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November 23, 2007 at 10:38 AMAunty Sue Thanksgiving was thought to have been established in 1619 when the Pilgrams (British settlers in Plymouth, Virginia) held a fall harvest celebratory feast and invited the Wampanog Indians without whom they could not have been skilled enough to raise such a bountiful harvest. A Wampanog Indian named Squanto taught the Pilgrams how to raise corn and catch eels, etc.
Posted on: Thanksgiving
November 23, 2007 at 10:22 AMHenning What is 农民饭? I presume your Chinese wife makes it. Care to share the recipe?
Posted on: Adventures in Chinese Learning
November 23, 2007 at 10:15 AMBravo, Amber, for another terrific show! Thanks, Rob and Gaylon for sharing your experiences. You two and Wang Wei ought to start a Geeks for CPod club : ) You guys reinforce the utility of immersing the brain and the ears in the sound, the music of Mandarin. It's not magic. It's practice and repetition. Was it Gaylon who dared anyone to challenge his tones? That's confidence. Are you as good as DaShan or Da John? Hehe...
Posted on: Thanksgiving
November 23, 2007 at 9:22 AMSo, how was Thanksgiving dinner feast for the CPod gang? Was there moist and tender fire-chicken with muddy potatoes? I roasted a 12 pound turkey today and had a nice Thanksgiving meal with my family before going off to work. (Someone's gotta work the ER, right? Sick people don't take holidays off.) My son just absolutely STUFFED himself with turkey, gravy, rice and mashed potatoes! Jenny, I admit I don't love the turkey as much as others do. But, if you make a tasty gravy, mmmmmm, it makes all the difference in the taste of the meal. Even if the turkey is overcooked and dry, the gravy revives it. You should try it with gravy and good, buttery mashed potatoes, not runny potatoes. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I am so grateful for the blessings in my life, one of which it this great language site and community! Thank you, Chinesepod!
Posted on: #25
November 23, 2007 at 9:10 AMwho, who, who???? don't leave us hanging!
Posted on: #25
November 21, 2007 at 3:34 PMOOOH, OOOH, OOOH, I'm SOOO excited! I get MM in my feed now!!!! YIPPEE! And, Dear Amber and Qing Wen!! WOW! THANK YOU Chinesepod, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SOOOO VERY VERY MUCH!!!!! YIPPEE!
Posted on: NBA在中国
November 21, 2007 at 5:21 AMchangye 謝謝，您太客气了。 我的兩個小孩子打篮球和打网球。他們打的很好。他們打的比我好的多啊！
Posted on: NBA在中国
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Posted on: Nakedness and Thieves
November 19, 2007 at 5:04 AMOh, welcome, Ross. We all look forward to hearing more from you and the rest of the new members of "admin."
Posted on: Adventures in Chinese Learning
November 23, 2007 at 5:55 PMHenning, Bazza This community would not be the same without you guys to keep us all motivated and involved. These fun DA interviews shed light on individual experiences in learning Mandarin and encourage us to try different and effective methods. HOWEVER, it is the "stick-to-it-ness" that wins the race i.e. the hare and the turtle fable. Young energetic men/women without family obligations have more time to immerse themselves in their studies. It's an entirely different schedule once there are little feetsies tugging at your ankles for attention : ) Yes, I hate to say it, but our own family comes before even our beloved CPod ! So, chin up, guys! It's a journey and there are no better classmates than you guys (an others) here! Bazza, you just have to go back to Shanghai and show 'em your stuff!!