Monthly Archives: October 2018

Double

As I’ve mentioned before, in Chinese the number four is considered unlucky because the word for “four” (四 sì) sounds like the word for “death” (死 sǐ).  This why, in an abundance of sensitivity to superstition, I avoided telling older Chinese … Continue reading

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Cervine

I saw a family of deer grazing on the side of the highway as I drove home from work.  Delightful.  And they weren’t nearly as pushy as the turkeys.

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Orphan

As I was getting dressed this morning, I looked at my particularly poor choice of clothes  and thought of a phrase my mother used to say to me as a child when she’d disapprove of my appearance before I would … Continue reading

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