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We're back, plus the great Christmas pox of '09

Posted Sunday, January 03, 2010 11:57 PM by will
On Sunday Imagethief arrived in Beijing from two well-earned holiday weeks in the San Francisco Bay Area. Flying with Zachary), now 22 months, is always an adventure. He's a well traveled kid, but a well-traveled two year old is like a well-traveled troglodyte. Read More...
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The Z Files

Posted Sunday, March 08, 2009 7:02 AM by will
A good friend of mine who shall go nameless* once said of me, "He writes a good blog, but too much about his kid." Or words to that effect. So to solve that problem, and to make life easier for my parents, who are interested in Zach but don't give much Read More...
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Illegal Baby part 2: I fought the law and the law won

Posted Sunday, October 05, 2008 4:01 AM by will
Regular readers will recall that Imagethief became a father earlier this year. Having a child requires new parents to undertake many unfamiliar responsibilities. These include the obvious, such as the care and feeding of an infant, and some things that Read More...
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How parenthood rewires your head, barbarian edition

Posted Wednesday, July 30, 2008 10:15 PM by will
Conan the Barbarian, age 20 Mongol General Conan! What is best in life? Conan To crush your enemies. To see them driven before you. To hear the lamentation of their women. Conan the Barbarian, age 40 Mongol General Conan! What is best in life? Conan To Read More...
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Illegal baby part 1a: The Singapore embassy sends a fruit basket

Posted Friday, July 25, 2008 11:58 PM by will
About a month ago I wrote about the long time it was taking the Singapore embassy in Beijing to produce our son's Singaporean passport. Reflecting my frustrations about various aspects of Singaporean citizenship policy, and what I see as the conflict Read More...
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I am the guy that everybody in line hates, plus the decline of America's airlines

Posted Thursday, July 24, 2008 7:32 AM by will
Imagethief has been leading a glamorous life of international travel this week. If you've never done it, you should know that by-and-large it sucks. Last week I flew to the US for a series of media training sessions with a client. They generously sprang Read More...
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Illegal baby part 1: The strange case of the sluggish passport

Posted Monday, June 30, 2008 12:09 AM by will
Anyone within earshot will know that Imagethief welcomed his son, Zachary, into the world last March 9th. The nearly four months since have been one long sleepless adventure. Despite my fatigue induced delirium, however, the experience has been a happy Read More...
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Why I've been scarce: Zachary Lee Moss

Posted Saturday, March 15, 2008 6:47 AM by will
Born last Sunday, March 9th, 12:12AM in Beijing. Mom's eyes, hair and skin. Dad's nose and ears (oh well). Also known as Li Weizhi (李 苇志) in accordance with the best numerological tradition, which was very precise about the total number of strokes that Read More...
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The baby is coming next week, pinhead!

Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 6:51 AM by will
Although his wife may disagree, Imagethief believes very deeply that Homo sapiens should have a gestational period of 241 weeks. Forty weeks is simply not long enough for first-time parents to come to grips with the reality of having a child. The funny Read More...
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