The ChiComs have opened a competition to find a song for the opening of the

2008 Olympics in Peiping . I am

already hard at work on my entry. Provisional title: “Warmly Applaud the

Decisions of the 16th Party Congress and Resolutely Uphold the Leadership of

the Communist Party!” Scansion is a bit of a problem, but I am forging

ahead. (“Looks just like a real one,” says Rosie.)