Jim French and a friend stopped for dinner at a Chinese restaurant. The meal was delicious, and French asked the waiter if he could have the recipe. The waiter was quick to oblige. A few minutes later, he returned from the kitchen with a piece of paper. All parties were satisfied. Until Jim French unfolded the paper. The recipe was written in Chinese. (1) This is not what Jim expected.

That's like a "Peanuts" cartoon from years ago. In the first panel Charlie Brown says, "I learned something in school today. I signed up for folk guitar, computer programming, stained glass, art, shoemaking, and a natural foods workshop."

He continues, "I got spelling, history, arithmetic, and two study periods."

Charlie's friend asks, "So, what did you learn?"

Charlie replies, "I learned that what you s…