I think it must be Houttuynia cordata (Giap ca in Vietnamese) in particular the green variety (although the Chameleon Plant also has the "fishy" smell). Quite easy to strike from cuttings from the Asian food stores but often sold as a ground cover in nurseries. Much harder to eradicate from the garden once you get it growing... Here is a link that might be useful: Houttuynia cordata

Heathen, I tried it in a soup that would probably be called a modified pho. I do not use meat to flavor my stock, so I experiment with throwing in various herbs. The culantro is best for that one  to me the rau ram tasted like dish soap. It was probably the way I prepared it, however  I will have to try it with the mint. Your boyfriend might want to try the Bun Bo Hue/bun ba que soup if he has not already. I like it because of the annatto oil. I have tried a Vietnamese tofu soup before although I do not know the name. They made a tofu meatball with green herbs in it that was great & unlike anything I had ever tasted before. It had broccoli, cauliflower, probably shitake & annatto oil in it, & was served with romaine. The restaurant serving it specialized in the Bun Bo Hue soup, so I am guessing they were from a part of Vietnam (Hue) that uses their spices differently. Sextus, you might also want check out the Asian veggies forum  there are many people on that forum that are familiar with this herb.

there are a lot of little ones who don't/won't start talking until they are older. My nephew was one! Nothing wrong with him, just two lots older sisters who said everything for him, (and with those two, getting in a word of your own can be a challeng!), and he wasn't ready yet. When the child is ready, he'll start talking and you won't get him to shut up! The reasoning behind teaching an infant to sign, is that the "terrible two's" aren't as bad, because they don't get frustrated because they can't communicate since they can usually get their point across by sign. Dilly_dally, LOL! At least you must not have told them you were pleased to meet them improperly, then! The direction you are holding your fingers can make all the difference! That was explained with the above example, very emphatically by my instructor at the time. As the friend of a deaf person, you have my thanks for your efforts in making it easier for your customers. I'm sure it was appreciated. My DD is a photographer who has several deaf customers. She doesn't remember much of the signs themselves that I had taught her, but she finger spells a lot! If she couldn't remember, or didn't know, a sign, she finger spelled everything for them that she needed to. They were repeat customers for that very reason. Firemanswife, You are great! And what an accomplishment for your. You had great doctors. My friend, Gale, has/had an implant. She still did more lip reading than hearing, last I talked to her. Unfortunately for her, she had severe back problems and had to have surgery. Every time they had to do an MRI, they had to remove the implant and she would get an infection. And when she had surgery, of course the implant wasn't in because of the infection, and the nurses ignored her when she needed help, because they couldn't just answer the bell over the intercom. I don't know if she still has the implant or not. The only contact I have with her right now is thru email. Please ignore any typos. I am typing on a rubber keyboard and think I have typed a letter or made an upper case, or space and it didn't type! Tami

Looks interesting, for a second I thought it might actually be some sort of cristate form conifer, but I think it's actually either cactus or succulent. Maybe Crassula Argentea "Coral" Rhipsalis cereuscula