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I came when I was 3, with my dad on a work visa.
They put me in Day Care and told me to say "Home" if I got tired or scared and wanted to go home.
Naturally, I forgot the word, and just belted out the loudest cry I could fester up.
Sure enough, mom showed up and that was my last day being institutionalized until Kindergarden 2 years later.
Not sure how to link that to Thanksgiving, except to wish the Crew a happy one. I'm quite fortunate, it's been a great year for me, so I know I have a lot to be thankful for.
Here's wishing the Crew a happy and safe Thanksgiving!
-Frank
My parents arrived in the US in October 1963 from Brazil as well. My Dad's aunt took them in and they had jobs and a place to live within a couple of weeks. Then came Thanksgiving and they still remember that first one because they were getting paid to stay home. Of course they had turkey but also had fijuada and bacala as well!!
Feijoada = a black bean stew, popular in the northeast of Brazil, where I am from.
Bacalhau = salty cod in olive oil, a dish from Portugal that's popular along the coast of Brazil.
All you need is a Churrasco from the south/southeast and you've got Brazilian cuisine in a nutshell!
Bacalhau is great. My Mom bakes it with potatoes, olive oil, chick peas and onions. Serve it as the main dish with a palmito salad and it's heaven!!
Bob
I have a photo of my brother and I on the deck of the QE...gotta scan it and post it here...I was a cute kid
Although very tasty, I wouldn't drink them if I were thirsty. That's a guaranteed ride to hang-overville!!
For a little perspective, punch your annual income into the Global Rich List calculator to see how you compare with the rest of the world.
Let's all remember to share our bounty with others this Thanksgiving. Best wishes to the whole Crew.
-Jeff
According to one of our family historians who has researched these things ... my family was in a wave before the Revolutionary War and mostly from Ireland. I know when I left Texas in 2000, my family was ready to disown me since I was descended from at least six generations of Texans on each side!
Happy turkey day to you all!
Brenda
Suffice to say, we all have much to be thankful for, and we all would do well to pause a moment and remember how much despair and suffering there is worldwide this morning....and then give everyone you love a hug.
Dub Schwartz is in the spirit of things too...and has picked his Turkey of the Year
-mike
Cheers Pat.
I can add an odder story of my ancestors' American adventures. A lot of my forbears were miners from Cornwall and seem to have travelled easily between England, America and ultimately Australian and New Zealand, pursuing their fortune in hard rock mining through the Nineteenth Century. They appear to have left only minor makrs on history.
However, my nine greats grandfather had a rather more direct impact on American history.. He was John Colyn Jope, (somitemes written as CHOP) a Cornish minister of religion and owner/skipper of the White Lion which he operated as a Privateer from 1618. On 15 July 1619, this and another vessel, the Treasurer, seized the cargo of the Portugese vessel, Bautista which included about 60 slaves. The White Lion, under Jope's command, was trading from the Dutch port of Vlissingen and quickly traded their portion of the cargo, including more than 20 slaves, to the settlers at Jamestown, Virginia. The legal niceties are gloriously confused but well documented in the records of subsequent court action against the Treasurer and in the surviving records of the Virginian Company.
The Melungeans claim their ancestry to descend, in part, from this group of involuntary immigrants. Whilst Jope's actions are not something to be proud of, it raises interesting questions as to how an infant colony was modified by his opportunist action.
Now we could not get further off topic than that, could we?
Cheers
Graham
Hey, maybe we're related! Their last name was Stevens.
Bob
To add a couple of interesting addendums to my story, as I had previously mentioned, we had a very large apartment in Paris and my father's tailoring workshop was on the third floor. My father told me that one day, I went up to the shop and took a sewing machine apart; I then proceeded to put it back together again and it worked just fine! He said I was around 3 years old when this occurred.
As for the apartment, it had a large storage room. This was the room I feared the most because I thought that this was where G-d lived! I could never get the courage to open that door.
Serge
I love those Parisian apartments. The buildings close to the centre of Paris (the lowest numbered arrondisements) often contain very graceful grand apartments, foreign to Americans or Australians -unless they have lived in a New York Brownstone. The interiors are exquisite with finely detailed woodwork and exquisite furnishings.
I found myself at the end of a lovely luncheon about fifteen years ago, overlooking the Arc d'Triomphe from such a lovely spot. The interior was gracefully Parisian, the company excellent and the wines more so. It made the subsequent transit of the Boulevard Périphérique in a Renault 25, an extraordinary experience without seatbelts, to visit Renault at Boulogne-Billancourt seem peculiarly frightening. Stranger still was my insistence upon a French interpreter, who proved useless, given the immaculate English of the Renault negotiator. "Non" is readily translatable, even to a naive Australian.
Cheers
Graham
Not sure what to make of this, but I'd be doubtful if they have much credibility when issuing tickets.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fGOx7o17RM
The Western Australia Police are investigating
Cheers
Graham
To goof around is one thing, but to put it on tape and then share it with the world?
-mike
I believe that Mike already mentioned this, but this coming Feb 1 -3 we are holding our 7th Annual 48hrs Subaru Charity Drive. This year it is starting out at SOA headquarters in Cherry Hill, NJ, then heading up to Cooperstown, then Lake George, and ending in Newburgh, NY. It is a lot of fun ( I've done every one of these since its start) and we also help out a good cause along the way, the American Cancer Society. Last year we raised $6000, this year we are aiming for $7K!
It's a fun weekend of driving through all types of road conditions (Pine Barrens, highways, back roads) with fellow Subaru lovers in all models (WRX, Forester, Legacy GT, Outback, and Baja) driving for fun and companionship. I've met some really nice folks on this drive and encourage any one in the area who can, to join up. It's only 800 miles this year, so we even cut back on the number of miles driven
Mark
Thanks for asking.
Bob
We're doing our $120,000 wish list, over here:
tsy, "Subaru Crew Cafe" #12929, 10 Dec 2007 1:04 pm
I guess it went up to $120k to account for inflation. We've been at 100k for several years.
Follow the link, tell us how you would spend it!
All the best to you and Deb.
Pat
Bob
-Frank
Bob
-mike
Cheers Pat.
Bob
(sorry, I always try to look on the bright side...)
Bob
-Frank
The Subaru Crew Chat is on tonight. The chat room opens at 8:45PM ET Hope to see YOU there! Check out the schedule
i have been keeping an eye on bob at nabisco's news and rumors for ya all.
btw you can add me to the list of people who have had their honda odyssey trannys blow up. fortunately honda will pay 90% of the cost of a new one even though it is out of warranty.
anyone else know if SOA has been that kind back in the head gasket days?
once again i hope to stop by during a chat and have a virtual beer with me mates.
cheers
Michael and I will be up in the NY area from 12/25 - 1/4...I was thinking lunch or dinner at Saigon Grill on University Place in the Village...any takers?
Michael WILL be a college student. So far, he has been accepted into UMass Lowell's Sound Recording & Technology program and Columbia College Chicago's Audio/Sonics/Music program. He is waiting to hear from Florida State, Berklee College of Music, and Indiana U Jacobs School of Music Audio Recording programs.
We are accepting donations as we will be poor starting in September! (LOL)
Happy holidays to all!
Bob
I actually dropped in on chat for a little while last night ....
Cheers Pat.
Congratulations on your son's acceptance to college. My daughter also has been accepted to Indiana along with Penn State, UCONN, and Rutgers. We're waiting on others too.
I'm not looking forward to September either, but as proud parents we're to happy to write the check.
Perhaps we can help start a Subaru scholarship fund? Organize a fund raiser with Subaru, regional colleges, Insurance companies and municipalities to promote driving safety? Does something like this already exist?
I was born and raised in Manhattan. Spent most of my Saturday mornings in the Jr, bowling league at Bowlmor Lanes on University Place. It's a great part of town. I plan to be in NYC next week as well although I don't yet know which day. When do you plan to be in the village?
Best wishes to everyone for a happy new year!!!
I'm not sure which day yet...possible Friday or Saturday...Michael and I are on flexible schedules, so if you post here, I will check. I have my brother's computer available to me. Anyone else in? Great food
And congratulations on the kids getting accepted at college.
As a Penn State alum living in Happy Valley, married to a Penn State alum, with one kid at PSU as a freshman, and another looking forward to attending PSU, I MIGHT have a recommendation about which school your daughter might want to consider :shades:
The first three characters of my plate are WER.
Coincidence or are there other powers at work?
WE ARE!
Also my 08 STi writeup is here http://www.carspace.com/blogs/speedzone/08-Subaru-Impreza-STi-First-Drive
-mike
Cool..looking forward to getting together. When did you move out of SI?
Parents are still in SI and I go there at least 1x a week.
e-mail my personal addy and it'll go to my cell phone.
mike (at) iace.com
-mike