We all have certain smells that we don’t like. My list is varied — stinky doufu (tofu), port-a-potties, certain perfumes, and yes, even coffee!! On Monday I added a new one to my list: the smell of blood vessels being burned. Make that the smell of MY blood vessels being burned. For the second time […]
Top Ten Most-Read Posts of 2015
It’s that time of year again — time to highlight the most popular posts on this blog during the past year. State Names in Chinese — Literally This was the most popular post on my blog during 2015. I guess everyone loves to read transliterated names! When I began studying Chinese (years ago), one of […]
Iran in the 1960’s
When I was a kid growing up in Pakistan during the 1960’s and early 70’s, going to Tehran, Iran was like going to Paris. It was much more developed and wealthy than Karachi, and had tons more western food (a big deal for us kids!). I recently ran across some great photos of Iran in […]
