Steve
Mostly Harmless
I removed tile yesterday from our family room. Put in the new floor today. Looks great, but I am wiped out.
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AngryHobbit
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Why is it these things never do themselves and always take out fifteen tons of energy out of a person?
Re-leveled the heat pump yesterday (recent rains washed out under it) with a small retaining wall. Started work on terracing in the ivy bed, where some unnamed animals of our acquaintance have dug what now amounts to a small cave into the slope. I need to learn to split these "stones" in half so I can properly stagger them.
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
It's a great place. Went there a few times in my misspent youth. Also when my parents were dating they went there as well.
AngryHobbit
Senior Master
Published another book today. A translation.
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
I celebrating of your accomplishment I shall now translate something
Congratulations
祝贺
Zhùhè
Congratulations
祝贺
Zhùhè
AngryHobbit
Senior Master
I can't verify the accuracy of your translation since, unfortunately, I don't speak Chinese. It IS Chinese, isn't it?
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
Yes, yes it is
AngryHobbit
Senior Master
Oh good... Because if that was an attempt to translate something into Russian, I'd be worried.
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
Oh good... Because if that was an attempt to translate something into Russian, I'd be worried.
yes, yes you would...since
我不会说俄语
Wǒ bù huì shuō èyǔ
(I can't speak Russain)
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AngryHobbit
Senior Master
You know... one of these words actually means something very rude in Russian. Not a joke. Purely a coincidence, I am sure.
No, @gpseymour , I am not telling you, which one and what it means. Stop asking.
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
There are words in Chinese that sound just like words in English...but have an entirely different meaning. There are also words in english that can be rather innocuous, but translated into Mandarin (this could be a Beijing thing) are major insults. words like Chicken and Turtle (calling someone a Chicken or a Turtle). Also if you sat to someone in the US...."You're Crazy" that may not get any response at all. In Beijing say to someone
你疯了
Nǐ fēngle (You're crazy)
You might just get punch in the face
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
now THAT was a lunch
Mushroom Egg Foo Young
Vegetable Dumplings
Rice
Green Tea
Life is good...... but it could be better.....if I didn't leave the Red Bean bun...with real red beans....not paste...at home
Mushroom Egg Foo Young
Vegetable Dumplings
Rice
Green Tea
Life is good...... but it could be better.....if I didn't leave the Red Bean bun...with real red beans....not paste...at home
AngryHobbit
Senior Master
Sounds delicious!
Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
It was...but I ate to much...so time to go for a walk...even though it is raining
AngryHobbit
Senior Master
I'll eat mushroom just about anything. And I love dumplings - in all their varieties.
AngryHobbit
Senior Master
I think we need a Martial Talk cookbook.
AngryHobbit
Senior Master
Forgive me, community, for I was weak. I succumbed to the grocery store Chinese buffet. I blame the need to buy distilled water for the CPAP machine and about 50 planks we did in yoga. That's my story, and I am sticking with it.
AngryHobbit
Senior Master
WOW! That is a long way. The most I'd ever walked in a day was 23 miles for a cancer walk.
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