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Reply to Nothing Glamorous about my Pregnancy in Misc JoeUser Forums

Deb - You are an amazing women and will be a great role model for any girl. You are kind, sincere, strong, intelligent, and self managing. Plus you have the patience of a saint and a healthy disposition of appreciating the diffrences in people. I know you are afraid of girls, but growing up in an all girl family and having nieces has shown me girls can be easy too. Yeah the whole puberty thing can be a bit crazy but as long as you show them you care and teach

Reflections on our adventure in Current Events JoeUser Forums

It’s hard to believe that we have been back in the US six months now. Korea seems like a dream a

On the road again.... in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Well, I'm sure all are aware now, but in case you missed the annoucement, we'll be coming back this Saturday. The movers are coming tomorrow and they'll be taking our trusty computer with them. So we might be out of touch until after the holiday, I dunno yet. I've got a few old blogs written up but never had time to post. Once we get settled in, you might continue to see a few more Korea observation article

Reply to I think one of these scales is evil in Diet JoeUser Forums

Ok stop kicking yourself. I find that if I weigh myself on different scales I get different readings. It is also a fact that if you weigh yourself in the morning versus night you can have a two pound weight difference. You can also weigh more after a workout. Your scale may be right and the Y's scale may be off. Just stick to one scale. Remember to that muscle weighs more than fat so if you are building muscle mass the scale can show an increase even if yo

Reply to More on inherited wealth in Politics JoeUser Forums

Some quick facts for those so inclined for such things: Year of Death Exempt Amount 2003 $1 million 2004 or 2005 $1.5 million 2006, 2007 or 2008 $2 million 2009 $3.5 million <TD

Reply to 2005 Jaguar S-Type Review in Car Reviews JoeUser Forums

Glad you like the rain sensor....that's at least the Bosch technology. I always think those would be more popular if the car companies would learn to market them. Oh well.

Reply to Jaguar S-type Racer in Car Reviews JoeUser Forums

As someone who worked on designing this car for 3 years, let me say that's not really a British car. It's also not exactly an American car, although it's probally closer to that then British. Basically, it's the same car as the Lincoln LS. The difference is that anything the end customer could see and touch, was designed in England. Anything that was mechanical unpinnings was designed in US by Ford.

Reply to 5 Year old Girl Arrested in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Here are to other links to this story. It sounds like more than one incident and that the teachers had tried other tactics prior to calling the police. Link Link This is the video that the attorney released: L

Reply to School in the 1800s in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Hey Jill - Yep, I am a Northern Michigan girl for at least part of my childhood. I have heard of the book but I don't remember the story. I always appreciated period pieces that were connected to the area where you live. It makes it more of a reality I think especially to kids.

China - Day 5 and 6 in Travel JoeUser Forums

We arrived in Xian at 2:00 in the afternoon. After some confusion because our plane arrived earlier than our guide, we were off to visit one of the things I have always wanted to see in person since I was a kid, the terra cotta soldiers. The tomb of the Terra Cotta soldiers from the Qin dynasty is one of China's most famous relics. It is amazing to think that it has only been uncovered for 29 years. Standing in front of an army of 1,000 that have been unveiled

China - Days 3 and 4 in Travel JoeUser Forums

On day 3, we started off at Tiananmen Square. As Lisa, our tour guide described the history of Tiananmen Square, all I could remember was the news shots from the 1989 student uprising. It' funny how the images of one news event can come back to you sometimes. This square is the entrance way to the Forbidden City. It is bounded by the Government Building, General Mao's Mausoleum, the National Museum, and the Forbidden City. The square is frequented by tourists and

Reply to School in the 1800s in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

We got to see what the expeirence was like but only for a day field trip and not with period clothes. As for the slate chalk boards, I can remember using those in first grade along with the Dick and Jane books. Our town did have old fashioned days when I was a kid where the whole town would be done up in clothing from the 1800s and their would be mock battles between the indians and the soldiers. They would also serve some period foods. My mom would make us customes from that were for old fa

The WTO and You in Pure Technology JoeUser Forums

I couldn't pass this up. In looking at past articles and thinking about our trip to China, I was brought back to the whole discussion about public restrooms. China is yet another country that uses pit toilets. Oh the joy. After laughing I had to share. Believe it or not there is a World Toilet Organization. And although their website is meant to be serious, I found it pretty funny. This is my favorite line though from the pu

Reply to China - Day 1 in Travel JoeUser Forums

Hey Jill - I am sure that you would enjoy it as well. Actually I have to say living in a foreign land for a year has made me appreciate Michigan too. It's not so boring when you think about it. We have lots of culture and beautiful scenery. We just don't always take advantage of it. We will be back in no time. I am sure that we will have one heck of aparty once we are back in the motherland. Happy to share our adventures. It would be more fun

China- Day 2 in Travel JoeUser Forums

We started the day off with and Asian buffet breakfast. I swear some of the things they eat just are not the smells you want to encounter at 7:30 in the morning. But I am sure that they think that of some western food too. At 8:15 we were out the door on our way to the Great Wall of China. This is a 40 minute drive north out of Beijing. But first we stopped at a jade store/demonstration factory. Things we learned about buying jade were that real ja

China - Day 1 in Travel JoeUser Forums

This trip Chris and I were a bit leary to take on China with out a guide so we decided to go on a package tour. We went to Beijing and Xi'an. Our tour company was called Xanadu travel adn yes they use Olivia's Newton John's song as there hold music. Which unfortunately became the pop song stuck in my head every time I looked at our luggage tags. Baring that they were a good company to go through and we had a great time. I am going to break this up in several article

Reply to You Put the Lime in the Coke , you Nut, and Drink it all Up in Misc JoeUser Forums

Coconut song in the Muppet Show is in the Kenny Rogers episode. Here is the link for the complete episode guide: Link

Reply to Disciplining Children in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Yeah, it is definitely a different culture here when it comes to disciplining kids. They won't discipline young boys as children for the most part. I was told by a friend that the reason they won't is because it's to hard to. I like your idea of sitting in their class that would definitely be more embarrassing for them and more of a threat to social standing in the school.

Disciplining Children in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

The other day I was having lunch with several of my Korean friends. As part of the conversation one of my Korean friends brought up the story of a Korean man who was heavily fined for hitting his child with a cane for miss behaving. o some up the article it is an acceptable practice in Korea to "cane" misbehaving children. Hit them with a "love stick" when they don't follow orders. In the case of the article, the son had let his grades slip, skipping class, and w

Reply to Parents & Non-Parents divide in Politics JoeUser Forums

Brad- I think there is some truth to that. Parents never want to or should have to see their children die before they do. It is hard to watch a life fade that you watch develop.

Reply to Terms of respect associated with different cultures in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, I have seen the southern usage of the Mr. and Miss with the first name too. I have even noticed it among some of my friends in Michigan. It is a respect in the f amiliar. It goes along with the use of Ma'am. In Michigan, it can be derog

Terms of respect associated with different cultures in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

What we call each other in terms of respect varies from culture to culture. Western cultures tend to use terms like Mr., Mrs., and Ms. Korean culture uses your last name first like Henry David Thoreau would be Thoreau Henry David. If you have a title that is the most important thing to use with your name. It is disrespectful to use Mr. or Mrs. Vietnamese culture uses the terms uncle or aunt for older generations and sister or brother for teens, twenti

Reply to A visit to Uncle Ho's country for Tet (Lunar New Year) in Travel JoeUser Forums

In Vietnam all older people are referred to as Aunt or Uncle as a term of respect. All People who are your age are referred to as brother or sister.

Gongju Tombs and Buddhas in History JoeUser Forums

The weather is starting to get nice here on our side of the world. People are starting to plant flowers. It is starting to feel liked spring. As a result, we are motivated again to take on the outside world and try to see more of Korea. This past weekend we went to Gongju which is about 45 minutes to an hour west/southwest of Daejeon. This is one of the former capitals of the Baekje dynasty era. There are tombs of kings there. The

Reply to Our last two days in Vietnam in Travel JoeUser Forums

Parated2 - Yes, it is interesting to see what normal for other cultures. Talk about the boats and buses you should see the motorbikes. They are even funnier. Look up "Bikes of Burden" by Hans Kemp Link You can see some really goofy pictures and this is only a sample. Thanks for enjoying our blog. Grant - I will email you off the blog. Kingbee - thanks for reading. I am glad you find it enjoyable.