Monday, March 19, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
I'm a bad man, I know…
The nurse told Betty Elina's eyeballs have a little residual yellowness in them, but she was wide awake when we got there tonight and seemed very chipper. I noticed she even had little tears in her eyes after sneezing, so I think she's much better hydrated now. I know Betty's getting very confident about her capacity to breastfeed Elina and she's got over some glandular occlusion Thursday night. We're hoping Elina's blood test will show nothing serious, and that she can go to Sanxia tomorrow at lunch or after.
Labels: Betty, breastfeeding, Elina, hospital, NICU
Sleeping Beauty...
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Being a newborn parent...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Attention: Visitors...
Lo! A child is born unto us!
Labels: Catholicism, Elina
Giddy up!
Status update...
Well, where were we?
Last night after 11, I went for a walk to pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. It greatly calmed and encouraged me, and I came back to Betty feeling like a decent enough husband, and like at least a basically striving Catholic. This Lent has been harder for me than others of recent memory. That's all for the good, however, since it may suggest I'm taking up that much more of my share in the Cross. As we pray during the Stations, "We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You, because by Your holy cross, You have redeemed the world."
Betty's sleeping now, so I'll shut up and imagine myself having a cigar.
Labels: Betty, Catholicism, medication, prayer, sleep
Monday, March 12, 2012
Updates from the hospital...
LINK: http://www.google.com.tw/search?hl=en&gl=tw&client=ms-android-htc&source=android-browser-goto&q=matilda+catholic+saint&sky=mrdr
Labels: baby, Betty, Catholicism, Elina, German
Updates from the hospital...
Florida boy, bookish jock, majored in German & philosophy, went to Taiwan & went Catholic, now happily married father of one, aspiring professor-author.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
我要自己捐嗎?!
這場小難關提醒我令外兩個很像對外國人在亞洲比較難適應的吃法。第一個是吃火鍋的,第二個是吃雞腿與烤鴉的。外國人點火鍋的時候其事想點“總合湯”可是菜上的時候就發現其實點生菜與一碗湯!餐廳以為我們出去吃飯是因為還要煮飯嗎?!點雞腿與烤鴉的話也會出現相同的困難。在西方廚師一貫地會旁客人把肉跟骨頭平行地切下去把骨頭丟掉,反而在東方廚師就把整個雞腿垂直地切掉給客人慢慢一邊咬肉一邊把碎的骨頭吐出去。(嘆氣。)
為什麼有這種文化差別呢?在美國食品公司讓客人自己捐起來飯團,自己煮菜或著自己切肉的話,客人就會生公司的氣換買別的。另外我揣側外國人看到客人需要一直弄菜與飯準備吃不但覺得老闆很懶也覺得很不衛生的。亞洲人為什麼買“方便“的食物可是還要那麼幸苦吃呢?誰比較懶,西方的客人或著東方的廚師?
Labels: Anecdotes, Teaching in Taiwan
寫笑話給大家看。。。
吳媽媽問爸他幹麼打小明的頭呢,吳爸爸回答說,“因為他明天才拿到成積單,可是我明天也要出差。”
有一天一對男女朋友在吵架,女朋友說,“每一樣東西你什麼都比不上別人!” 男朋友回答了說,“尤其是女朋友!”
丈夫對妻子說:“為什麼上帝把女人那麼美麗卻又那麼愚蠢呢?”妻子回答道:“上帝把我們造得美麗,你們才會愛我們,把我們造得愚蠢,我們才會愛你們。”
妻子心血來潮,站在鏡子前仔細端詳,發現自己的臉竟是那樣難看,不禁放聲大哭。
坐在一旁觀察已久的丈夫說:“你偶爾照一次鏡子就那麼傷心,那我天天看著你又該怎麼辦?”
丈夫回家很不高興,妻子關心地問:“你遇到不順心的事了嗎?”
“今天我在公共汽車上捨到200元錢。”
“那應該高興啊!”
“另一個乘客也看見了,我和他平分...”
“那你不是還有100元嗎?“
“回家前,我才發現那200元其實是我自己丟的。”
Labels: Jokes 笑話