Chit Chat is a card game for two players that simulates the exchange of small talk between two acquaintances at a social function. Each player has a pet topic and the first player to make a couple of points on
And that’s just what Mike and I did today—we escaped to the countryside for one of our favorite simple pleasures: a good old-fashioned Sunday drive. Yep, that’s us cruising along at Amish buggy speed, sometimes with the hazards blinking, pulled over to chat with cows and snap a few...
Yeahhh. Tri was a little weird. It absolutely had potential, being the first new adventure for the OG cast in over a decade. They ended up having a contrived plot point specifically to keep the newcomers of 02 out of the way. Itdidbring back a character trait or two that should've b...
Zanya guessed. They knelt by the soldiers, hands bound at their backs. Those who still stood free gripped makeshift weapons—staves and scythes, one or two sizable kitchen knives. The blacksmith held a hammer loosely at her
westerners have a problem replacing this concept as we move beyond the beginner level in Mandarin and hope to string together more complex sentences. It is something I tackle in my textbook “Chit-Chat Chinese” (to be published by Far East Publishers in 2009) in two parts. (I also have ...
There is a Chinese restaurant I have frequented in San Francisco for almost two years now. Each time I go in to get take out, I chat with the staff andlaoban(boss) while waiting. They are all native Cantonese speakers, sometimes struggling to find the right word in Mandarin. Many times...
During May, we celebrate or observe many things, whether it is as a family in my household or as a Country. I have two books that I think would be wonderful to round out our reviews this month. One centers on God, children as well as family. The other being about mothers and motheri...
One would think that if the mutual interest was as strong as both sides have presented it to be, then a deal would have been completed by now. Or, at the least, there would be reports that the two sides were working on a new agreement. However, it appears both sides are exploring ...
my parents took me to Hannehman Hospital in Philadelphia. I learned the word “diabetes” and that I would have to take shots. In my 6 year old brain I thought the shots were like the blood draw the previous day and doctors would hold me down. For two weeks, I went to arts and cr...
I learned quickly to not expect feels to transfer from one book to another. That was my fault. As much as I wanted to dive into this story, I had a difficult time doing so. The opening line grabbed me right away and I was cruising along until page two when we meet the Scottish man...