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Network and Content

One folk says network ability is everything; content is unimportant.  Then the same folk later said my help was in need for refining the folk's content. I think the folk does not need any help since content is umimporant. The folk's network alone should make the said content standing out.

Boating

When I was dating with my hubby, he told me that he would like to take me for a boat ride.  He would be the captain and I would be his first mate.  I thought the idea was so cool that I told him I'd love to do that.  I was imagining as he sets the sail I would let breeze caress my face and watch birds gliding over the water. Well, it wasn't as what we both expected.  The experience was the highlight of our joking with each other in our life.  Sure, there were certain elements beyond our control, such as weather.  We spent about one good afternoon in the calm water, then a raging storm came in.  We had to moor in the middle of nowhere.  Birds, and other boats were all gone, only waves, rains and thunders throughout pitch dark night.  The boat rocked like a hell, and I, as the first time boater, was so scared of our boat being drifted to far away that I woke hubby up and talked him into checking the anchor in the drench rain under the huge th...

孩子

与琳夫妇俩吃饭,先是谈到什么舞台剧最受年轻人欢迎,我告诉他们小王子都买票困难,可见多受孩子们欢迎。琳说好象还好嘛,她带着三个小丫头看视频,看了不到20分钟,两个大的走开了,只有四岁的考拉跟着她看完。琳说真扫兴,陪她们看小孩戏,结果三分之二的人不感兴趣。 琳还说真搞不懂小孩子喜欢什么。比如三个小丫头放着舒服的椅子不坐,却要抢那个放在角落里的旧高脚圆凳,还要吵架,忙得她要介入调解争端,最后决定每人按时轮流坐那破圆凳。她边说边笑。 我也笑,我告诉她,小孩子可能想法跟大人完全不同,小孩不看东西贵贱,舒适度也不是最重要,可能是否有趣好玩才更重要。记得我小时候有段时间全托,爸爸为了保证我营养,给我订了份鲜牛奶,那是牛奶限量供应的年代,他好象是走后门弄到这“照顾”体弱者的配给。为了确保牛奶足量(没被别人偷吃),他交给幼儿园一个圆筒形茶杯,一瓶牛奶正好满满一杯。每到午睡起来,老师就给小朋友发豆浆,给我则是那一大杯鲜牛奶,而我却拒绝喝,老师问为什么,我说杯子不好看,我要其他小朋友装豆浆的那种碗形圆杯,老师说那杯子小,只能盛半瓶牛奶,要是让我爸爸知道,会去院长那提意见的,老师说杯子的形状不影响牛奶的质量,我则坚持牛奶放在碗形杯里味道更好,放直筒杯里我就不喝。老师没办法只好用碗形杯分两杯给我,只见她对厨房间来收碗的阿姨边笑边摇头:“真搞不懂这怪小孩心里想些什么。”  后来老师告诉爸爸这事,爸爸问我为什么,我还是那句老话,还说最好跟小朋友一起喝豆浆,爸爸说:“那我把牛奶取消了好不好?” 我高兴地跳起来:“那好极了,我终于可以不喝牛奶了。” 爸爸哭笑不得,冲妈妈一笑:“这傻孩子。” 琳听了大笑,说:“看来我得去问问她们,为什么这破圆凳这么受她们欢迎。”

Alexa

It was interesting to play around Alexa.  Tina gave us the Alexa today.  Liam set it up.  Then we asked all kinds of questions.  Liam was most interested in asking for jokes.  Conner was much more thoughtful.  He asked:"Alexa, are you going to take over the whole world?"  Alexa answered: "I am only here to help you."  I was a little surprised by his question.  It seems like a lot of anxieties these days among people with regard to automation.  The thought of being replaced or taken over is even in a child's mind. Liam then asked:"Alexa, how old are you?"  Alexa answered:" I am three years old if measured as human; if measured as cats and dogs, I'm about 28." I asked:"Alexa, where is your hometown?"  Alexa said:"I don't know.  I'm still learning."  Amazon is still in the process of deciding its headquarter. Then I asked:"Alexa, do you have feelings?" Alexa said:"I am happy when I'm hel...