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especially me. Very sweet folk tale.

Looks like there is a good ol southern rocker on cfl. The Allman Brothers was one of my favorite bands when I was young. My taste has totally changed since those days. Now I'm into Baroque music (please do not post 'if it aint baroque don't fix it') on historic instruments, I'm a period music fan and play it too.

em r duks, wel il b em r duks!!!

I have a mindless shirt like that. It is from Kent State university. The shirt says Kent State in English and has 2 Chinese characters under each English word. I assumed (big mistake) that the shirt said Kent State in Chinese since the Characters are real (that much I could tell). The shirt is cool looking but my lp translated the characters, one is something like older persons and the other is respect, has no meaning in Chinese. She kindly requested that I not wear it in Shanghai (unless I wanted to look like an idiot). At KSU there is a joke students say. Ask us where we go/went to school and we say 'Can't read, can't write Kent State' That seems to be true at least in Chinese anyway. So much for all that diversity the faculty loves to brag about having.

sounds like some kind of terrorist plot. Just better hope I.N.S. does not read that. WMD's?

Rascal Flatts

Um, carpets mopped-no check. already talked to her about it.

Sounds like Ohio Amish country, quilts drying outside in the sun. I will put up a clothes line in the back yard. My baby will be happy.

Thats my girl

Wall to wall carpeting in the bathroom BWahhaaaaaaahahahaha! Oh my newbie friend, this will never ever do. Tile floors with a good drain. Maybe possible without the drain but wall to wall carpeting and you think you can get away with it??? Can you say "new subflooring" and "mildew"? how to cope? how to cope? Life as I know it will come to an end. Ah, she better not ruin the bathroom! (she reads these too)

Too many hill-billies that can't 'figir it out' um, figure out how to use them here.

I confess, I posted a few Lan-isums that I love to hear. There is so much slang in American english. We use American-isums all the time, uncluding the term China-isums. I do not correct my sweetie as of yet but may try to help her a little before she comes to the states. Fortunately, for me and for her, she speaks english very well.

congratulations, long over due. Best of luck to you both eeyore

It looks like things on the west coast are more expensive that Ohio. Housing starts at around $100,000 for something tolerable, a moderately nice house $200,000. $300,000 and up, your livin large. I think the Midwest generally has a good cost of living to wage earning ratio. So, how well one can live can depend on where to live to some degree. My lp says that outside of the major cities in China people are generally very poor and work very hard for little pay. Many people have to move to major cities to find employment. My general impression is, after returning to the states from China last month, the U.S. has a better standard of living. But, that's not to say that life in China is bad. There is more to happiness than material wealth. I personally think one of the major advantages of living here as apposed to a city like Shanghai or Hong Kong is less crowded.

Jim, If there is an Asian market in your area they might have a rice cooker, most of the Asian markets here carry them. eeyore

Too funny, I'm a little worried though, my bathroom has wall to wall carpet. Time for a tile floor upgrade. I have time, the lp will be here next year. eeyore

Ya, I'm on this bus. I have a reserved seat

loose belly = diarrhea

The China-isms are very sweet!!!

maid of bride = bridesmaid.

um, my sweetie is not here. Could be year or so apart. no real sense of how long the visa process will take, could be denied, who knows. Good thing both her and I are stubborn and strong.

My lp says 'stuffs' I have a lot of stuffs to do today. very cute

correction, donahso. (getting closer to my third blue cube)

donasho is correct, the answer should be no.

If anyone has any luck with the phone number listed please let me know. I called the 1st 6 numbers and prices seemed to be about average for my area (Cleveland to Shanghai). So far Travelocity seems to have the best rates and flexible arrival/departure times from my area. If anyone knows were to find good rates from Cleveland please post it. eeyore