks.