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(2021-12-19 09:29:13)
[Imightusetheitinerarysomedayastheguy'sfamiliarwithManhattan,althoughnotallplacesstillstand.]
Hush,littlebaby,don'tsayaword.
Papa'sgonnatakeyoutoWest43rd,
ThestreetwhereBenchleyandHaroldRoss
AndDorothyParkerhitthesauce
Asthecopyeditorshitthecaffeine
AndputoutTheNewYorkermagazine.
Ifliteraryhistoryisnotaninspiration,
PapawilltakeyoutoGrandCentralStation
An...[阅读全文]
(2021-12-16 09:23:42)
"ThreewildAlaskalobsters,oneforeach."Amyannouncedthedinnerplan,
admiringthegiantrosycrustaceanssnuggedinplasticandfoamasshelaidthem
outonthecounter.
"Youcanhavemine."cameBill'sunderwhelminganswerfromtheotherendofthe
kitchenisland.Hewaslunchingonsomesteamedpurplesweetpotatoes.
Ithasbeenatypicalexchangebetweenthemandifonereplaces"Alaska
lobsters...[阅读全文]
(2021-12-12 10:33:55)
"Seeingthemonster'sheadloomingabovethedarkwaves,Andromedaquickly
whippedoutheriPhoneanddialedanumberandHermes'swingedsandalsflew
Perseusininnotime,"Theoldmanturnedandpointedtoaclusterofrocks
off-shore"andthatwaswherePerseusslayedthedragonandsavedtheprincess."
Thetourguide,alivelysquatgentlemaninhis60s,withawrinkledand
sun-tannedfaceunderaheadofsnowyha...[阅读全文]
(2021-12-09 10:09:39)
Sincediscoveringitintheearly2000s,Ihavealwayslovedthe1974movie,
Chinatown,andre-watchedeveryyear.Thestory,writtenbyRobertTowne,bears
thedistinctiveflavorofRaymondChandlerandtellsaboutahard-boiledprivate
detectivenavigatingthelabyrinthofahideouscrime.Afterwatchingitsomany
timesandthethrillsgone,however,whatstillpullmeinarethedialogues.
Thesedays,Ioftenfindmyselfrecitingsomeofthemwhil...[阅读全文]
(2021-12-04 22:50:56)
Couldthesufferingofalltheearlyyearsofrote-learningmorphinmiddleage intoahobbythatgavemeanotherreasontothanklife?Afterformalschooling, itstartedasanitchthathadtobescratchedregularly.Onceortwiceayear, Ihadtoreadsomevocabularybooks,notnecessarilynew,andoftentookthe examsofferedthere.Thiswentonforadozenorsoyears.Andthen,around2019 Thanksgiving,ItooktheleaptostartreadingtheAmericanHe...[阅读全文]
(2021-11-30 13:59:33)
女：树上的鸟儿成双对
男：绿水青山绽笑颜
女：随手摘下花一朵
男：我与娘子戴发间
女：从今再不受那奴役苦
男：夫妻双双把家还
女：你耕田来我织布
男：我挑水来你浇园
女：寒窑虽破能抵风雨
男：夫妻恩爱苦也甜
女：你我好比鸳鸯鸟
同：比翼双飞在人间
F:Birdsarecouplinginthetrees.
M:Allsmilesarethegreenwatersandmountains.
F:Ipickafloweroffthecu[阅读全文]
(2021-11-27 09:00:11)
Althoughmostbeginnersdropout,dadsstickwithjiu-jitsu.Sofar,Iknow
atleasteightdads,includingme,whopracticebesidestheirkids.Mosthave
earnedbluebeltsandabove.We'djokethatwedon'twanttobebeatenupby
thekidsbutIsometimeswonderexactlywhywearepulledintothis.
Thepastmonthsawprogressindefenseas,althoughIoftengotdominated,I
protectedmyselfwellandrarelywassubmitted.Inaddition,Ihadafew...[阅读全文]
(2021-11-24 09:29:08)
"Theglassisdead;livingthingsarelongvolatility.Thebestwaytoverify
thatyouarealiveisbycheckingifyoulikevariations.Rememberthatfood
wouldnothaveatasteifitweren’tforhunger;resultsaremeaninglesswithout
effort,joywithoutsadness,convictionswithoutuncertainty,andanethical
lifeisn’tsowhenstrippedofpersonalrisks."
Thusconcludesthebook"Antifragile"anditfeels...[阅读全文]
(2021-11-20 14:07:34)
"Whydowehavetoclimbthemountain?"shoutedtheleaderofapackof
white-hairedcitizensgeared-upattheMissionPeaktrailhead."Becauseitis
there!"cametheroaringanswerasIpassedthemSundaymorning.
SincepacingLatQuickSilver,theyearninghadreturnedandIhadbeencoming
toMissionPeakeveryweekend.Andwhatajoytoknowthatrunninghadn't
forsakenme!
Threestepsfortheinhaleandfivet...[阅读全文]
(2021-11-13 09:36:01)
YoucouldhearhersweetvoiceineveryChinesegrocerystore,barber'sshop,
andoldCantoneserestaurant.Billfeltasifhehadgonebacktothe80swhen
hisauntsusedtohumtothebannedtunesof"TheSongofFourSeasons"andthe
like.Hehimselfmissedtheboat:oncehegrewoldenough(lastyearinhigh
school)tobeinterested,TeresaTengwastakenoverinthemainlandbynew
wavesofstarsfromHongkong,Taiwan,andlaterthewest.Hew...[阅读全文]
