soupy says

The World’s Three:
Dark is a night without the moon.
Dark is a person without knowledge
Dark is a flock without sheep.

Proverbs:

One log is not a fire
One person is not a home

A man falls 7 times and raises 8.

A person comes to a home with the man’s name and leaves with the woman’s name.

Recently, I have been reading Mongolian culture and folktale passages with my Mongolian tutor. I thought I’d share a little.

Traditional color symbolism:

• White: The color. During Tsaagan Sar (Lunar New Year), people wore white colors, gave white gifts, rode white horses and ate white (dairy) food.
• Red: Color of warmth and fire. Happy people wear red.
• Green: Color of the earth.
• Yellow: Color of Lamas. (Mongolians practice the “yellow hat” school of Tibetan Buddhism.)
• Blue: Color of the sky. Blue is a popular color for deels
• Black: Color of bad feelings, bad ideas, bad people. Black is also the symbol for grief. However, another name for husband is “black person.”

Like I said, these are the traditional associations. Now, people wear black whenever they feel like it, and no one cares what color your gift is.

Spring sand storms bring
an icky grimy feeling.

Also, being caught in spring sand storms induces such thoughts as, “Aw man, I just washed my hair two days ago.”

America’s Worst Airline Will Charge $25 to Lose Your Bag: Tim Leffel’s Cheapest Destinations Blog

Travelers reacted with annoyance and anger earlier when United announced that it was going to start charging $25 to check a second bag, but at least with United you stand a good chance of your bag actually showing up at your destination. Now USAirways is following suit.

ugh. I’m glad that I hauled a huge suitcase full of Mongolia items back to America this past winter. I flew both of those airlines on my recent visit.

Note to USAir: You are feeding passengers again. Cut this expense. I only had a 3 hour flight; I could have lived. If I hadn’t just come from Mongolia, I probably wouldn’t have been that excited about it.

Additional Note to USAir: Even though my flight was delayed and I almost missed my connection, Daddy Day Camp playing on the screen above me was the most painful part of my USAir experience.