neandergirl

Good advice for a wide range of situations. Thanks for that FP.

I'm sort of used to not being 'home' - basically a child of nomads so, although I miss some people and some things, homesickness isn't much of a problem. I am however a big (industrial size) fan of good food and heartily miss that; if I admit to being a Pepsian rather than a Cokist will I be burned at the stake?

Aah, got it. <further note to self - wisdom lives at FredP's house>

I'm a Canadian citizen. Ground turkey? As in turkey 'hamburger'? Or something a little more, umm, squirrely?

Sorry for posting nearly back to back, but I should add that I quite like peanut butter and am thankful for having plenty of good things to eat even if I don't get to have yummy-scrummy turkey dinners. Sorry if I sounded ungrateful.

I thoroughly enjoyed the chance to be gluttonous vicariously through the descriptions of feasts here, so it works both ways. I live in Korea, it's not the same thing as being Korean (as people here will point out at every possible opportunity). Koreans have Chusok (lunar calander ao it moves around a bit - usually in Sept/Oct). It is a day of remembering your ancestors - usually involves thoughts of drinking for the men and lots of serving for the women (preparing food to be offered to ancestors and then preparing food to be offered to guests). As I'm not Korean my boss expected me to work over Chusok. So we didn't celebrate that much.

In celebration of the happy outcome of your close call, I'm busy counting 'course I ran out of fingers and toes really fast. Here's hoping your wife stays healthy.

Went to work, ate cabbage soup, went home, ate peanut butter toast.

Smart move <note to self: from now just follow AletheiaRivers's lead> So, ummm, anyone need some dip?

"I'm almost a one percenter" - ummm I don't get it. <hangs head in shame - obviously the Force ain't very strong in me>

A'course they be smart - they's done joined up here ain't they?

Now see I prefer fruitcake to kimchi most of the time - although the fresh stuff is good, the traditional ferment it 'til it bubbles and tries to crawl away version is just plain nasty. Plus all that salt will kill ya. Thanks for the warm welcome all - I expected to sneak in without much notice.

Hey Kendra I'm also new. I'm learning to be Christian and came (back) to it through Thich Nhat Hanh, Thomas Merton, CS Lewis so I'm glad to see there's so many here lean Eastward. I look forward to getting to know more about Progressiveness, Christianity and all y'all.