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Glad to hear that things are going well for you Tim. New Year's must have been an interesting experience. Chinadave

Congrats Dave. You are a blessed man indeed. What time does your office open???? CD

http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/16/16_11_1.gif http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/8/8_4_100.gif where did you get that animation of of Janet Jackson?

I just learned one the other day: In chinese, "Hungry like a wolf" is horny...... CD

I agree with the others. There is a huge advantage to finishing the degree in China. Then, once her English is up to speed, she can enter the work force directly or go to graduate school. Most schools in the USA will require her to do between 45 and 60 credit hours at their school in order to get a BA degree, regardlesss of the number of past credits. My advice: finish the degree in china. CD

Congrats Frank! Glad everything went smoothly. CD

Congratulations Jerry! CD

Hi Frank, Good luck for a successful interview. CD

I guess I am not the only one making taco mistakes....... Flour Tortillas Back to the top http://www.texmextogo.com Ingredients: Flour tortillas made a late appearance on the Mexican table and became the bread staple in the northern states only. They are traditionally made with lard but for health reasons, tortilla factories and chefs have switched to vegetable shortening or vegetable oil. 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 tsp. Salt 1/3 cup vegetable oil or shortening 1 cup warm water but not boiling Directions: Combine the flour, salt, and shortening in a large bowl and mix together until crumbly, as for pie dough. Add water and mix until you can gather the dough into a ball. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside to rest for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours. To form the tortillas, divide the dough into 12 equal portions. Roll each portion between the palms of your hands to make a ball. On a lightly floured surface, roll out each ball into an 8 inch circle. Layer the circles between sheets of plastic wrap as you go. To cook the tortillas, heat a heavy skillet, griddle or comal over high heat until beginning to smoke. Place a tortilla in the pan and cook for 30 seconds. Turn and cook on the other side until slightly puffed and speckled brown on the underside but still soft enough to fold, about 30 seconds. Remove and continue until all the tortillas are cooked, stacking them as you go. Serve right away or cool, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 3 days.

Hi Lori.... It would seem to me that this girl and this man have very different ideas about what they want. If she does not want to be the traditional wife that he wants, then she should not marry him. If she pretends to be one, and then demands to be something else, big trouble. You are not going to change his way of thinking about this. Just my two cents... Chinadave

Hi Lori, Mr. Frozen Foot here... Seriously, can you tell us anything more about the situation? Difficult to say much with what we know except that many people have second thoughts at the last minute...... Chinadave

I think it's interesting that nobody has suggested Woodrow Wilson. He is the architect of the Treaty of Versailles and and league of Nations, The UN's daddy.....Most importantly, he was the first president to use American troops in Europe thus establishing the USA as a world power. Moreover, he brought the world the idea of "popular sovereignty" or self-determination, meaning that people should be free to choose their own form of government.....maybe he was not the best president as many would define it but he certainly was one of the most influential. CD

Here's the complete list of 20th century Presidents: Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1909 William H. Taft, 1909-1913 Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921 Warren G. Harding, 1921-1923 Calvin Coolidge, 1923-1929 Herbert Hoover, 1929-1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933-1945 Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953 Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953-1961 John F. Kennedy, 1961-1963 Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963-1969 Richard M. Nixon, 1969-1974 Gerald R. Ford, 1974-1977 Jimmy Carter, 1977-1981 Ronald Reagan, 1981-1989 George Bush, 1989-1993 Bill Clinton, 1993- 2001 CD

I honestly do not believe that these presidents should receive either blame or credit for failing or prospering ecomomies. History has cleary shown that capitalistic ecomomies will have cyclical nature to them...periods of propserity followed by "corrections..." Are you really so sure that Clinton was repsonsible for the ecomomic boom? or what it Reagans' tax cuts of the eighties and the deregulation of various industries that eventually paid off? Is Bush jr really reponsible for the last three years? Seems to me that this ship steers itself regardless of who the captain is.....Jimmy Carter inherited one hell of an ecomic mess and paid for with his presidency. Hell, JFK was the first of the supply siders AKA trickle down advocates.. ... Anyway, I guess I am saying that this is way more complex than many think. My two jiao. CD

I'm a fan of Teddy Roosevelt..created the national parks, and was a true "Compassinate Concervative."

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It was, but then something went wrong, when you can find out how to fix the wrongs you will have my vote as leader for life, our current leaders (both sides) are as useful as tits on a male hog. Then why are so many people trying to get here, instead of leave? Funny...I find myself agreeing with both of you. I think our leaders are useless, yet I still prefer living here over anywhere else...strange. maybe USA is simply what it is regardless of the leadership....

Since it is the year of the Monkey does that mean that it is ok to ..... Go Ape? Monkey Around? Spank the monkey? Go bananas?

Happy to hear all is going well Eric. Enjoy your time in China. Chinadave

Charlotte, This is an awesome post that will benefit not only us American halves but everyone involved in Chinese-American relationships. Well done....please keep them coming. Chinadave

Congrats to you both on successfully navigating this ordeal. Wish you lots of love and happiness. Chinadave

Posts like this are just asking for some of Dave G's animations...

there is a book you may find interesting called "lost duaghters of china" its about the thousands of little chinese girls who have been adopted in the USA.....and deals exactly with some of the issues you have raised.... dave

My two jiao... even in my failed relationship I learned a few things.... There is no magic formula to any of this...what is a great suggestion for one girl may not be for another....just a thought.... For example, before "she" got it here it was suggested that having some local chinese friends would be a good idea for support and a connection to her life in China....no interest at all and she resented any attempts to "meet " other chinese....one of the first things I did was bring her to the local asian market.....she was furious at me....had no interest at all..... I guess I am saying be careful of too many big generalizations of "what chinese girls like..." they are all individuals.... dave

Aren't Rocky Mountain Oysters Bull testicles? Yuck....