시어머니 & 장모 What is the difference? I'm thinking that 시어머니 is for me and 장모 is for my wife.

愉快 今天 现在 愉快 happy! http://www.chinese-tools.com/tools/mouse.html

学会一点，用得多点。 My step-daughter has a banner with Chinese writing. I am working on that now.

学会一点，使用得很多。 学会一点，使用得很多。 (Learn a little, use a lot.) I would like to start out with the one-stroke words and move up.

Helping my friend with math My student is a friend who has known me for almost 30 years. About twice a year he would come to me with a list of words. We would sit down and go through his list. I would help him pronounce and define the words. Lately, I have had to use the dictionary more and more because his words were getting harder and harder. Two months ago he gave me a surprise. We met as usual but he told me, "This year, no more words!" I was shocked. If not words, what would we work on? He told me, "Math!" So, I've been helping him with his math so he could take the class to pass his GED (General Educational Development) test. Now I have to study, too. I do not remember what all those Geometry words mean!

Seaweed Soup I ate seaweed soup for my birthday Sunday. It was delicious. I had another bowl this noon.

On which keyboard input system should I focus: QuanPin, MS Pinyin IME, NeiMa, ShuangPin or ZhengMa? I am learning Manderin. I don't know any Chinese. Which method would be most helpful?

Which Keyboard Entry system? My challenge is which keyboard input system to use from the following: QuanPin, Microsoft Pinyin IME, NeiMa, ShuangPin, or ZhengMa. I speak English and am a kinesthetic learner. My handwriting was copied from what I read and could be read by a Chinese speaker at work. I know a few sounds but don't see the connection between the sound and the writing yet. I have used Skritter once, but I am still quite slow. I have a few books, but nothing to guide me in this question.

John A Perazzo's notebook entry: Sep 24, 2010 抱歉。 我仍然是一个基本的学习者。 谢谢您亲切的关注。