Thanks to Mom-101 for alerting me to this one.
A couple in China tried to name their child “@”. According to this CNN story, when Chinese speakers pronounce the @, they approximate “at” by saying “ai ta”, meaning “love him”. What the story doesn’t mention is that “ai ta” could also mean “love her”, […]
josh, it is time to come home.
your beautiful girl needs pearls, a silver spoon, a smocked dress, and some fried okra.
Thanks for the kind sentiment, and don’t worry. We will go home eventually. In the meantime, we will have to wait for the spoon, the dress and the okra. But we don’t […]
This has been one of the nicest weeks since we moved to Qingdao. The sky has been clear and blue almost every day. It has been a little too hot, but the mornings have been perfect.
Artemis and I have not been taking advantage of the good weather. We have been leading almost […]
Many years ago I met a South African in Argentina. We talked about our dream vacations. He told me that his ideal would be a rigorous hiking trip, staffed by servants who would serve him gourmet meals at the end of every day. When I told him that I was uncomfortable with […]
Monthly Archives: August 2007