You've been Americanized, Sam <g>. That's a good thing.

I think I have been pretty consistent on this topic. (And I know you disagree on the details). Immigration is the entire history of our country, and I am all for it. Sure, I would like it to all be legal and on the up and up. But the geographic and economic details are different this time. I know lots of Mexican-Americans and their aspirations are no different from mine and yours. They want a better life for themselves and their children. Who can blame them for that?

As a native born American I embrace our diversity. It is what makes us great. Immigration is our entire history. Thanksgiving is a good occasion to say I am proud to be an American, with all our flaws. English, French, German, Australian, Norwegian, Swedish, African, Brazilian, Argentinian, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, on and on and on, people embrace the U.S. in endless waves. We are truly a melting pot. That is our strength, not our weakness.

Happy Thanksgiving.


>>>I was only there for six days actually. Four days in Jeh-Ju-Dho island and two days in the Seoul and Inchon area. It was a anniversary gift from my inlaws (they paid for our tickets, but we paid for the kid's). Our adopted daughter has never been so we took her. Beside I had to use my vacation up or loose them.
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>>What was the single most interesting thing that happened on your trip?
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>Dong-Dea-Moon market is always busy with shoppers and you really have to watch if you're a foreigner or they'll rip you off.
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>I visited my grandmother's grave. She died in 1975. Kind of a spiritual thing every time I go there. My grandmother was the one who really raised me until I came here.
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>I'm always shocked when the people there know I from America even before I say a word.
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>Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul
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>and the food there... WOW. ehem... no dog meat tho :)
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>>Re Randy Moss, I disagree with your suggestion that Tom Brady has made him this season. He was known as the best receiver in the league long before he signed with the Patriots. He spent some years in the wilderness -- i.e. the Vikings in decline and then the Raiders, who are in permanent decline -- and is back with a vengeance. Read some of the comments NFL cornerbacks have to say about him. As an NFL skill player he is out of sight. He can run faster, jump higher, and has hands like glue.
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>Oh. I didn't mean to imply that Randy Moss is himself not a great player. Of course he is a great player. I still have nightmares of him running through the Cowboys secondary when he was with Vikings.
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>>I do not mean this as an excuse for his antisocial instincts. He has some issues, some probably not his fault. He grew up a ghetto kid. But as a wide receiver he is a thing to behold.