why shaolin doesn't impress me.

Anyone who’s practiced martial arts, or watched more then one Kung-Fu flick has heard of the Shaolin Temple. Most believe it to be the “birthplace of martial arts,” and revere it as some sort of holy site for all practitioners. While it is certainly a significant site of development, and I would love to join the throngs of tourists who flock to it, I remain thoroughly unimpressed by its current incarnation.

r.i.p. david carradine.

If you had not already heard, David "Kwai Chang Kaine" Carradine passed away in Bangkok on Wednesday. Here is an early report from the AP. The rumor mill is claiming it was a case of auto-erotic asphyxiation.