"28 and 1"

What does 28 and 1 mean?

I'm not talking about Duke basketball.

I'm not talking about any sports team

Then what the heck is a record of 28 and 1?

Well, it' was my personal record for number of days that I could avoid using a squatty potty in China.

I was so proud of myself originally, with a streak of 25 and 0. But then on the 26th day, in the middle of metropolitan downtown Shanghai, I really had to use the bathroom! I figured I could continue my successful record of finding a regular toilet if I went to a modern shopping center.

I had to push past many people in the crowded mall (New World Shopping Center). And finally I found that bathroom.

UGH! It's a Squatty Potty!

Man, I really had to use the bathroom that day. So my streak of 25 days ended. But I made up for that loss with 3 more days of consistent discovery of real toilets.