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6. Jorden hill Area
Jorden hill is located at the extensive area of Green Grass Field. The road leading to the high school and the community center cuts through the hill and the GGF area. I don’t know when was the road built, when I moved to this neighborhood and resumed my daily walking routine, it was already a worn out road, cracks being all along the road with some being fixed and some not.
During 2017-2018, the Town set new developing plans, more commercial services were invited in. Since 2018, people could easily feel the enviorment of a new round of economic development plan. Along with the development of economic environment, the residential living environment got improved simultaneously, roads and public buildings were either fixed or upgraded.
Town started upgrading this road in spring of 2020 when majority of Americans were enveloped in the gray cloud of anxiety coming from Covid-19 pandemic. Road fixing works are quite common works, I saw many times. But by then, the work was not simply a construction work as the works I have seen before. In a slowed down society with only essential businesses being allowed to open, it was more meaningful.
Jorden hill used to be a private property under Scott’s family. Historically the town was famous for agriculture, quite amount of town residents made living by working in farms.
Scott’s family grew crops and raised dairy cows in their farms since early 20s century. Starting from 60s, with the development of industrial and commercial in the state, agriculture didn’t play important role as it used to be. The majority of farm lands have been changed to adapt the evolved social and economic trends. But to honor the history, a few farm lands were preserved as symbols of heritage and honor.
As a privately owned property, Scott’s family has the hill opened as a public sledding area in winter. Generations of residents enjoyed the beauty of white snow in shouting and cheering in the hill. At those moments, who would complain the bitter cold winter in their hometown?
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三年沒回中國，兒子想了，前天為這事流眼淚了。問他今年夏天回去，如果隔離二周他幹不幹，回答說“可以，反正可以上網”。也是，反正國內的網不影響你玩原神遊戲，到時候就讓你玩個夠。我照學英文寫字，雖然查單詞用法不如現在這麽方麵，但還是那個高興呀。開始做夏天回鄉的準備，想到回鄉真是高興。“咱們老百姓呀，今個真高興。。。”現在北京人的感受正是如此。等到我回鄉的那天，心情也會如此。
昨天和兒子講到陽曆新年雖然一直叫CHINESE NEW YEAR(或LUNAR NEW YEAR), 但實際上亞洲的許多其它國家也有此傳統。當初之所以被冠以CHINESE的名，是因為此節日最早始於中國的商代，後傳到亞洲其它國家。沒去探究何時又是如何傳入他國的，但想必是和中國曆史上曾經的輝煌分不開。經濟是基礎，文化屬上層建築。一個國家經濟強，其文化才有影響力。這兩年興起的外國人學中文熱也是和中國國力提升分不開的。借此由社會談到個人，說到了馬斯洛的需求理論。“我們正好在講這些”“什麽課上講的？”“HEALTH"( 我知道全稱是PHYSICAL AND HEALTH). 以前看這課名，以為隻是講與身體健康有關的知識。
去年喀布爾機場的撤離行動中，發生自殺式爆炸襲擊。襲擊共造成一百多人死亡，其中包括13名在機場協助撤離行動的美軍士兵。很慘。當時以為是塔利班幹的，後來才知是ISIS幹的。昨天看到本周三ISIS的大頭目在敘利亞的美軍抓捕行動中引爆炸彈自殺而亡，也算是罪有應得。這個壞家夥自己死還不算，還拉上老婆孩子，還有不知真相，住在同樓的平民一起死。真是壞透了！
翻看兒子中學時的照片，竟然沒注意到那時的他是如此的帥氣
