Frankly, after getting drenched in the swirling downpour that followed Thursday’s Olympic sailing in Qingdao, I declared my Olympics to be officially over (still drying out). No more deadlines, no more tickets. I’ll likely have something to... ...full story at Shanghai Scrap
from Shanghai Scrap on Sat, Aug 23 2008
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