49.ToValentizeEveryday
AtthenthValentine'sDay,Idecidednottobuyflowersthistime.It'snotthatIdon'tliketofeelbeinggouged-althoughthepriceofroseswentupbecauseoftheoccasion,itwasstillreasonable.WhatI'mthinkingisthat,insteadofpayingalotattentiontomakeonespecificdayromantic,Ishouldmakeanefforttovalentizeeveryday.Forexample,Icantrytocallhermoreofteninthebreaksduringmyworkdays,justtohearhervoiceandliste...[阅读全文]
老大和老大的博客
亦冲亦潜，顺势随缘。潜水有潜水的理由，冲浪有冲浪的原因。
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48.Smart2.0
Itseemsthat"smart"issuchagoodconceptthatalmosteverythingwantstobeassociatedwithit.Therefore,weoftenhearaboutthesmartgrid,smartphones,smartgadgets,etc.Sadly,IseethatsomepeoplenolongerknowtheroadsanddirectionsbecauseofthesmartGPS,whilesomeotherpeoplerememberveryfewphonenumbersbecauseoftheirsmartphones.Aretheseso-calledsmartgadgetsmakingpeoplestupid?Well,whatneedstobesmartthemo...[阅读全文]
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47.We'reAllThinkers
InthiseraofDIY,mostofusprideourselvesonbeingdoers.Ontheotherhand,asmallergroupofuscanboastofbeingmanagersandmanagingthesedoers.However,itoccurredtomethatweareallthinkersandaremostvaluedassuch.Yousee,gooddoersneedtothinkanddecidewhatprojectstotakeonandwhatarethebestmethodstocompletethem,andmanagersneedtothinkanddecidefornotonlythemselvesbutalsothosereportingtothem.Toagreatdegre...[阅读全文]
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46.DreamVacationVenue
Theotherday,inanicebreakergame,Iwasaskedtodescribetoasmallgroupwhatmydreamvacationvenuewouldbe.Havingjustcomebackfromalongbusinesstrip,Ididnothesitatetosay,"Home."Severalgroupmembersshooktheirheads,butIwasprettyhappywithmychoice.Somanythingsthatareroutine,easy,andyetenjoyableathomesimplybecomedifficultorevenimpossibleontheroad.Also,Iamlucktohavethreehomes-theone...[阅读全文]
Theotherday,inanicebreakergame,Iwasaskedtodescribetoasmallgroupwhatmydreamvacationvenuewouldbe.Havingjustcomebackfromalongbusinesstrip,Ididnothesitatetosay,"Home."Severalgroupmembersshooktheirheads,butIwasprettyhappywithmychoice.Somanythingsthatareroutine,easy,andyetenjoyableathomesimplybecomedifficultorevenimpossibleontheroad.Also,Iamlucktohavethreehomes-theone...[阅读全文]
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45.Pickitarian
Onedayacoupleofyearsago,thereshowedupsomecardsonthetablesofourcompany'scafeteria,whichencouragedallemployeestobe"flexitarian"bychoosingtoeatmorevegetablesandfruitswhenpossible,eventhoughmanywerenotvegansorvegetarians.Thatday,wetalkedaboutitandlaughedatthemade-upwordoverlunch.Thesedays,IamrealizingthatIhavebecomea"pickitarian"instead,i.e.mypickinessforfoodhass...[阅读全文]
Onedayacoupleofyearsago,thereshowedupsomecardsonthetablesofourcompany'scafeteria,whichencouragedallemployeestobe"flexitarian"bychoosingtoeatmorevegetablesandfruitswhenpossible,eventhoughmanywerenotvegansorvegetarians.Thatday,wetalkedaboutitandlaughedatthemade-upwordoverlunch.Thesedays,IamrealizingthatIhavebecomea"pickitarian"instead,i.e.mypickinessforfoodhass...[阅读全文]
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44.RestaurantPositivity
Acoupleofdaysago,insidearestaurantnottoofarfromwherewelive,Isawawoodenplaque,whichread"Allourvisitorsbringhappiness,somebycoming,othersbygoing."Positive,Ithought,andinteresting,too.Beingapositivethinkermyself,Icouldnothelpcomingupwithmyownversion:"Allrestaurantsbringgoodmemories,somebyusgoingthereagainandagain,othersbygoingonceandfeelingdoneforgood."...[阅读全文]
Acoupleofdaysago,insidearestaurantnottoofarfromwherewelive,Isawawoodenplaque,whichread"Allourvisitorsbringhappiness,somebycoming,othersbygoing."Positive,Ithought,andinteresting,too.Beingapositivethinkermyself,Icouldnothelpcomingupwithmyownversion:"Allrestaurantsbringgoodmemories,somebyusgoingthereagainandagain,othersbygoingonceandfeelingdoneforgood."...[阅读全文]
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43.GoodwillThisafternoon,MeiandIbroughtthetworetiredbutfunctioningTVsetstoanearbyGoodwilllocationanddonatedthem.Toourpleasantsurprise,itwasquitebusydownthere.Wewerehappytoreclaimthelittlespacethathadbeenoccupiedbythemandtodosomethingcharitableatthesametime.Althoughwehadhadthisgoodwillforawhile,itfeltparticularlygoodtocarryitoutfinally.AndthenIrememberedthelyricsbyHammerstein:Abellisnobell'tilyouri...[阅读全文]
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42.MandarinwithaStrongAccent
Oneday,Iwasdrivinghomeafterwork,whenIheardsomeonespeakingMandarinwithastrongaccentontheradio.ItwasoneofthestationsIwouldtuneintofromtimetotimeandthetopicthatdaywaspersonalfinanceandinvesting.Thespeaker'spointscouldbeunderstoodverywellevenwithheraccent,and,afterlisteningforseveralminutes,Ibegantofeelprettyhappyaboutit.Yousee,millionsofChinesespendhundredsofhourseach...[阅读全文]
Oneday,Iwasdrivinghomeafterwork,whenIheardsomeonespeakingMandarinwithastrongaccentontheradio.ItwasoneofthestationsIwouldtuneintofromtimetotimeandthetopicthatdaywaspersonalfinanceandinvesting.Thespeaker'spointscouldbeunderstoodverywellevenwithheraccent,and,afterlisteningforseveralminutes,Ibegantofeelprettyhappyaboutit.Yousee,millionsofChinesespendhundredsofhourseach...[阅读全文]
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今天，因缘济会，咱们来瞧瞧几个涉及法律的单词：trespass,solicit,和solicitor。单词达人多半是见过这些单词的，不过，恐怕也有意外，请一并留下来瞧瞧吧。
先看trespass。这个单词，咱只在各种地产上插着的牌子上见过：Notrespassing，往往加上另外几个词组，如Privateproperty啥的，瞧那阵势，多半是“不得擅入”，“非请勿入”。果然，根据Wiktionary，
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这天，快下班的时候，接到我家老大的电话。
我家老大：“回来路上，记得去买点外快。”
老大我：“什么？买外快？”
我家老大：“是啊。就去上次那个餐馆就好了，我还要那个汤，菜你来点。”
老大我明白了：“哈哈！是外卖啊！知道了。”
完成任务回家，老大我跟老大说：“外快呢，是好东西，就是得花力气去挣。要是有得买啊，我也[阅读全文]
