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randy_byers) wrote2008-06-12 08:06 am
randy_byers) wrote2008-06-12 08:06 am
Garlic farts
Lovely dinner last night at Kaosamai in Fremont with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
juliebata, holyoutlaw, and Denys. Conversation was wide-ranging, as you'd expect, but the topic that fascinated me the most was when Julie talked about how after the Civil War, a number of ex-slaves (including ancestors of hers) moved to Wisconsin and became farmers and dairymen, settling in peacefully and marrying their white neighbors. This was completely new data to me. Denys spoke for me when he said, "This wasn't after World War II?" Julie confirmed it was after the Civil War. She told us that her great grandfather (if I'm remembering the correct generation) learned to speak Bohemian, because one of his neighbors was an immigrant from Czechoslovakia.
Well, I love having my world expanded like that. There was also much gossip and other chitchat about gardening and hip replacements and farmers markets and Alaska and werk. I ate garlic pork and drank Chang Thai beer, which I had never tried before. It was fine, very similar to Singha. The pork was absolutely slathered in finely minced garlic. It tasted lovely, but I don't think you want to stand near me today.
juliebata, holyoutlaw, and Denys. Conversation was wide-ranging, as you'd expect, but the topic that fascinated me the most was when Julie talked about how after the Civil War, a number of ex-slaves (including ancestors of hers) moved to Wisconsin and became farmers and dairymen, settling in peacefully and marrying their white neighbors. This was completely new data to me. Denys spoke for me when he said, "This wasn't after World War II?" Julie confirmed it was after the Civil War. She told us that her great grandfather (if I'm remembering the correct generation) learned to speak Bohemian, because one of his neighbors was an immigrant from Czechoslovakia.Well, I love having my world expanded like that. There was also much gossip and other chitchat about gardening and hip replacements and farmers markets and Alaska and werk. I ate garlic pork and drank Chang Thai beer, which I had never tried before. It was fine, very similar to Singha. The pork was absolutely slathered in finely minced garlic. It tasted lovely, but I don't think you want to stand near me today.