暖冬cool夏
這裏一年四季溫暖如春，沒有酷暑沒有嚴寒......
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09/04/2019 Journal
I woke up to a warm and muggy morning. Having accustomed to the dry and mild summer here in southern CA, I know that an autumn morning like this is a barometer of another sweltering day. After breakfast was served and done, I entered the closet for the change. A striped dress of white and black came to my sight. For the whole summer, dresses have been hanging idly in the closet, as wearing them in the cool weather is an option, plus most daytime is spent in an air-conditioned office. But today may be the day to put it on, I told myself.
The morning breeze caressed my naked arms, fluttering the skirt hem as I walked towards the office building. It will be another workday, not much to look forward to. But a change of attire somehow brought forth a change of mood, not just the feel of lightness. Some kind compliments added on that. For a moment, I was reminded of the summers in China, where girls are more dressed up in skirts or dresses, floral or solid color, with myriad patterns and styles. Thanks to them, my youth and summers were remembered as colorful.
After lunch, I was about to rest in the car for a while. The scorching sun, with the moist in the air, turned the parking lot to a sizzling ground. The car, after being baked in the sun for a morning, was like an oven now. I moved it to a shady spot under a tree and rolled down all the windows. The wind from the street dispersed the heat a little bit, but it was far from enough to keep me in the car. I got out and walked back in the heat to the office without a desired nap.
As I hit the keyboard to unlock the screen, the beautiful desktop picture beckoned me welcomingly. It's a new one today, equally breathtaking as the last one. These wonderfully imbedded photos, periodically changing and alternating, transport me to the distant land, where flowers bloom next to the crimson-colored soaring stones or the undulating mountains, as shown here. Unknown the places are to me and most of which I may never physically be able to step on in my life, viewing it alone gives me a getaway and some imaginations. My eyes lingered as I relished at the scenes.
I had my second tooth crown yesterday. The first one was done a couple of months ago, as a root- canaled tooth asked for it. But this one has an option of being filled or crowned. The dentist suggested a crown, of course, and I did not question it. Hopefully the crown protects the tooth as he claimed, and that the crown could last at least ten years before it wears out.
It is September now, three more months to go before the year draws to a close. Then it will be another year……
遙祝暖冬闔家中秋快樂！
這本小說其實是作者半自傳小說，小說的作者就住在灣區，這邊有一個阿富汗移民聚集地，被稱為小喀布爾。當年讀了這篇小說之後非常感動，曾經有衝動到小喀布爾見作者一麵。
暖冬的書評好看！謝謝分享！
替Hassan難過，為他的愚忠不值。好在社會是向前走的，荒唐的等級製度在漸漸式微。
這本書是講男人之間的父子情，而《雪花與秘扇》是女人，老同之間的友情，記得好像都是差不多時間讀的。
謝謝mm這麽仔細地讀我的英文，這篇日記也是擠牙膏似的寫不出來，又覺得應該練練筆，就東扯西扯了一些。都說牙套比補牙好，當然在牙齒磨損厲害的情況下才做牙套，而牙套做的好壞也很關鍵，我這第二顆做的好，很吻合幾乎沒有什麽感覺，所以最終牙醫的技術很重要。保養好的牙套不止十年呢。知道mm上班的公司著裝很正規，其實挺好的，逼著你注意儀表儀態，人也精神，我都希望女兒上班的公司也這樣要求呢。謝謝Oncemm的臨博，周四，又快周末了，好好休息吧。
紐約昨天溫度也比較高，今天涼了下來。好想看暖mm的裙裝照，我一年四季都是dress上班，有時change一下確實會有驚喜。受你啟示，哪天我也要穿西裝長褲上次班，看看心情會怎樣。：）
是啊，時間好快，再一眨眼就要年底了。crown可以保護牙齒，有十年的效果啊，那真的還是值得做的。