Every time when I see above head an airplane tilting its right wing preparing to land in SFO, I think to myself: Susan and Wayne could totally pilot this plane.

How are you dear Susan and Wayne in Kansas? We've been missing you off and on all the time. I remember you both when we were in the Mediterranean islands. I remember on Oct. 1 last year when Susan sat by the sea, waiting for Wayne to go fetch his wallet from the ship.  I remember how I plucked you out of the line at the Venician People Mover, I remember how we even met again at the airport upon departure!

Your (two) cards are on the stand at my front door permanently.  You are family, Susan and Wayne.

Please accept our best wishes for the coming holiday season.  We love and miss you immensely.

我們無法控制他人嘴巴說什麼，但可掌握自己耳朵聽什麼、眼睛看什麼、心裡想什麼。

夠哲理吧？得翻給孩子們瞭解瞭解：

We cannnot control others' mouths say what, but can determine our ears hear what, eyes see what, heart thinks what.

厲害否？

難爲他們了．．．中文爲什麼都顛倒過來講？他們英文是這樣的：

「我們無法控制他人什麼嘴巴說，但可掌握自己什麼耳朵聽、什麼眼睛看、什麼心裡想。」

誰在顛倒？

心有餘力不足也。

像．．．Why mountain night moon, gold town evening grass, dream soul fly over.

我想好多年了，頂多就只能譯成這樣。不然來教我？

回應「促轉去蔣…新威權 小心物極必反」

沒關係，越物極越必反，人家死都死了，你民進黨要怎麼搞到頭來都是幹自己，誰需要關切？Go fuck yourself, as hard as you like。

民主黨的道格．瓊斯在阿拉巴馬州參院唯一席次之爭中擊敗共和黨的勞瑞．莫爾，這是歡天喜地的重大消息。不過．．．事情極之複雜深遠，一言難盡。牽扯到美國國家道德價值走向、共和黨黨魂與正義理想和政治利益考量之辨、川普極右集團兼白人至上主義猖獗的未來前途、美國左右世界局勢影響力的變遷與兩大宗教團體惡鬥的未來等等，真的一言難盡。

But for now, let's just celebrate 民主黨在阿拉巴馬的勝利。真正老天有眼、吾道不孤。這絕不僅止關乎美國參院兩黨席次或政情算計，後續發展指日可待。不瞭解沒關係，以後有的是時間慢慢消化。For now, it's Sweet Home Alabama!

借問漢宮誰得似？可怕張非易新裝。

名花傾國兩相歡，長得君王戴孝看

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女兒非洲歸來毫髮無傷，紐約一行盡善盡美，領養的小母犬 Wednesday 調皮搗蛋，可愛至極。兒子三天後回來過寒假，成績優異。愛思麗福祿壽考，野黑貓飽食終日，一家子從前院到後院六畜興旺，花繁葉茂。車庫裡有條不紊，一部部車亮晶晶，shine 到不行。魚子醬龍精虎猛，母儀天下。高本衲運籌帷幄，乾坤在抱。

我，有沒有一點功勞？Me 不敢當啦，只不過．．．事情確實這樣，不然我現在馬上死給你看，看 everything 會不會還一模一樣。