"Haveyouevermetthosepeoplewhocan’tseemtostoptalkingaboutthemselves,orwhathappenedwiththeirspouse,theirkids,etc.?Yeah,that’snotstorytelling.That’scalledacryforattention,complaining,and/orself-indulgence."
What'sself-indulgent?
钱钟书的写作，那是贵族聪明人悠悠然然的演出。常为自己的聪明，笨人愚拙而冷笑。hisstyleismorelikeself-indulgent,likepurpleprose,justtoo...[
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Youcanescapefromthesetwoformsoflove:Eitherwayisnotperfectforhumanbehavior.Howcanyounavigatesuchlove?Onebrother-in-Christaskedmeovertheweekend.IthoughtIgotdosomehomework,asbelow.Youcan'tbeaffectedbythewaveandturmoiloflovebysimplyreactingtolove.Inlife,10%youcan'tcontrol,but90%youcancontrolhowyoureact.Stayinthedeepwaterasit'scalmandinpeace.Surfacestormandwaveandturmoilscomeandgo,butthecor...[
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WhatDoesAmenMeanintheBible?WhyDoChristiansSayAmen?October7,2014byJackWellman0CommentsYoureadtheword“amen”quiteoftenintheScripturesandhearitbutwhatexactlydoesthewordamenmean?WhatistheHebrewFormofAmen?TheHebrewwordusedforamenintheOldTestamentis“eimen”andmeans“sobeit,verily,true,”or“truly”(literally“truth”)andisadeclarationofyouraffirmationo...[
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Readingtheheadlinetoday(below)remindedmeofwritingblogsformyownsanity,tobalancemyownlifeofintellectualchallengesIfacedaily.Somebloggerswantgettheattentionoftheworld'smediaatthesnapofafingerwithboldtitlesandblogposts.Notme.
Iusedblogstobreathe,tolookoutofthewindow,toseemyownmind,torecordsomethoughts,tocaptureamomentofmybrainmomentum.Gettingattentionfromreadersisaside-product.Youneverknow,howe...[
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Don'tSendYourKidtotheIvyLeagueThenation'stopcollegesareturningourkidsintozombiesByWilliamDeresiewiczForthelateststoriesandupdates,liketheNewRepublic:Inthespringof2008,IdidadaylongstintontheYaleadmissionscommittee.We—thatis,threeadmissionsstaff,amemberofthecollegedean’soffice,andme,thefacultyrepresentative—weregoingthroughsubmissionsfromeasternPennsylvania.Theapplicantshad...[
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"Ittookafarmer'shandtoshapeanation."DianaScarwidasBess,atowerofcommonsensewhoobservesatonepoint:"IfyouwantafriendinWashington,getadog."TVWEEKENDhttp://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/08/arts/tv-weekend-harry-s-truman-late-bloomer.htmlTVWEEKEND;HarryS.Truman,LateBloomerByJOHNJ.O'CONNORPublished:September8,1995 Facebook Twitter Google+ Email Share Print Reprints HBO'sdocudram...[
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“因为珍爱和平，我们回首战争”。
读史感想：
隆美尔父亲是医生，身上有中产阶级的谦卑温和，因爱国而走向纳粹为的帮凶－希德勒的左臂，而死于希德勒逼自杀。
中产阶级的谦卑温和，常被政客利用。
苏联初是纳粹的合谋帮凶（before1940）！20150228百战经典二战全纪录·闪击欧洲(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kvGCXJ0kHY)
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陇西郡－长老族人先辈说，别忘你祖人来自陇西郡，看看不得要领。什么是陇西郡？什么是陇西郡人？
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陇西郡
陇西郡，秦汉至隋唐行政区划，秦汉时辖地范围较大，一度包括今甘肃省天水、兰州等地区，是古丝绸之路必经之地，地处渭水上游，地理位置很重要，兵家必争之地。汉时，天水脱离陇西郡。李白、李渊、李广均出自陇西成纪（[
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1984年2月5日，粟裕同志因病情急剧恶化而与世长逝。楚青和粟裕的亲属及身边工作人员等，遵照粟裕生前意愿，在粟裕曾经战斗过的20多片土地上，撒下了他的骨灰。“时晴时雨正清明，万里送君伴君行。宽慰似见忠魂笑，遣怀珍惜战友情。惟思跃马挥鞭日，但忆疆场捷报频。东南此刻花似锦，堪慰英灵一片心。”在送撒骨灰途中，楚青饱含热泪写下了这首《遣怀》诗，[
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粟裕1984年，解剖时，发现脑中有三块弹片！淮海战役中，常说头疼！到死时方知脑中有三块弹片！话须脑中有三块弹片－成就一代名将！
1984年2月5日，粟裕同志因病情急剧恶化而与世长逝。楚青和粟裕的亲属及身边工作人员等，遵照粟裕生前意愿，在粟裕曾经战斗过的20多片土地上，撒下了他的骨灰。
“时晴时雨正清明，万里送君伴君行。宽慰似见忠魂笑，遣怀珍惜[
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