Blog problems

Having various problems accessing Blogs .. might just be a "China" thing ..
I can get to my dashboard and manage the blog .. but cannot view mine or other blogs.
Also some Blogger help sites are not loading .. tried various PC's and service providers.

Robin and Heather made it back from Hawaii .. it'll take a few days to get adjusted .. more time at local beaches will help.

Matt is off to Vietnam for a weeks vacation. Hi first visit, will interesting to hear his first hand account.

Lot of activity in moving manufacturing from China into Vietnam! Cheaper and less government "bullshit" bureaucracy. Will be investigating this in some detail. This coupled with the emergence if India, will but pressure on China .. need to see a revision of the import/export/duty/regulations .. not only on the national scale but at the intera town-province level ... worse than the old days in Europe ..
Immediate reaction is to move in-land, away from current development areas. Lower labour-building costs but pay later in transportation and time to deliver ...