Grown Ups

Obama to China- “Act Like a Grown Up Economy!”

China to Obama- “Really?  This coming from the country that is constantly asking for money so he can go to the mall.  Or should we saddle ourselves with so much debt that our grandchildren can’t even hope to pay it off.  Or should we borrow money in dollars from a bunch of other people, then inflate that dollar so that what we are paying back is nowhere near equal to the value that we borrowed.”

I mean, we don’t have much of a foot to stand on with being a grown up economy.  We are like the 20 year old philosophy major that is saddled with student loans that might of partially gone to pay for school.  We also have maxed out the three credit cards we got when we signed up for them so we could get the free t-shirt and entered in a contest for an iPad. 

Obama to China Translated-  “Do what we want you to do!”

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel

Lisa See

This was a wonderful book that I would encourage anyone to pick up.  It is very sad as it follows the life of a Chinese girl from her milk years all the way to her years of rice and salt.  The author describes the process of footbinding in depth, but the pain of footbinding seems to be just a precursor to the pain and loss that are to come in her life.  This book is recommended to anyon who loves a good read as well as those that are curious of 19th century China and Chinese traditions.  Some of the subject matter in the book might not be appropriate for those week of heart or young in years.  I think I need to pick up some of See's other works.

Read and post comments | Send to a friend