Doyouhappentoknowtheword"apartheid"?ApparentlyMr.Kerryusedthiswordandhadtoapologizeforthat.SeethefollowingarticleonNewYorkTimes:
KerryApologizesforRemarkThatIsraelRisksApartheid
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/world/middleeast/kerry-apologizes-for-remark-that-israel-risks-apartheid.html?_r=0
S.D
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老大和老大的博客
亦衝亦潛，順勢隨緣。潛水有潛水的理由，衝浪有衝浪的原因。
博文
(2014-04-29 01:33:18)
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老大和閨蜜去喝早茶，老大我應邀列席，主要負責買單。
就座後，來了一位amigo招待，問：“Whattea?"
老大就問老大我：“菊花英語怎麽說來著？”
老大我趕緊說：“Chrysanthemum.”
Amigo聽了，就走去拿茶了。老大我抓緊機會，鼓勵老大說：“要多背幾個英語單詞哈，要不然茶都沒的喝。”
碰巧旁邊有位招待大媽，正在收拾鄰座桌上的碗筷杯盤，聽了[閱讀全文]
(2014-04-23 23:51:40)
Doyouknowwholovedyou?
Inhisseeminglylongandatthesametimebrieflifespan,oneisinevitabletoencountervariouskindsofchallengesanddifficulties.Onewayoranother,hemustcomeuptothesechallenges;otherwise,hewillhavetoadmitfailure,apainfulandsometimesdevastatingexperience.Duringthesehardships,wheredoeshefindsupportandlove?Howdoeshemaintainstrengthandhope?Inyourlastordeal,doyouknowwholovedyou?
S.D
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(2014-04-18 00:20:29)
Atachurchceremonyacoupleweeksago,ourpastorsaid,"Leadershipisearned,notarranged."Ihappenedtobethinkingaboutleadershiplatelyandthissimplestatementstruckacordwithme.Itistruethatalltheleadersatourchurchhaveservedwholeheartedlyovertheyearsandearnedtheirleadership.WhereamIgoingtoearnmyleadership?AndwhatamIgoingtodo?
S.D
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(2014-04-06 22:11:38)
OnedayduringmylasttriptothesoutheastAsia,weneededthepasswordinordertoaccessWiFiinthelocaloffice.Whenourlocalcounterparttoldusthepassword"Purgatory",Inoticedthatmypartnerseemedrathershocked.
AfterIentereditinmylaptopandsetitupsuccessfully,mypartnerstilllookedgloomy.SoIaskedhimwhethereverythingwasokay.Hesaidgravely,"Purgatoryishell."
"Waitaminute,"Isaidtohim,&qu...[閱讀全文]
AfterIentereditinmylaptopandsetitupsuccessfully,mypartnerstilllookedgloomy.SoIaskedhimwhethereverythingwasokay.Hesaidgravely,"Purgatoryishell."
"Waitaminute,"Isaidtohim,&qu...[閱讀全文]
(2014-04-05 18:32:13)
Serpentinerockislowincalciumandnitrogenandhighinmagnesium.Whenitbreaksdownduetoweatheringintheenvironment,serpentinesoilisformedwiththesamebasiccharacteristics.Nativeplantshadtoadapttotheseconditionsinordertosurviveandthrive.
YellowstarthistleandItalianthistlearetwotypesofinvasiveplantsandpeopleareworkinghardtoweedthemout.
Indianwarriorisanativeplantwithredflowers.Itisalsousedasatea.
S...[閱讀全文]
YellowstarthistleandItalianthistlearetwotypesofinvasiveplantsandpeopleareworkinghardtoweedthemout.
Indianwarriorisanativeplantwithredflowers.Itisalsousedasatea.
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(2014-04-02 01:57:46)
77.DespicableLoneliness
Recently,Ms.DiverwasoftenoutoftownandIwenttodineoutbymyselfafewtimesinarow.ItfeltalittledepressingwhenthewaiterorwaitressaskedmehowmanypeopleandIhadtoadmit"partyofone".Somehow,thisremindedmeofthetitleofaChinesepopsong-"孤獨的人是可恥的,orLonelyPeopleAreDespicable."Togetherwiththemovie"DespicableMe",Ireallybegantoappreciatethedespicabilityof...[閱讀全文]
Recently,Ms.DiverwasoftenoutoftownandIwenttodineoutbymyselfafewtimesinarow.ItfeltalittledepressingwhenthewaiterorwaitressaskedmehowmanypeopleandIhadtoadmit"partyofone".Somehow,thisremindedmeofthetitleofaChinesepopsong-"孤獨的人是可恥的,orLonelyPeopleAreDespicable."Togetherwiththemovie"DespicableMe",Ireallybegantoappreciatethedespicabilityof...[閱讀全文]
(2014-04-02 00:15:10)
76.MyDay
Todayismyday,anditdoesnotneedsomeonetomake.Foryears,Ihavebeenthinkingofmyselfotherwise;butnowIfinallyhavetoadmitIamnotthatwise.Iguessitisforthebetter,sincethissettlesthematter.NowIcanjoyfullycelebratemyday,insteadofattemptingtopullsomepranksandplay.
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(2014-03-29 20:27:06)
美語壇中西節日活動頒獎典禮&帖子薈萃
最辛勤織錦仙女獎~~林貝卡
最純美天籟之音獎~~葉子姐
最神速響應號召獎~~科夫
最好奇三好學生獎~~好學又好問
最柔情似水朗誦獎~~北京二號
最才華橫溢謎語繪畫大師獎~~走馬讀人
最完美和聲家庭指揮獎~~RC合唱團
最逍遙海濱度假健將獎~~衝浪潛水員
最翠綠梅雨潭影院獎~~京燕花園
最美浪漫歌曲設計獎~~競選<[閱讀全文]
(2014-03-28 19:05:23)
1.HappyWife,HappyLife
Oneday,Ms.DiverwenttoseeadoctorandIaccompaniedhertoshowsupport.
Aftershowingustoanexamroom,thenursesaidtoher,"Pleasechangetothegownandthedoctorwillcometoseeyoushortly."
Tobesure,Isaidtothenurse,"I'mherhusband.It'sokayformetostayhere.Right?"
"Aslongasshesaysso."thenursereplied,"Sheistheboss!"
"Noproblem.I'musedto...[閱讀全文]
Oneday,Ms.DiverwenttoseeadoctorandIaccompaniedhertoshowsupport.
Aftershowingustoanexamroom,thenursesaidtoher,"Pleasechangetothegownandthedoctorwillcometoseeyoushortly."
Tobesure,Isaidtothenurse,"I'mherhusband.It'sokayformetostayhere.Right?"
"Aslongasshesaysso."thenursereplied,"Sheistheboss!"
"Noproblem.I'musedto...[閱讀全文]
