<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840</id><updated>2011-07-31T02:25:42.295-05:00</updated><category term='新新人類'/><category term='電影欣賞'/><category term='職場無奈'/><category term='呆子書評'/><category term='家有Ｋ９'/><category term='異國風味'/><category term='癡人說樂'/><category term='閒話家常'/><category term='My 2 Cents 黑白講'/><category term='發燒技客'/><title type='text'>美中歷險 ☆ Blog of AJ</title><subtitle type='html'>&lt;a href="http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com"&gt;★╮這裡是美國小地方　生活平淡　來個精彩刺激的格名吧╭★&lt;/a&gt;</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>54</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-3570424842170637646</id><published>2010-10-01T00:46:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2010-10-01T00:46:24.117-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='閒話家常'/><title type='text'>房子賣不掉嗎？祈求聖約瑟夫幫忙吧！</title><summary type='text'>  據聞這是天主教徒的迷信，不過很多天主教徒聽根本都沒聽過這一套。  求聖約瑟夫 St. Joseph 幫忙的人不只是天主教徒，各宗教信徒，無神論者都有喔！幾年前和一個同事聊天時聽來的。他是基督教路得會的。起初我根本沒放在心上，經濟不景氣誰敢離職？房價一跌再跌，非不得已，誰會賣掉給自己和家人遮風擋雨的殼？  說實在的，我們倆個都因為公司老闆和上司愈來愈嚴苛小氣而被壓的喘不過氣來。去年之中我老公斷斷續續有在找新工作，想換個環境。大約是春假後，我們這區賣房屋的陸續成交，為時都只有一兩個月，這似乎和當下的房地產市場景氣不符。研究了一下之後，發現小房子的價錢變動不大，加上美國聯邦政府通過給第一次買屋的民眾減稅，的確帶動了小小購屋潮。我們考慮了許久，覺得即使沒找到新工作也該趁時機好的時候把房子脫手，不然不知道要等多少年才再有這個機會。所以，我們自己就開始慢慢整修房屋和庭院。  到了暑假，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/3570424842170637646/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=3570424842170637646&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/3570424842170637646'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/3570424842170637646'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/blog-post.html' title='房子賣不掉嗎？祈求聖約瑟夫幫忙吧！'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-3067239333529775899</id><published>2009-04-16T22:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-06-07T22:48:48.648-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='家有Ｋ９'/><title type='text'>Sunny Knee Surgery 開刀</title><summary type='text'>We had noticed Sunny limping for some time and took to the vet late last fall. The diagnose was that she had arthritis and slight "torn" on the right knee. It was something we needed to watch for and it could heal. As for the arthritis, we could give her pain pills and food supplement for the joints.   A few months went by, after careful watching and giving her glucosamine, her movement seemed a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/3067239333529775899/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=3067239333529775899&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/3067239333529775899'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/3067239333529775899'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/sunny-knee-surgery.html' title='Sunny Knee Surgery 開刀'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_e-z2Nu6TAkc/SiyI0sMMojI/AAAAAAAAAFE/eJUa3_17v6s/s72-c/IMG_4654_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-6318972231241962567</id><published>2008-11-04T23:49:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-05T23:49:47.688-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='My 2 Cents 黑白講'/><title type='text'>Black President? It's Only Skin Deep.</title><summary type='text'>While anxiously waiting president-elect Mr. Barack Obama to deliver his "victory speech," my heart was racing as fast as any of those gathered in Grant Park, Chicago and I thought to myself "First black president? Color is only skin deep."   I know this may sound like a party pooper. But Obama is only half black, biologically. It reminds me of Tiger Woods, a much celebrated African-American </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/6318972231241962567/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=6318972231241962567&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/6318972231241962567'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/6318972231241962567'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/black-president-it-only-skin-deep.html' title='Black President? It&amp;#39;s Only Skin Deep.'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-180184371661144103</id><published>2008-01-01T17:28:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2008-01-01T17:33:13.435-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='閒話家常'/><title type='text'>Happy 2008 新年快樂！</title><summary type='text'>  下午二點左右帶我家桑妮去散步時只有華氏９度，約攝氏零下十三度．狗也好，人也好，不出門動一動（凍一凍）不行．  耶誕節我收到一雙冰刀．收到的禮物都很好很實用，不過，這叫我特別高興，好像回到少女時代！上週末跟老公又游泳又滑冰的，昨天開始全身痠痛．．．年紀大了，有差哦．  昨夜／除夕沒有別的節目，在家大吃大喝．弄了螃蟹及鮭魚．（諧音好像不怎麼吉利的感覺．）一個客戶送我兩瓶 Pinot Noir 紅酒：一瓶是美國奧勒崗州產的；一瓶是紐西蘭產的．對紅酒略知一二的話，應該曉得美國奧勒崗州和紐西蘭釀製世界級的 Pinot Noir．在美國，進口的紐西蘭Pinot Noir 有限，我們嚐過的屈指可數．這個客戶常去纽澳出差，特別給我帶了紐西蘭 Pinot Noir 回來．他也知道我們曾在奧勒崗州住過，所以送我這兩瓶酒來直接評比．很有意思．  今天也什麼節目，在家休息和看美式足球（大學各式盃）．出去蹓狗</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/180184371661144103/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=180184371661144103&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/180184371661144103'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/180184371661144103'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/happy-2008.html' title='Happy 2008 新年快樂！'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-2717980520164021956</id><published>2007-12-18T21:13:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-12-18T21:21:07.553-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='閒話家常'/><title type='text'>New Zealand Jingle Bells 聖誕鈴聲- 紐西蘭版</title><summary type='text'>  我問一個本來是英國人後來搬去紐西蘭定居的客戶，在南半球過聖誕節還習慣嗎？他寄給我下文...  Dashing through the bush,    in a rusty Holden Ute,     Kicking up the dust,     Turkey in the boot,     Kids are by my side,     singing Christmas songs,     It's Summer time and I am in     my singlet, shorts and thongs.  Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,    Christmas in New Zealand on a scorching summers day, Hey!     Jingle </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/2717980520164021956/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=2717980520164021956&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/2717980520164021956'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/2717980520164021956'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/new-zealand-jingle-bells.html' title='New Zealand Jingle Bells 聖誕鈴聲- 紐西蘭版'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-8861770232730871174</id><published>2007-12-05T20:28:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2007-12-05T20:28:18.234-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Westroads Mall Shooting</title><summary type='text'>Omaha is on national news today...   Top story of CNN &amp; Yahoo right now:   http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/05/mall.shooting/index.html   http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071205/ap_on_re_us/mall_shooting   It's only 26 degrees day time; some people were evacuated from the mall and waited in the parking lot. Early morning flurries flew but fortunately not getting any worse. Local news stations has been </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/8861770232730871174/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=8861770232730871174&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/8861770232730871174'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/8861770232730871174'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/westroads-mall-shooting.html' title='Westroads Mall Shooting'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-1779425264894643135</id><published>2007-11-05T23:17:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2007-11-05T23:17:40.351-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='家有Ｋ９'/><title type='text'>2 Years ! 二週年紀念</title><summary type='text'>    兩年前的今天 -- 十一月五日 -- 我們認養了一隻流浪狗，帶回家後取名桑妮 Sunny． </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/1779425264894643135/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=1779425264894643135&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/1779425264894643135'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/1779425264894643135'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/2-years.html' title='2 Years ! 二週年紀念'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-2225555809464505797</id><published>2007-11-04T00:11:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-11-04T22:06:04.844-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='電影欣賞'/><title type='text'>Talk to Me 對我說 / 深情交談</title><summary type='text'>  Watched "Talk to Me" on DVD tonight.   Honestly, I did not know much about this movie. But Don Cheadle certainly has the star power to draw in me. Better yet, Chiwetel Ejiofor. Before I knew it, I was already a Chiwetel fan.  The brotherly love is quite moving; however, less edgy than I'd expected. I'm not sure what "main stream black movies" are supposed to look like. This sure looks like one.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/2225555809464505797/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=2225555809464505797&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/2225555809464505797'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/2225555809464505797'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/talk-to-me.html' title='Talk to Me 對我說 / 深情交談'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-3722022887972652909</id><published>2007-11-02T16:52:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-11-04T20:59:18.923-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='閒話家常'/><title type='text'>Day Off!</title><summary type='text'>  Finally... I've got a day off from work. Well, really did not do much yet. Slept in, took Sunny for a walk, then went shopping. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/3722022887972652909/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=3722022887972652909&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/3722022887972652909'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/3722022887972652909'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/day-off.html' title='Day Off!'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-3416784614307601776</id><published>2007-10-25T21:26:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T13:24:28.837-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='家有Ｋ９'/><title type='text'>One Lick 每日一舔</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/3416784614307601776/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=3416784614307601776&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/3416784614307601776'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/3416784614307601776'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/one-lick-cq.html' title='One Lick 每日一舔'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_e-z2Nu6TAkc/RyFQbMYpSpI/AAAAAAAAAAc/hdHqKVWuxhI/s72-c/082607-Small-711597.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-3433199959418424912</id><published>2007-10-23T23:05:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2007-10-23T23:05:52.257-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='閒話家常'/><title type='text'>SCA Fire 南加州烈焰</title><summary type='text'>  近日媒體不斷報導南加州森林大火，使我不禁想起四年前的經歷。只不過，這回又創了新紀錄，已超過五十萬人無家可歸。火勢猶如煉獄在世…  2003年聖地牙哥大火紀錄在以下部落格文章：  10.26.2003 紅日(聖地牙哥火災記實/上)     10.27.2003 紅日(聖地牙哥火災記實/中)     10.28.2003 紅日(聖地牙哥火災記實/下) </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/3433199959418424912/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=3433199959418424912&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/3433199959418424912'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/3433199959418424912'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/sca-fire.html' title='SCA Fire 南加州烈焰'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-6926488979384687835</id><published>2007-10-20T17:39:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-10-21T17:41:27.897-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='My 2 Cents 黑白講'/><title type='text'>Say Love 桃花劫</title><summary type='text'>愛情是什麼？感情這種事，誰說的清楚？我嘛．．．坐三望四，結婚快十年的人了，還是不知道自己到底要什麼？這麼說似乎很對不起我家老公．他更絕：他並不相信永恆．這場戀愛過程，現實不斷往我頭上潑冷水．還好我不介意．男人的甜言蜜語我不信，太沒安全感．他偏偏耍東坡帥樣，好聽的話他是不會說的．也罷，不給我浪漫，我也回不起嬌嗔．桃花非好運；多情吃得苦多．唉．．．</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/6926488979384687835/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=6926488979384687835&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' 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url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_e-z2Nu6TAkc/RxQlewngthI/AAAAAAAAAAU/TDZiLigF9hQ/s72-c/158-5851_IMG-746993.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-551839068841975051</id><published>2007-10-15T20:10:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T13:24:29.225-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='閒話家常'/><title type='text'>Glass Heart 玻璃心</title><summary type='text'>2003年在聖地牙哥買的藝品．</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/551839068841975051/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=551839068841975051&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/551839068841975051'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/551839068841975051'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/glass-heart.html' title='Glass Heart 玻璃心'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_e-z2Nu6TAkc/RxQPlgngtgI/AAAAAAAAAAM/p28N68DOyYs/s72-c/glassheart-745311.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-651930905247483502</id><published>2007-09-22T13:58:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T16:40:13.853-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='職場無奈'/><title type='text'>No Can't Do 職場無奈</title><summary type='text'>我的公司似乎變的很奇怪．．．那個新來的很白目的領班根本是陰險奸詐的小人．他什麼事不做也就算了，一出了什麼事，上面問他，他就來找我們，有時候是我們跟客戶或業務電話商量決定怎麼做，不是完全由書面通知．如果沒有書面證明，他就全部怪到我們頭上來．因為他根本不去問客戶或業務是怎麼回事．他已經在背後怪過我一個同事．上個月澳洲業務問他怎麼ＸＸ貨沒寄出去，我明明已經叫人寄了，也寄電子信通知領班，白目領班沒看信就跟業務和客服副總說我什麼都還沒做．業務跟我不錯，也知道我很盡責，已經把出貨事宜料理好了．可是客服副總也是一個很白目的人，因為是總裁的朋友，所以到現在弄砸了很多事，很多經理辭職，他還是一樣翹二郎腿，開開心心當他的副總．那個白目領班一定在副總面前說了很多我們的壞話，讓副總懷疑我們的工作能力．過去兩個星期，副總叫我們去開了好幾次會，一直問我們的工作流程，問我們有沒有遵守規定，為什麼做某種決定．．．　</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/651930905247483502/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=651930905247483502&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/651930905247483502'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/651930905247483502'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/l.html' title='No Can&apos;t Do 職場無奈'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-2607135976031723404</id><published>2007-04-15T23:34:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T16:54:19.746-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='新新人類'/><title type='text'>My Shero - Billie Jean King 我的偶像</title><summary type='text'>Shero (she-hero 合字) 譯為女英雄在中文說來似乎不夠切當傳神，還是解釋成偶像貼切一點，比較親切而且私人的感覺。就是一位讓我景仰又是學習榜樣的女性。Billie Jean King (比莉珍金恩) 乃是美國傳奇女網球名將。在娜拉提洛娃稱霸世界之前，就是比莉珍金恩啦！她不僅名列世界網壇最偉大的球員之一，更是美國最偉大的運動員之一 (男女都算)。除了個人網球成就，比莉珍金恩不斷為女性運動員爭取平等待遇。直到今天，從網壇退休多年，她依然活躍於公益或私人組織，倡導女性運動促進健康人生，獨立自主；也積極爭取各界對女性體育活動的重視與支援。近來，她以身作則，在自己參與的體育組織中全面施行綠化：小至使用省電燈泡，大至體育場設計合乎環保要求。金恩是個敢講敢做的人，對她的理念勇往直前。被持反對意見的人士批評，習如家常便飯。這些年來，她並沒有被阻力打倒。誠如她所說，運動之於人生，不但訓練毅力，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/2607135976031723404/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=2607135976031723404&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/2607135976031723404'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/2607135976031723404'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/my-shero-billie-jean-king.html' title='My Shero - Billie Jean King 我的偶像'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-1405817284352841678</id><published>2007-03-27T20:07:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-03-28T20:14:50.687-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='癡人說樂'/><title type='text'>There's More to Cheese And Phish 不限奶酪魚</title><summary type='text'>這…是什麼名堂？奶酪魚？啊…不是談吃的啦！話說，最近認識一個在我們公司代班，當臨時職員 temp 的大陸妹。七年級，才大學剛畢業。十歲就跟父母移民到美國來，雖然不是土生土長的華裔，也快差不多了。我和大陸妹還蠻有話說的，原因是她興趣廣泛，接觸到許多非主流的東西。這在亞裔中不多見。許多新移民希望下一代充分融入美國社會，所以很刻意的如此教育下一代。也有的是第二代移民自己不想被看成移民，不想與眾不同，極力的學當十足的美國人。我在加州兩年看到在美國出生的年輕亞裔都很主流化。他們崇尚流行文化，對自己父母祖國的文化不是完全不了解，但比一般加州年輕人也多不到哪裡去。我住的內部拉斯加州不像加州有那麼多亞裔，文化上也不像加州那般多樣性。所以，出了這麼個大陸妹，還挺讓我意外的。夏季的節慶已經在打廣告了嘛．．．今兒聊著聊著就聊到音樂節 music festival 去了。我當然講了講自己聽 jam band </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/1405817284352841678/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=1405817284352841678&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/1405817284352841678'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/1405817284352841678'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/theres-more-to-cheese-and-phish.html' title='There&apos;s More to Cheese And Phish 不限奶酪魚'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-1917622163179822398</id><published>2007-03-19T23:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-03-19T23:02:39.843-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='閒話家常'/><title type='text'>Spring 07 哇呀呀...</title><summary type='text'>春天到了，可是我卻提不起勁．．．</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/1917622163179822398/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=1917622163179822398&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/1917622163179822398'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/1917622163179822398'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/spring-07.html' title='Spring 07 哇呀呀...'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-117288736853299248</id><published>2007-03-02T20:01:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-03-04T10:33:10.016-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='閒話家常'/><title type='text'>Sick 破病囉！</title><summary type='text'>這次回台灣過年，除了家人，還見到十多年沒見的老同學和幾個網友，有幾個沒法見面的也通了電話和ｅ信。本想一一發媚兒道謝，回到美國快一星期了，我還沒動手．．．其實不是忙，而是．．．我回到家已是週日二月二十五號凌晨，那天下雪，能見度不好；不知托誰的福，我從丹佛飛回歐馬哈之前雪停了，老公從機場接我回家時又開始下。隔天早晨的班機都取消了。之前我沒趕上從ＬＡ到丹佛的班機，這有空再提。能順利飛回歐馬哈十分幸運，能從機場平安開到家，真是老天保佑！在台期間，除了拉肚子，一切都很順利，或許因為如此，我該償還旅途間種種好運。週日二月二十五號凌晨勉強睡了３小時，白天還是很累，可是不敢睡，怕時差調不回來。當晚，該休息，卻整夜睡不著。週一二月二十六號去上班時簡直像僵屍，而且還開始咳嗽。從台北飛ＬＡ的班機上很多人咳嗽，大概是那時被傳染到了。反正從週一起，我的感冒症狀每況愈下。週三開始發燒。昨天週四來場暴風雪，不能上班，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/117288736853299248/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=117288736853299248&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/117288736853299248'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/117288736853299248'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/sick.html' title='Sick 破病囉！'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-117056143788375952</id><published>2007-02-03T21:53:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T16:50:08.932-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='癡人說樂'/><title type='text'>Phish 魚與標籤</title><summary type='text'>《舊文重貼》昨晚和老公跑去看魚 (Phish)，半夜才回家。早上頭痛的要命 -- 怕睡眠不足沒精神上班，所以一早喝了杯咖啡，沒想到適得其反。自從發現咖啡刺激我的胃，已經不知多久沒碰了，對咖啡因愈來愈沒承受力。沒辦法，實在不舒服，跟老闆告病提前回家。(才有時間在這裡廢話嘛！)發什麼神經？非假日跑去看演唱會就落得這個下場啦！我向老公抱怨過，可是魚兒一票難求，會來聖地牙哥辦一場就該偷笑了。不能說自己是魚迷，只因風聞已久，很想去看看。老公沒認識我之前去過幾次，也不算死忠樂迷，家裡只剩一張他們的 CD，其他不知丟哪去了。音樂，我沒寫，不會寫；少提，不想有的沒聯想或被歸類。Phish 之前，該場地辦了 Ozzfest。聽到 Ozzy Osbourne 大名，你心中出現的畫面是什麼？Ozzy 的樂迷是啥德行？魚兒樂迷在許多美國人心中有其特殊形象，我想我不解釋最好。一方面由於我不是純樂迷；</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/117056143788375952/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=117056143788375952&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/117056143788375952'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/117056143788375952'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/02/phish.html' title='Phish 魚與標籤'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-117055542041191923</id><published>2007-02-03T20:09:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T16:51:39.825-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='呆子書評'/><title type='text'>Mona Lisa Awakening 蒙那麗莎的覺醒</title><summary type='text'>前不久去逛書店時，在新平裝本區看到《蒙那麗莎的覺醒》一書展示，作者名叫 Sunny。頭一次遇上只用單名的作家，很是好奇，再一看 Sunny 是亞裔，就更好奇了。隨便翻兩下發現這是本融合奇幻、羅曼史與 erotica 性愛等類型的小說。我對這類小說一向不感興趣，可是又想捧捧新近亞裔作家的場。回家上了 Sunny 的網站看看，人家還蠻會捧自己的。這本 2006 年 9 月才出版，續集也將在 2007 年 2 月出版。亞馬遜上的評語多很不錯，我想我就給他買回家試試，結果那時亞馬遜還缺貨。這麼搶手，害我有種非看不可的感覺，所以又衝到書店去買。真如亞馬遜上的評語，一本叫人欲罷不能的小說。最近常下雪又超冷的，哪兒也不能去，我兩天就 K 完了。總結本書，可用兩字形容：blood and sex (血腥和性愛)。故事情節很像日本成人卡通。女主角蒙那麗莎是個孤兒，二十一歲時發現自己是月族女王。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/117055542041191923/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=117055542041191923&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/117055542041191923'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/117055542041191923'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/02/mona-lisa-awakening.html' title='Mona Lisa Awakening 蒙那麗莎的覺醒'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-117011364557947191</id><published>2007-01-29T17:29:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T16:50:26.549-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='癡人說樂'/><title type='text'>Kaki King - 美麗的偶然</title><summary type='text'>時間：西元 2003 年 4 月 5 日週六地點：The Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, California演出藝人：Yonder Mountain String Band開場藝人：Kaki King這天我們興沖沖地從 San Diego 聖地牙哥沿海岸 101 公路北行，先在 Encinita 停留，逛 City Fair，順便吃午飯。下午晃去 Solana Beach，晚上等著看 Yonder Mountain String Band。Yonder 又不是多有名，為他們開場的，一定更名不見經傳。「誰是 Kaki King？」我問老公。「不知道呀！」等我們入場時，Kaki 已經開始表演了。民歌似地旋律，一位看來很年輕的短髮女生在台上柔聲地唱著。我們兩個在人群中穿梭，想擠個好位置站站，不然，像我這個矮冬瓜一定什麼都看不到的。突然，鏗鏘的吉他聲傳出，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/117011364557947191/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=117011364557947191&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/117011364557947191'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/117011364557947191'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/kaki-king.html' title='Kaki King - 美麗的偶然'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-117004393880231656</id><published>2007-01-28T22:10:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T16:50:39.012-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='癡人說樂'/><title type='text'>Sharing Music 音樂共享</title><summary type='text'>免費抓歌的時代過去了嗎？我記得 Napster 關門前許多爭議，很多人以 The Grateful Dead 樂迷互相拷貝交換音樂為例，辯論網上抓音樂不應該認定為違法行為。侵權當然是最大問題，只要藝人同意，非營利分享音樂就不構成侵權的行為。The Grateful Dead 樂迷互相拷貝交換音樂大概可以追溯到六Ｏ年代後期。他們以現場演唱聞名，根本不靠賣唱片賺錢，也不在乎樂迷錄下演唱會。事實上，三、四十年來走唱，沒有一場演唱會是完全一樣的。樂迷更以收集演唱會錄音為傲。今天在美國依然有很多樂手和樂團以巡迴現場表演為主，不但不在乎樂迷錄下演唱會彼此分享，還主動提供本身 sound board 錄音讓各地樂迷隨意下載。到 Internet Archive: Live Music Archive 走一遭就知道啦！http://www.archive.org/details/etree說實在的，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/117004393880231656/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=117004393880231656&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/117004393880231656'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/117004393880231656'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/sharing-music.html' title='Sharing Music 音樂共享'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-116994503377103412</id><published>2007-01-27T18:39:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T16:48:48.330-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='家有Ｋ９'/><title type='text'>Ik ben Sunny 我是桑妮！</title><summary type='text'>我家狗兒 Sunny 桑妮原來是流浪犬，一臉混血兒模樣，除了猜測外，無從得知血統。血統對我們來說，不是那麼重要，但對了解狗兒的性情及訓練上有莫大的幫助，所以一直很好奇。每次帶去公園散步總不免和其他狗主聊上幾句。絕大多數的狗主開頭就問：「你家狗狗是什麼品種？顏色很漂亮！叫什麼名字？幾歲呀？」我們總把流浪動物之家說的那套搬出來：「大概是拉不拉多混種。」是呀，桑妮那顆大頭的確很像拉不拉多。但她的細腰和雄健的後腿又是不折不扣的獵犬身段。從她追蹤氣味、抓野免、松鼠、土撥鼠、浣熊的戰績看來，她的確是條訓練有素的獵犬。某天小江帶桑妮去公園玩，遇上一隻 Rat Terrier。兩犬追逐，桑妮的速度比以飛快聞名的 Rat Terrier 毫不遜色。那狗主後來對著桑妮東看西看，十分肯定桑妮有 Rhodesian Ridgeback (羅德西亞脊背犬 / 南非逆毛獵獅犬) 的血統。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/116994503377103412/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=116994503377103412&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/116994503377103412'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/116994503377103412'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/ik-ben-sunny.html' title='Ik ben Sunny 我是桑妮！'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-116909796300799414</id><published>2007-01-17T23:23:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T16:42:56.400-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='閒話家常'/><title type='text'>Big Chills 只是冷一點而已</title><summary type='text'>剛收大妹的留言，詢問冰風暴 ice storm 的情況。是呀，這些天冷鋒席捲全美國，連墨西哥都下冰雨了…昨天早上我開車去上班時，收音機報說是華氏零下九度(攝氏零下二十三度)。這麼冷，週末下的五六吋雪當然就一直堆著。比我們這裡暖和的地方，不下雪的話，下起冰雨／冰風暴，情況更遭。有時候，還是冷一點好…有關氣候的新聞：Storm leaves 60 dead, thousands shiveringhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/01/17/winter.blast.ap/index.html</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/116909796300799414/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=116909796300799414&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/116909796300799414'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/116909796300799414'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/big-chills.html' title='Big Chills 只是冷一點而已'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-116891476421640226</id><published>2007-01-15T20:32:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T16:43:11.415-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='閒話家常'/><title type='text'>Negative One 華氏零下一度</title><summary type='text'>晚間八點左右，氣溫為華氏零下一度(攝氏零下十八度)。下午高溫約在華氏四度。我家桑妮每天被帶出去蹓兩趟：白天我老公帶，半小時到一小時不等；晚上，我帶，十五到二十分鐘。天氣醬．．．零度是我的極限啦，沒有積雪的話，我還會考慮考慮。上週末連下兩天雪，我們好玩，一樣帶桑妮去跑。今早起來鏟雪，挺費力的。今晚只好跟桑妮說抱歉了！</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/116891476421640226/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=116891476421640226&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/116891476421640226'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/116891476421640226'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/negative-one.html' title='Negative One 華氏零下一度'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-116882489401999163</id><published>2007-01-14T19:34:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T16:44:29.808-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='閒話家常'/><title type='text'>Low Point 低潮期</title><summary type='text'>過去兩年，也就是從搬來歐馬哈以後，我很少在網上走動。很多人認為歐馬哈是個無聊的地方，如此看來，我應該更有時間 surf the net。該說是．．．陷入一段低潮期吧？靈感不是沒有，電腦裡存著不少寫了一半的東西。之前貼的《鏟雪》一文，還是兩年前寫的。網友的站我也幾乎沒去看，總是提不起勁來。貼貼留言好像是什麼艱難的任務，也一直無法達成。我的工作一直壓力大，本來難過的想辭職，卻老找不到合適的新工作。總算去年三月我被調回出口部，職務我真的喜歡，人手可就是不夠。天天加班，一整天坐在電腦前，等回到家，根本就不想碰電腦。這段時間我倒看了些書，多是暢銷書，看過就忘的。訂 Netflix 後，回味不少八Ｏ年代的電影。再不然，跟我家狗狗玩，輕鬆一下。新的一年到了，我該振作啦．．．</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/116882489401999163/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=116882489401999163&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/116882489401999163'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/116882489401999163'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/low-point.html' title='Low Point 低潮期'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-116873197932430800</id><published>2007-01-13T17:38:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T16:53:09.041-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='異國風味'/><title type='text'>MX Hot Choco 天冷，來杯墨西哥熱巧克力吧！</title><summary type='text'>這天，鏟完雪後，興致一來，決定弄杯墨西哥熱巧克力暖身。用熱水沖泡熱可可粉實在很不夠味；用熱牛奶沖，還好。不過，我不喝牛奶，有乳糖不耐症嘛。說起來，沖可可粉絕比不上用真正的巧克力來煮的熱巧克力香濃。近兩年來，我都情願多花點時間煮。當然不是用牛奶煮，而是用新時代豆漿或米漿(註)。煮熱巧克力沒什麼訣竅，用小火把豆漿或米漿加熱，然後丟進一塊巧克力糖，慢慢攪拌，等巧克力溶化且混合均勻，不用等煮開冒泡泡，差不多要到沸點就可以了。比例和甜味，隨個人喜好。要是用中式傳統豆漿來煮熱巧克力，會很噁心。美國市面上賣的豆漿品牌不少，各家豆味不同，選到豆味太重的，就…　一般來說，我都用 plain rice milk 米漿來煮熱巧克力。巧克力糖的部分，我通常選可可濃度高的，苦味十足。也可以用不含糖的烘焙用巧克力，再斟酌加甜味。我先生喜歡後者，還愛加辣椒。偶爾我會用傳統墨西哥巧克力來煮。我買的這個 Ibarra </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/116873197932430800/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=116873197932430800&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/116873197932430800'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/116873197932430800'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/mx-hot-choco_13.html' title='MX Hot Choco 天冷，來杯墨西哥熱巧克力吧！'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-116779268958968064</id><published>2007-01-02T20:47:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T16:44:45.504-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='閒話家常'/><title type='text'>Shoveling Snow 鏟雪</title><summary type='text'>嚴冬真的來了！十一月那場初雪為大家添了一番驚喜，隔兩天就融得一乾二淨。我們這裡的氣溫一直在華氏四、五十度，陽光普照。一到一月份，新年假期結束，暖冬好運亦馬上結束，像是樓上那位司主氣候的神靈突然想起忘了開我們這裡的氣候開關，趕快補開。昨天下午飄起雪來，愈下愈大。到了下班時間，行車已極為不便。晚間十點左右，雪停了。隔壁老爹急急地推出吹雪機，把他家門前車道清乾淨，弄得大家雞犬不寧。氣象預測說半夜還會再下，現在清掃幹嘛呢？臨睡前，小江一再提醒我明早要早起一小時跟他去鏟門前雪，不然我們出不了門。五點多，我們就被鄰居轟隆隆的吹雪機 (snow blower) 吵醒，可是很懶得起身。六點鐘，小江死推活拉地把我弄下床，準備幹活去。這…這…這…鏟雪是男人的事呀，我一介弱女子沒什麼力氣，哪裡幫得上忙？說到苦力，男女有別的論調馬上亮出來。不過，我沒有真的讓他一個人累啦！我家可沒有吹雪機，太貴了，吵死人，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/116779268958968064/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=116779268958968064&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/116779268958968064'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/116779268958968064'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2007/01/shoveling-snow.html' title='Shoveling Snow 鏟雪'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-116760133835118898</id><published>2006-12-31T15:39:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T16:45:02.207-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='閒話家常'/><title type='text'>Holiday Fotos 佳節相片</title><summary type='text'>昨天發燒在家躺了一天，今天一早下起大雪，不用說又出不了門啦．就用這段時間把線上相簿更新．今年沒去哪裡玩，就在夏季帶著我家狗狗去愛荷華珊瑚村湖畔露營，又去了趟密蘇里學哈克芬在河上漂流兩天．省著休假日等著回台灣過年咩．．．好啦，我的網路相簿連結如下．新貼了感恩節和耶誕節照片．http://foto.ajepaper.net/新年快樂！Happy 2007!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-115733031244024318</id><published>2006-09-03T19:31:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T16:51:56.486-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='呆子書評'/><title type='text'>Sandra Cisneros 珊卓拉希斯內羅斯</title><summary type='text'>最近愛上 Sandra Cisneros 珊卓拉希斯內羅斯的詩。這本１９９４年出版的詩集 Loose Woman 豪放女，不知何故在書店裡展示。我偶然間拾起，就放不下手了。希斯內羅斯可謂美國最有成就的墨西哥裔作家，１９９８年被選入 Norton Anthology of American Literature。像我這樣離開校園好久的人，不是機緣巧合，那裡會想去找來看？希斯內羅斯最知名的小說 The House on Mango Street 芒果街上的小屋，被不少高中大學選為教材。It was awarded the Before Columbus American Book Award in 1985, and has been taught in a variety of academic disciplines including Women's Studies, Ethnic </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/115733031244024318/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='閒話家常'/><title type='text'>Cicada 碗中蟬</title><summary type='text'>前日小江在後院烤肉，因天色已暗，肉燒好後匆匆進屋，還一邊奇聲怪叫。我不明就裡地衝去廚房，只見一隻黑鴉鴉的大蟲在小江頭頂上亂飛，鼓翅聲老響。頓時我也嚇了一大跳，還沒看清楚是什麼，那大蟲就飛進半掩的碗櫥。咚一聲，好像撞到什麼東西，隨即靜了下來。這會兒我也沒心情吃飯了，萬一是飛蟑螂怎麼辦？「唷，這裡哪有會飛的蟑螂？」小江笑個好半天。「可是，那很大一隻ㄟ！撞到碗櫥應該會昏過去吧？趕把它找出來．．．」我們把碗盤推來移去，弄了好一陣子，什麼也沒看到，只好不了了之。隔天清晨我到廚房準備午餐帶去上班，突然傳出茲茲聲。順聲而去，發現一隻蟬躺在碗櫥外晾乾的小碗裡，微微地振動著。不知怎地，我就是有點怕，趕緊叫小江去處理，自己就溜去上班了。回家後小江告訴我，那隻蟬奄奄一息，早上他把它放到後院花盆裡，不多久就死了。這讓我有些傷感。上星期小江開學，夏季正式結束。雖然天候依然悶熱，但是可以休假出遊的感覺已全然消失。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/115682686906770564/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=115682686906770564&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/115682686906770564'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/115682686906770564'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2006/08/cicada.html' title='Cicada 碗中蟬'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-114287840134219585</id><published>2006-03-20T22:06:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T16:45:31.367-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='閒話家常'/><title type='text'>Snow Day 雪天</title><summary type='text'>Monday, March 20, 20068:59:37 AM下雪在這裡稀鬆平常，「Snow Day 雪天」不是指一般的下雪天。像某些「颱風天」一樣，「Snow Day 雪天」是天候差到不宜出門，以致停課停工。小朋友最愛 Snow Day。話說昨天開始下大雪，氣象預報內部拉斯加州可能會累積一到二英呎的雪。各級中小學昨晚紛紛宣布今天停課。大學總是比較慢，好不容易等到內州大林肯總部宣布停課，在歐馬哈的分部應該也會停課才是，可怎麼也沒聽到公告。昨晚老公擔心一整晚。說是擔心，其實是希望雪下得愈大愈好，這樣我們就不用上班上學了。今晨起了個大早，大雪紛飛。七點多打開電視，氣象預報說會一直下到週二清晨，並已有多起車禍。「歐馬哈的人真是工作狂！」這是我二度住在這裡一年半的感想。天氣這麼壞，還有這麼多人死命的趕去上班。去年有一天在白天下暴風雪，市長在中午宣布機關學校停班停課。我們公司總裁不吭一聲，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/114287840134219585/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=114287840134219585&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/114287840134219585'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/114287840134219585'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2006/03/snow-day.html' title='Snow Day 雪天'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-113583112944038270</id><published>2005-12-28T22:37:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T16:45:43.876-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='閒話家常'/><title type='text'>Year End 年終思想起</title><summary type='text'>就這樣？十二月二十八號，二ＯＯ五年將成過去式。想想，這一年好像沒什麼特別的發生。比起在西岸每個週末都有得趴趴走的日子，歐馬哈的生活實在太平淡了．我麼…不知不覺地混過三百多個日子，到了今天才感到時光飛逝之速。想煞車，換慢步調，根本來不及。話說，我在前月升格當了狗媽，日常生活樣樣更加勤快，空檔愈發稀少，應該沒有抱怨生活平淡的時間。又瞥冰箱凍庫存著一包包夏秋菜園收成，小小自豪一番並不為過。總算在今年參加夫家家族大團圓，近百人同聚一堂，熱鬧非凡。好人作到底，幫朋友辦了夢中婚禮，把自己累慘。旅遊沒能遠行，去了科羅拉多兩趟，外加一場暴風雷雨中露營。薪是加了，年終獎金也領了，卻還不夠付醫藥費。人生苦短，這樣的工作一點不值。如此看來，我的二ＯＯ五有起有落，不平不淡。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/113583112944038270/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=113583112944038270&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/113583112944038270'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/113583112944038270'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2005/12/year-end.html' title='Year End 年終思想起'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-113375597047759877</id><published>2005-12-04T21:50:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T16:54:46.226-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='發燒技客'/><title type='text'>Postcast 語音網誌及網播</title><summary type='text'>語音網誌及網播 (語音網誌即網播)請先收聽艾姊製作有關語音網誌/網播的播音．以下為節目中所提到的實用連結．網播介紹及相關文章個人化廣播新媒介—Podcast 之初探[博落豬格] Podcast Q&amp;A (香港)Podcasting 播客 (維基百科 - 中國) 英文版的較為詳盡，連結見下．Podcasting (From Wikipedia) 這篇最詳盡，英文閱讀能力不錯的朋友一定不可錯過！Podcast / Podcasting / PodcastersMP3 Blog (Audio Blog - From Wikipedia)Podcast 將呈爆炸性成長Podcast 是獨立樂手的好朋友中廣有 Podcast 了天空部落新功能開發-播客台灣中文個人網播實例站台 (播客)徐子涵　托車日記2a Podcast免費訂閱收聽應用程式Juice (podcast receiver / </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/113375597047759877/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=113375597047759877&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/113375597047759877'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/113375597047759877'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2005/12/postcast.html' title='Postcast 語音網誌及網播'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-113356375792444519</id><published>2005-12-02T16:44:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T16:45:59.459-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='閒話家常'/><title type='text'>Winter Veggie 此冬菜非彼冬菜</title><summary type='text'>這兩天日間的平均高溫只有攝氏零下4~5度，晚間通常降到零下9度．氣象預報說未來一星期都是這麼冷，還會再下雪．老公說這根本是一月的天氣．中西部的嚴冬，最冷的時候，通常在一?二月．去年一月十三日凌晨氣溫是零下23度，白天有零下20度．不過，那是真的很糟糕的一天；一般日間平均高溫在零下10~12度．說也奇怪，我帶 Sunny 出去轉一圈，回來以後又在後院挖菜，一點也不冷．耐寒芽甘藍／椰菜仔(brussel sprouts)可以在零下6~7度的氣候存活．我家種的芽甘藍還沒長到可以收成的大小，所以我們一直沒拔，想等到真的冷到不行的時候．上星期我們還有幾天10度以上日子，當然不用拔．可是突然間冬天真的來了，不拔也不行了．對了，台灣好像沒有芽甘藍．一顆顆的芽甘藍長的像超迷你高麗菜，味道也像高麗菜．可是，很多顆長在一根矮叢．我不會形容啦．到下面的連結去看照片就知道了：</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/113356375792444519/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=113356375792444519&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/113356375792444519'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/113356375792444519'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2005/12/winter-veggie.html' title='Winter Veggie 此冬菜非彼冬菜'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-113324102398313401</id><published>2005-11-28T23:06:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T16:49:04.970-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='家有Ｋ９'/><title type='text'>Dog Mom 艾姊升格當狗媽囉！</title><summary type='text'>經過將近兩個月的搜尋，我們在 11-5-2005 接從流浪動物之家認養的狗兒 Sunny 回家．魔女颶風卡崔娜橫掃美國南方墨西哥灣海濱兩州後，上萬災民無家可歸，更有無以數計的寵物們落難．災民逃命都來不及，當然也顧不得阿貓阿狗．有些被淹水沖走了，不知何處尋覓．美國有些保護動物組織，派送義工到災區救援無依的動物．被送到內部拉斯加州來的災貓災狗不下兩三百．聽到新聞報導之後，心想，我們打算認養一隻狗也有好些時日了，一直等下去也不知道要等到何時．於國難之時，除了捐款救助災民，不如也向這些可憐的動物伸出援手．我們一共造訪了四間流浪動物收容所，每一家都去了兩三次，最遠的地方要開一個半小時的車．還上 www.petfinder.org 瀏覽在附近的收容所內是否有合適的狗兒．認養寵物決非易事，每隻流浪狗都有可憐的身世，真希望都能幫上忙．但，選到不合適的，日後人狗都受累，所以我們特別謹慎．看來看去，選了又選</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/113324102398313401/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=113324102398313401&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/113324102398313401'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/113324102398313401'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2005/11/dog-mom.html' title='Dog Mom 艾姊升格當狗媽囉！'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-112674698002521973</id><published>2005-09-14T20:14:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T16:47:02.284-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='職場無奈'/><title type='text'>ZH Test 中文筆試大凸槌</title><summary type='text'>昨天跟公司編了藉口早退，跑去 p-a-y p-a-l 面試。實在太想離開現在的工作了，明明知道薪水少很多很多，還是不管三七二十一的去應徵中文普通話客服人員的職位。簡體字我看的懂，雖然不會寫，因為能用電腦打簡體字，也沒什麼大關係。結果呢… 聽說普通話的能力沒考，只讓我筆試，回答五個問題。其中一題要我寫寫「互聯网」對工作的影響。我心想這「互聯网」是什麼網站？這麼出名，每個人都曉得？我不是大陸來的，不知者無罪吧？所以，我就在答案紙上寫：『抱歉！我不知道互聯网是怎麼樣的一個網站，所以無法回答這個問題。』接著就描述一下現在任職的公司使用網路的情況，省得答案紙白白的，好像我寫不出東西似的。回家一查，才知道原來「互聯网」就是．．．唉，想靠中文混吃飯，不通曉彼岸的新名詞可不行！這下我與 p-a-y p-a-l 的緣分難料哦?※※※不能把人家公司名字直接寫出來，不然有洩題的嫌疑，呵呵呵…</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/112674698002521973/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=112674698002521973&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/112674698002521973'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/112674698002521973'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2005/09/zh-test.html' title='ZH Test 中文筆試大凸槌'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-112364824684841313</id><published>2005-08-09T23:29:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T16:54:06.329-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='新新人類'/><title type='text'>Jerry 傑利</title><summary type='text'>Aug 9th…Today is the tenth anniversary of farewell to Jerry.I, by fortune or fate, went to my first and his very last show. My voyage in this universe had since sailed into a new dimension.Events after events mark a decade in my personal life since the beginning of 2004. Jerry's tenth is my tenth of something. Our paths seemed to have crossed in such a way that he set a milestone in my life </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/112364824684841313/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=112364824684841313&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/112364824684841313'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/112364824684841313'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2005/08/jerry.html' title='Jerry 傑利'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-111421815827965135</id><published>2005-04-22T20:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-04-22T20:02:38.280-05:00</updated><title type='text'>10-Year 十年一覺美國夢</title><summary type='text'>二ＯＯ四年對我而言，真是特殊的一年。我到美國來滿了十年，和我先生相識十年。還有許多事發生…十年重了十磅。取得公民權，也剛巧在同一年，頭一次參加美國總統大選投票。學會游泳。一直是旱鴨子的我，十多年前曾經參加暑期課程，剛到美國時也去過成人班，總不能克服怕水的心理障礙，只會飄個兩下。沒想到有學會的一天，真要感謝我先生的耐心！雖然我的技術很爛，至少會耍一下狗爬式、蛙式和仰式。因為不太會換氣，不太敢用自由式。在游泳池會游後，去海邊比較敢玩水，試了幾次 bodyboard (臥式衝浪板/中浮板/趴板)，也跟我先生一起去浮潛。不過我不敢離岸太遠，也不敢在海裡游泳。第一次正式遊酒莊。雖然不是頭一次到酒莊品酒，卻不折不扣的是第一次專門為品酒而計劃旅程。第一次去賭城。買了生平第一間房子。如此看來，我正逐步實現美國夢。美國夢？我可沒有美國夢。少女時期，風迷杜倫杜倫一類的英國樂團，常常幻想去英國，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/111421815827965135/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=111421815827965135&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/111421815827965135'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/111421815827965135'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2005/04/10-year.html' title='10-Year 十年一覺美國夢'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-111207196459413542</id><published>2005-03-28T22:48:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2005-11-20T14:39:42.126-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Independence from Rice Cooker 從電鍋獨立</title><summary type='text'>我從來沒用過象印電鍋或任何價格昂貴的多功能電子鍋。小時候家裡用大同，一直用到我出國留學。在美國，用的是大賣場買到最便宜的單一功能電鍋，只能煮三到四人分。十年過去了，沒什麼可挑剔之處。多功能電子鍋對我而言，如同非洲一般遙遠。當然我知道它的好處多多，方便忙碌的職業婦女。可是，蒸燉煮炸都能用一般爐子，我為什麼要去買一個多功能電子鍋？至於定時裝置嘛…我家中無老小，不需要在特定時間開飯。反正用電鍋煮飯花不了三十分鐘，等待的時間拿去炒菜，剛好。說我實際到冷血吧！當網友們吹起一片懷舊風，熱衷地討論著大同電鍋，在海外哪裡買得到…我讀了一點特殊的感覺也沒有。聊起幼時看過的卡通和漫畫，可能會令我淚眼汪汪，卻對大同電鍋絲毫不留戀。電鍋就是電鍋，是樣工具。壞了，再去買一個。商店裡有大同，我會買大同；沒有，我可不會特別花心力去找。曾有朋友告訴我一個廣為流傳於印度裔美國人間的真人真事故事：某印度家庭，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/111207196459413542/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=111207196459413542&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/111207196459413542'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/111207196459413542'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2005/03/independence-from-rice-cooker.html' title='Independence from Rice Cooker 從電鍋獨立'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-110651025040920949</id><published>2005-01-19T13:55:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2005-01-23T13:57:30.410-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Office 2 辦公室政治 (二)</title><summary type='text'> 二○○五年一月十八日星期二　11:52:07 AM公司裡統轄拉丁美洲的業務經理是個北歐人，我忘了哪一國。這個北歐人似乎十分惹人厭，周圍的同事沒有一個喜歡他的。上個月公司來了訪客，曾經與這個北歐人在別的公司共事。他對我同事拉丁美洲業務助理說：「老闆應該給你加薪！」大家笑成一團，均無異議。北歐人不坐辦公室，經常出差，公司在他家中設立家庭辦公室，他也偶爾才來公司一趟。兩星期前，惡名昭彰的他，來公司坐了一星期辦公桌。實在太稀奇了，同事們議論紛紛其中蹊蹺。我頭一次和他見面，並沒有機會說上幾句話，實在看不出他是怎樣的惡劣。不過，他突然到公司上班一事，的確叫人好奇。同事傳聞英國人被炒魷魚跟他有關。英國人本來是他的上司，但這個北歐人和總裁有交情，經常越級報告。果不其然，英國人離開不過三星期，昨天內部通告下來，說北歐人被任命為新任出口業務課長。之前英國人的職位頭銜是外貿部總經理，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/110651025040920949/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=110651025040920949&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/110651025040920949'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/110651025040920949'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2005/01/office-2.html' title='Office 2 辦公室政治 (二)'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-110498543306619535</id><published>2005-01-05T22:20:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2005-11-20T14:54:56.286-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Do you speak American? 你說美語嗎？</title><summary type='text'>我先生的外婆常常問：do they talk American? 問我的台灣親戚朋友某某某會不會說美式英語？我想不透她為什麼不說：do they speak English? 老人家說話是很傳統的，其來有自，我不是學者，沒有解釋。外婆的習慣用語，不過是美語的多樣性中一個不引人注意的例子。我主要的目的是介紹今天在美國公視首映的三小時紀錄片：Do you speak American?即使在台灣的朋友無法觀賞到本節目，也能上美國公視網站玩玩與本節目內容有關的測驗遊戲，閱讀相關資料。好比，Where is the Speaker From? 網頁，你可線上播聽一些句子，填表猜唸句子的美國人是哪個地區的人，隨後馬上可看解答。另外還有 Test Your Vowel Power 單元，看看你能不能聽懂人家說什麼字。你對美國的口音有興趣嗎？自認了解嗎？來試一試聽力吧！又比方說，你在 Track </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/110498543306619535/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=110498543306619535&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/110498543306619535'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/110498543306619535'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2005/01/do-you-speak-american.html' title='Do you speak American? 你說美語嗎？'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-110436018550715376</id><published>2004-12-29T16:45:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2004-12-29T16:43:05.506-06:00</updated><title type='text'>To Meat or Not To Meat... 葷與素</title><summary type='text'> 大姊結婚將近八年，今年是大姊夫頭一次跟她一齊回娘家過聖誕節。他是我們家族裡出名的大「忙」人，為了不影響大姊夫妻感情，我公婆從來不多問。大姊夫難得來作客，我公婆儘量和他聊天，使氣氛熱絡。「親家翁改吃素有一年了吧？還習慣嗎？會不會想念香嫩多汁的牛排？」公公不知是喝多了還是怎麼地，哪壺不開提哪壺地問大姊夫。大姊夫笑笑：「我父親的確有幾天難捱的日子。」大姊趕緊打圓場說：「他父親受他母親愛動物之心影響，所以．．．」公公回：「你去年跟我們提過啦，我只是好奇進展如何！」大姊接著又提，最近親家們目睹牛群在嚴冬中被送去屠宰場的景象，更堅定他們吃素的選擇。公公馬上說：「我在農莊長大，小時後我們很窮，肚子餓了就得殺、雞殺牛來吃，想都沒有人會想吃肉的不對的。」「嗯，我愈來愈有慈悲心，也覺得那些動物可憐．．．」換婆婆來打圓場了。公公道：「我不是不懂你說的慈悲憐憫，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/110436018550715376/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=110436018550715376&amp;isPopup=true' title='6 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/110436018550715376'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/110436018550715376'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2004/12/to-meat-or-not-to-meat.html' title='To Meat or Not To Meat... 葷與素'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-110434060389877608</id><published>2004-12-29T09:15:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2004-12-29T11:17:37.653-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Next, Recycle Bin! 下一秒鐘，回收筒見！</title><summary type='text'> 提到我公婆特愛居家整潔，公公更是自成一格。他常教訓他的幾個孩子包括我，說：「你要懂得把東西扔掉！」公公的至理名言是「簡單就是福」。家裡的裝飾他不太管，如果收拾不如他意，他可會叨叨唸個不停。像家裡的郵件報章雜誌，堆的整齊他還會嫌亂，原因是東西太多，他看了會抓狂。咖啡桌上放兩本雜誌就好了。早上報紙看完，他才不問家裡有沒有別人要看，不到中午就進了回收筒。一般郵件他沒那個閒功夫一封一封看清楚，只要是長的像廣告信的就拜拜。他曾把親戚寄來的禮卷和我們訂的雜誌丟掉。好心痛哦！想要收集剪報出版物，在他家幾乎不可能。不管我們把報紙藏在哪裡，他都會翻出來扔掉。真有他的！只有裝箱進了儲藏室的物品他沒事不會去碰。你大概猜到了，我公公沒有什麼收藏品。爺爺過世後，他和兄弟們賣了老房子，所有的遺物他通通不要，還是我婆婆硬留了一些奶奶的手飾，不然除了照片，公婆家沒有什麼爺爺奶奶傳下的東西，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/110434060389877608/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=110434060389877608&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/110434060389877608'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/110434060389877608'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2004/12/next-recycle-bin.html' title='Next, Recycle Bin! 下一秒鐘，回收筒見！'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-110472369861094427</id><published>2004-12-21T21:38:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2005-01-02T21:44:14.576-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Melon Skin 西瓜皮</title><summary type='text'> 小的時候吃完西瓜，妹妹總愛將整張臉栽進皮裡抹上一抹，討一陣清涼。夏天放學回家後來一塊西瓜，止渴消暑，使人暫時忘了左肩頭被書包壓的一陣青。「我從來沒見過有人這麼愛吃西瓜的。」小江取笑我好幾次。他的記性真不好…來美國後我就很少買西瓜了。並不是因為這裡的西瓜不好，而是一個人吃不多，吃多了可會鬧肚子。若是買切好的水果拼盤又嫌不新鮮。可能有好幾年的時間我根本就沒吃到西瓜。小江本人對西瓜興趣卻卻，結婚快七年了，一直到幾個月前我才發現可能成因。原來，我婆婆討厭西瓜。他們家從來不買西瓜，而小江對哈密瓜過敏，對於其他的瓜類水果如香瓜、哈密瓜，他們幾乎不會去買。真的是與瓜無緣的一家。前幾年我們住在波特蘭時，夏季農夫市場裡販售當地種植的瓜果，大小紅、黃、橘色肉西瓜，香瓜、哈密瓜，不知名的瓜應有盡有，且香甜可口。我開始買一些回家，小江也才多有接觸。「你怎麼那麼愛吃瓜呢？」小江問。</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/110472369861094427/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=110472369861094427&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/110472369861094427'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/110472369861094427'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2004/12/melon-skin.html' title='Melon Skin 西瓜皮'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-110434025743108494</id><published>2004-12-20T11:10:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2004-12-29T11:19:17.686-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Forever Xmas 永遠的聖誕節</title><summary type='text'>既然我們有了自己的房子，沒有不裝飾聖誕樹的道理。由於過戶手續辦的日期在感恩節前夕，我們加緊整修清理的腳步，還是差一點就趕不上在過聖誕節前把家裡裝飾一番。總算昨天婆婆借給我們一棵人造樹，不然外面商家已快銷售一空囉。說到聖誕樹，公婆家中有三株中大型人造樹，小型及迷你型無數。今年好不容易全家能團聚一堂，她堅持要買真的松樹來裝飾。她把真樹放在客廳當主要聖誕樹，兩棵大型人造樹別放在飯廳及 family room (可以解釋成第二客廳)，多的一棵就借給我們。聖誕裝飾雖然一年一次，真要精打細算，可謂所費不恣。前幾天就有同事抱怨像樣的樹底圍裙 (tree skirt) 要 40 美元。像我們以往從來不裝飾像樣尺寸的聖誕樹，頂多用小小盆栽代替，根本沒有什麼裝飾品。除了樹，婆婆還送來六箱加兩袋的裝飾品，都是她不用的。另外，她也帶來聖誕節圖案的餐具。在她的碗杯盤餐具收藏品中，只在聖誕節用的，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/110434025743108494/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=110434025743108494&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/110434025743108494'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/110434025743108494'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2004/12/forever-xmas.html' title='Forever Xmas 永遠的聖誕節'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-110434042248255167</id><published>2004-12-10T16:30:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2005-01-23T14:00:05.026-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Office 1  辦公室政治 (一)</title><summary type='text'>二○○四年十二月十日星期五　4:30 PM今天我的上司 (英國人在美國工作) 被炒魷魚了！(哪有老闆在耶誕節前炒人魷魚的嘛！) 他昨天下午接到通知，我們外貿部的同仁今早才知道。他一早來公司，帶了聖誕禮物給我們外貿部的同仁，收收辦公室裡的私人物品就走了。這對外貿部的前輩是相當大的打擊，四個女人哭成一片。能讓我這位六十歲精悍如虎，威鎮四方的前輩落淚不已，可以想見我那個英國人的風采。我來這家公司面試時，最初是和這位英國人 (外貿總經理) 洽談。而剛好在那時，公司決定改組，把我應徵的外貿助理職位編派到新成立的「全球服務部」。這位英國人不再管理外貿助理人員，只統轄外貿業務人員。因為這緣故，我後來又得和新上任的全球服務部總經理面談。公司拖了幾個星期才正式下聘書。說起來有點奇怪，我的職務和駐外國的業務人員息息相關，可是總裁覺得國內與國外客服文書處理方式應該統一，所以成立一個新的部門，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/110434042248255167/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=110434042248255167&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/110434042248255167'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/110434042248255167'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2004/12/office-1.html' title='Office 1  辦公室政治 (一)'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-110169908629462756</id><published>2004-11-28T21:30:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2005-11-20T14:55:35.383-06:00</updated><title type='text'>My House - First Snow</title><summary type='text'>My House &amp; the First Snow of the Year!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/110169908629462756/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=110169908629462756&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/110169908629462756'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/110169908629462756'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2004/11/my-house-first-snow.html' title='My House - First Snow'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-110134396651655039</id><published>2004-11-24T18:50:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2004-11-24T18:52:46.516-06:00</updated><title type='text'>No Time 分身乏術 </title><summary type='text'>八月初時小江和我辭職，準備搬離聖地牙哥。原本想深入墨西哥巴哈半島 (下加利福尼亞 Baja California) 玩幾天，因為時間不夠充裕，只在恩森那達 (Ensenada) 過夜，算圓了住海濱別墅的夢。其實是很簡陋的旅館，沙灘很小也不美，但品嚐當地小吃卻十分過癮。搬家兼旅遊，我們從聖地牙哥開車到拉斯維加斯過兩夜，經過猶他州的錫安國家公園 Zion National Park，繞一圈大峽谷北緣 Grand Canyon National Park North Rim，本來也想繞道去布萊斯峽谷國家公園 Bryce Canyon National Park 甚至停留鹽湖城 Salt Lake City，因為被徵召去伊拉克的堂弟要被送去出海前集訓，我們得趕去伯父為他安排的餞行餐會。所以繞過大峽谷之後就經由科羅拉多開去內布拉斯加州了。離開聖地牙哥六天之後 (八月下旬)，我們回到了中西部。「回家</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/110134396651655039/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=110134396651655039&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/110134396651655039'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/110134396651655039'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2004/11/no-time.html' title='No Time 分身乏術 '/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-109624589142468972</id><published>2004-07-24T19:35:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-11-20T14:41:12.133-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Golden Summer 金夏</title><summary type='text'>小江從上星期就一直唸要去買鮪魚。這家魚販的東西新鮮又便宜，通常一包五美元，大概有一磅重的魚肉 (fillet 腓力 - 去皮無骨)。他們在好幾個 Farmer's Market 擺攤，可惜多半不是在假日。上週日去 La Jolla 撲了個空，他就嘮叨個不停，因我下班時間早，要我趕去週四在 North Park 的 Farmer's Market。從我家走去，單程可要二十五分鐘，等公車花的時間不如走路，所以我索性頂著大太陽去了。下午六點的陽光還是很強的，不過沒白費力，老闆想早收攤，特賣，三包十元還外送個 Tuna Dip。我撿到便宜，選了Albacore Tuna、Yellow Fin Tina、Yellow Tail Tuna 各一包。小江在休息時間打電話回家，說買了新鮮的魚要馬上吃。本來我以為他要我去買回家冷凍存貨的。這下可好，已經週四了，家裡存糧不多，要怎麼配呢？前幾天煮的 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/109624589142468972/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=109624589142468972&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/109624589142468972'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/109624589142468972'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2004/07/golden-summer.html' title='Golden Summer 金夏'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-109028776713730195</id><published>2004-07-16T19:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-09-29T22:57:07.213-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Iron Teeth 未發生先鐵齒</title><summary type='text'>說來好笑，前篇《渡假旅遊》是在等老公外出購物時寫的。正好我在煮飯，他說要去買牛奶，結果一去一個多小時。等他回來吃飯之餘，剛好有閒把那天盤旋腦中的想法轉成文字。他進門時拎著大袋小袋，原來是突然想吃炸雞，可又記不得店面在哪裡，東繞西繞才找到。 我跟他說：「你出去這麼久，我不但寫好一篇短文，還貼上網了呢！」後來我把內容大致翻譯給他聽，他問：「要是真住在超級無聊的鄉下地方，什麼活動都沒有，也很少有事發生，你會怎樣？」「唷，有人對那種清靜根本求之不得，總要懂得惜福呀！你爺爺在農村住了一輩子，知識比我們兩個大學生還豐富。沒事幹不會看書嗎？」這下老公不想再多辯，讓我小勝了這場口舌戰。但我心裡知道，人要不抱怨、不羨慕、不忌妒是不太可能的。我們已經決定告別聖地牙哥，八九不離十會搬回公婆居住的城市。嗯，相形之下，那裡無聊許多，也沒有海、山、湖泊或森林可去。看來我要努力實踐自己「</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/109028776713730195/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7685840&amp;postID=109028776713730195&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 個意見'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/109028776713730195'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7685840/posts/default/109028776713730195'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/2004/07/iron-teeth.html' title='Iron Teeth 未發生先鐵齒'/><author><name>艾姊 aka AJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02362326554013424118</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-109028649985223960</id><published>2004-06-24T20:19:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-09-29T23:00:34.023-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Vacation 渡假旅遊</title><summary type='text'>是不是住在外國就等於渡假？其實，住在哪裡都可以像渡假。你住的地方難道不是阿多仔的外國嗎？如今天涯若比鄰，周遊列國趴趴走輕鬆愉快，愈來愈多人以旅遊為人生大志，想成為旅遊作家的人數也自然增高。我曾去聽過一名旅遊作家的講習。許多人問那名旅遊作家如何起頭？他的回答是：「從你家後院寫起。」想想，總會有外地人到你居住的城鎮拜訪吧？那些人當然會需要當地的資訊，你這地主不寫誰來寫？為什麼要捨近求遠，去寫那些你只停留過72小時的地方？為什麼要放著熟悉的材料不用，而去碰不明的領域？這番話給了我不少啟示，不僅是能運用到寫作上的，而且是對生活的看法。為什麼生活不能像渡假一樣呢？這不是賣房子廣告詞呀，而是態度問題。渡假一定要去外地嗎？不離開自己居住的城鎮就不能算渡假嗎？翻翻過去幾年所拍的照片，我們真的可以說是每個週末都在渡假，可是絕大多數我們並沒有走遠。當然，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685840.post-109045663222932176</id><published>2004-05-20T20:33:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2004-09-29T23:01:54.606-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Normal Heights 師範山莊</title><summary type='text'>我所居的 Normal Heights (尋常高地) 又被戲稱 Abnormal Heights。一看到 Normal 這字，馬上就釋意為普通、平凡、無奇。真正去探究這一帶的歷史，會發現 Normal Heights 其實應該叫師範山莊 (註)。 會被稱為 heights 當然是因為居於山丘之上。聖地牙哥市轄最高處不過 1591 英呎，然而地形高高低低，山丘、峽谷、河濱低地交錯。尋常高地大概高不到哪裡去，但從我家附近的陸橋下望八號州際公路，大約直落二百英呎，是非常有趣的景觀。 記得剛搬來時，經常利用市裡公共交通網站查詢公車路線。一回，找到直通ＡＢＣ購物中心的Ｘ路公車站距我家北邊約一英哩。我尋著路線圖愈走愈覺得不對，明明就是住宅區，根本沒有大馬路。原來，這些美麗的房子傲倨山頭，俯瞰公路。公車所行的路線就在山下，嗯，僅幾百英呎遠，卻無路下山。要硬闖的話，</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ajzhblog.blogspot.com/feeds/109045663222932176/comments/default' title='張貼意見'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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