Lets Blog with Penguin

I wanted a perfect ending

2008-01-25T11:46:00.000+08:00

I always want to remember this quote. That's why I post it here.

Woman Are Problem

2007-12-27T10:26:00.001+08:00

Woman Are Problem

2007-12-27T06:24:00.000+08:00

The Difference Between Men and Women Shopping

2007-04-16T17:04:00.000+08:00

The Difference Between Men and Women Shopping

2007-04-16T13:28:00.000+08:00

Why smart guys date in parallel, not serial?

2007-02-15T17:11:00.000+08:00

Dating Explained by Circuits

Let's let
V be potential difference between dating girls and doing something productive,
I be current of love, and
R be resistance to current flow.

The problem with serial dating is the same as with serial circuits. If resistance starts to increase, you're stuck: because V=IR, and R is increasing, I must decrease to hold the equality. Worse still, because P=IV, you're just not going to have as much power with the increased resistance.

Note on the above diagram that current is a lousy 214mA, and we're only able to get 1.93 "jewels" from the relationships. This is even worse than it seems: because there's only one path--through all relationship--you'll end up spending the majority of your energy on the relationship with the greatest resistance, which is exactly the opposite of what you want to do.

Worst of all, if (horror of horrors) you actually blow out one of your relationships, all current stops until you can manually patch things up. Your love life will be at least momentarily in ruins.

Now let's examine the case where you're dating multiple girls at once.

Even before we try the (admittedly more complicated) calculations, we can already tell the situation has significantly improved. Because we're dating in parallel, we compensate automatically for higher resistance. Even though Lisa clearly is just not putting out, the result isn't the massive slow-down we saw before, but instead results in conservation of energy, as you expend less effort on a mostly dead branch and focus instead on more promising branches. Where as before,Lisa sucked the majority of our energy, now Sally and Judy do--at 16.2 and 9 jewels, respectively.

A broken circuit also no longer really fazes us. In the case that one of the relationships completely evaporates (which, let's face it, Lisa's not heading in a good direction), we've still got other branches to take up the slack. Best of all, because Lisa was high-resistance anyway, her departure barely affected net current, which decreased from 3.1A to 1.8A--both radically higher than net series current.

And with that simple metaphor, guys suddenly felt much better about how things are going in their life right now. Engineering are awesome!

So, in summary, dating serially is for chumps. If you really wan to have a better fail-safe, be less afftected by resistance, and have a wonderful net increase in power, go for paraller relationships. It's the only way.

Happy New Year 2007

2006-12-31T23:59:00.000+08:00

Hello All…

Happy New Year 2007!
Wishing you, in the year of 2007, Good Health , and Good appetite. If you are single, wish you find your lover , and get married soon ; If you are married, wish you love each other more, and have a smart little baby If you are a man, wishing you will be more handsome and stronger ; and if you are a girl, wishing you will be even more beautiful , and become more considerate . Wishing you happiness! Enjoy your life!

2006-12-29T08:00:00.000+08:00

①背景
1848 年，离旧金山不远的地方发现了金矿，引发了著名的“淘金热”,Levi Strauss离开纽约的家，前往旧金色也加入淘金潮。他带了数卷营帐及蓬车用的帆布准备卖给迅速增加的居民。但他发现帆布有更好的用途，因为有一名年老长的淘金人表示他应该卖的是能承受挖金粗用的长裤。于是他把卖不完的帆布送到裁缝匠处订制了第一件Levi's牛仔裤。就在那一天，Levi's的传奇诞生了。
年轻的Strauss不久后便在旧金山市开了第一间店。他生产许多齐腰的紧身裤。过后，他放弃帆布，改用斜纹粗棉布，那是一种在法国纺织以不变色靛蓝染料织成的强韧棉布。 Strauss从1860至1940年期间为原创设计了不少改良、包括铆钉、拱形的双马保证皮标以及后袋小旗标，如今这些都是世界著名的正宗Levi's 牛仔裤标志。

人生好的习惯

2006-12-29T07:52:00.000+08:00

1、每天提前15分钟上班，推迟15分钟下班。

2、每天在下班前5分钟的时间做一天的整理性工作。

3、每天出门照镜子，给自己一个自信的笑容。

4、遇到挫折对自己大声说：再努力一下、太棒了。

5、每天多做一件“分外事”。

6、不说消极的话，不落入消极情绪，一旦出现立即正面处理。

7、凡事先订立目标，并且尽量制作“梦想版”。

8、凡事预先作计划，尽量提前、将目标视觉化。

9、随时用零碎的时间（如等人、排队等）做零碎的小活。

10、写下来，不要太依赖脑袋记忆。

11、把重要的观念、方式、程序写下来，并贴起来，以随时提示自己。

12、守时

13、随时记录：灵感、别人干这事的技巧、有启发的言辞。

14、走路比平时快30%。走路时，脚尖稍用力推进,肢体语言健康有力，不懒散、萎靡。

15、做事动作比平时快30%：心快、眼快、手快,边做梢带想着下一步。

16、做不熟练事要专注，重视细节。

17、保护自己牙齿:饭后每次刷牙,不要让人闻到你口腔味。

18、凡事第一反应：找方法，而不是找借口,不说“不可能”三个字或 “不关我的事”。

19、每天自我反省一次。 (看一看天花板)

20、每天坚持一次运动: 快速步行、快速上楼、跑步、做健身器锻练、力能及的家务重活,以上至少任选一种。

21、听心跳1分钟。指在做重要事前，疲劳时，心情烦燥时，紧张时。

22、微笑

23、用心倾听、既是不利的话、只有了解才能回击,不打断对方说话。

24、说话时，声音有力。感觉自己声音似乎能产生有感染力的磁场。

25、同理心。说话之前，先考虑一下对方的感觉。

26、开会坐在前排。

27、每天有意识、真诚地赞美别人三次以上。(拍马屁的功夫一定要学好)

28、及时写感谢卡，哪怕是用便条写。

29、六事优先工作制：完成昨天的事优先、已承诺的事优先、当天任务优先、急事优先、有人等待的事优先、熟练的事优先，每一分，每一秒做生产力的事情。

30、不管任何方面，每天必须至少做一次“进步一点点”。

31、不用训斥、指责的口吻跟别人说话。

32、控制住不要让自己做出为自己辩护的第一反应。

33、时常运用“头脑风暴”，还有NGP。

34、定期存钱。

35、节俭、不浪费。

36、恪守诚信，说到做到。

37、要对所有的生命有爱心。

38、日行一善。

The Programmer Hierarchy

2006-12-27T00:13:00.000+08:00

Comparing Programming Languages in real life

2006-11-30T23:42:00.001+08:00

There are so many programming languages available that it can be very difficult to get to know them all well enough to pick the right one for you. On the other hand most men know what kind of woman appeals to them. So here is a handy guide for many of the popular programming languages that describes what kind of women they would be if programming languages were women.

Assembler - A female track star who holds all the world speed records. She is hard and bumpy, and so is not that pleasant to embrace. She can cook up any meal, but needs a complete and detailed recipe. She is not beautiful or educated, and speaks in monosyllables like "MOV, JUMP, INC". She has a fierce and violent temper that make her the choice of last resort.

FORTRAN - Your grey-haired grandmother. People make fun of her just because she is old, but if you take the time to listen, you can learn from her experiences and her mistakes. During her lifetime she has acquired many useful skills in sewing and cooking (subroutine libraries) that no younger women can match, so be thankful she is still around. She has a notoriously bad temper and when angered will start yelling and throwing dishes. It was mostly her bad temper that made grand dad search for another wife.

COBOL - A plump secretary. She talks far too much, and most of what she says can be ignored. She works hard and long hours, but can't handle really complicated jobs. She has a short and unpredictable temper, so no one really likes working with her. She can cook meals for a huge family, but only knows bland recipes.

BASIC - The horny divorcee that lives next door. Her specialty is seducing young boys and it seems she is always readily available for them. She teaches them many amazing things, or at least they seem amazing because it is their) first experience. She is not that young herself, but because she was their first lover the boys always remember her fondly. Her cooking and sewing skills are mediocre, but largely irrelevant, it's the frolicking that the boys like. The opinion that adults have of Mrs. BASIC is varied. Shockingly, some fathers actually introduce their own sons to this immoral woman! But generally the more righteous adults try to correct the badly influenced young men by introducing them to well behaved women like Miss Pascal.

PL/I - A bordello madam. She wears silk dresses, diamonds, furs and red high heels. At one time she seemed very attractive, but now she just seems overweight and tacky. Tastes change.

C - A lady executive. An avid jogger, very healthy, and not too talkative. Is an good cook if you like spicy food. Unless you double check everything you say (through LINT) you can unleash her fierce temper. Her daughter C++ is still quite young and prone to tantrums, but it seems that she will grow up into a fine young woman of milder temper and more sophisticated character.

ALGOL 60 - Your father's wartime sweetheart, petite, well proportioned, and sweet tempered. She disappeared mysteriously during the war, but your dad still talks about her shapely form and their steamy romance. He never actually tasted much of her cooking.

Pascal - A grammar school teacher, and Algol 60's younger sister. Like her sister she is petite and attractive, but very bossy. She is a good cook but only if the recipe requires no more than one pot (module).

Modula II - A high-school teacher and Pascal's daughter. Very much like her mother, but she has learned to cook with more than one pot.

ALGOL 68 - Algol 60's niece. A high-society woman, well educated and terse. Few men can fully understand her when she talks, and her former lovers still discuss her mysterious personality. She is very choosy about her romances and won't take just any man as her lover. She hasn't been seen lately, and rumor has it that she died in a fall from an ivory tower.

LISP - She is an aging beatnik, who lives in a rural commune with her hippie cousins SMALLTALK and FORTH. Many men (mostly college students) who have visited the farmhouse,-- enthusiastically praise the natural food, and perpetual love-ins that take place there. Others criticize the long cooking times, and the abnormal sexual postures (prefix and postfix). Although these women seldom have full-time jobs, when they do work, their employers praise them for their imagination, but usually not for their efficiency.

APL - A fancy caterer specializing in Greek food. She can cook delicious meals for rows and rows of tables with dozens of people at each table. She doesn't talk much, as that would just slow her work down. Few people can understand her recipes, since they are in a foreign language, and are all recorded in mirror writing.

LOGO - A grade-school art teacher. She is just the kind of teacher that you wish you had when you were young. She is shapely and patient, but not an interesting conversationalist. She can cook up delicious kiddie snacks, but not full-course meals.

LUCID & PROLOG - These clever teenagers show a new kind of cooking skill. They can cook-up fine meals without the use of recipes, working solely from a description of the desired meal (declarative cooking). Many men are fascinated by this and have already proposed marriage. Others complain that the girls work very slowly, and that often the description of the meal must be just as long as a recipe would be. It is hard to predict what these girls will be like when they are fully mature.

Ada - A WAC colonel built like an amazon. She is always setting strict rules, but if you follow them, she keeps her temper. She is quite talkative, always spouting army regulations, and using obscure military talk. You gotta love her though, because the army says so.
Java - Bulky with big boobs. Does everything you want but slowly. Hardly complains about how you want it in bed. The kind of woman who is not sexy, but gives you amazing satisfaction. You have tried several women, but this one doesn't get off your mind so you always go back to her.
PHP - Slick and slim lady. Very portable. Does nice and amazing things with her small body. Very good in aerobics. Not very sexy but intact. She is the kind of women that most men are happy to wed, though she will need a house maid because she is unable to carry heavy workload.
Ruby on Rails. The new girl in town. Everybody is talking about her. Very beautiful and sexy. Only daring men, because she is till new, have the guts to ask her out. She is modern and sophisticated. Already a lot of myth is surrounding her with regards to her ability. She is not talkative but looks rather very intelligent.
C# - The pimp from next door! She likes copying everything, from recipes to makeup to fashion. She is never original and likes to still other women's ideas, then go about shouting that the ideas are hers. Those who are not aware of her source of ideas think she is very intelligent. She is very talkative and showy. Sometimes she is very good at perfecting what she has copied.
Python - The all complete lady who is the envy of the town. She came up with a slick new way of dressing that made her a hit. Those who initially scoffed at her new dressing later fell head over heals for it. She is not talkative, but when she does a job, she does it very well.
Visual Basic (Popularly known as VB) - The little bitch from next door. Probably the most dumb girl in town. She never turns a man down and all the boys in the neighbourhood use her as a training ground as they learn the ropes to adulthood. She never practise safe sex and regularly infects the whole system with memory leaks. Popularly known as VB, she is so loose a lot of fathers have spanked their sons for dating her. However, it is amazing how popular she is. Most men curse themselves once they taste lips of mature and sweet women. A lot of men have struggled to maintain decent relationships with mature women after being spoiled by this little brat! She doesn't have a clue how to cook a complete decent meal without throwing up into the pot!

How to Annoy People?

2006-11-10T17:45:00.001+08:00

1. Specify that your drive-thru order is "to go."

2. If you have a glass eye, tap on it occasionally with your pen while talking to others.

3. Start each meal by conspicuously licking all your food, and announce that this is so no one will "swipe your grub."

4. Name your dog "Dog."

5. Insist on keeping your car windshield wipers running in all weather conditions "to keep them tuned up."

6. Reply to everything someone says with "that's what you think."

7. Claim that you must always wear a bicycle helmet as part of your "astronaut training."

8. Follow a few paces behind someone, spraying everything they touch with a can of Lysol.

9. Make beeping noises when a large person backs up.

10. Do not add any inflection to the end of your sentences, producing awkward silences with the impression that you'll be saying more any moment.

11. Adjust the tint on your TV so that all the people are green, and insist to others that you "like it that way."

12. Tell 1-800 operators they sound gay and ask for a date.

13. Sew anti-theft detector strips into people's backpacks.

14. Hide dairy products in inaccessible places.

15. Order a side of pork rinds with your fillet mignon.

16. Change channels five minutes before the end of every show.

17. Tape pieces of "Sweating to the Oldies" over climatic parts of rental movies.

18. Decline to be seated at a restaurant, and simply eat their complimentary mints by the cash register.

19. Buy a large quantity of orange traffic cones and reroute whole streets.

20. Repeat everything someone says as a question.

21. Write "X - BURIED TREASURE" in random spots on all of someone's road maps.

22. Inform everyone you meet of your personal Kennedy assassination, UFO, and OJ Simpson conspiracy theories.

23. Repeat the following conversation a dozen times: "Do you hear that?", "What?", "Never mind, it's gone now."

24. Light road flares on a birthday cake.

25. Wander around a restaurant, asking other diners for their parsley.

26. At the Laundromat, use one dryer for each of your socks.

27. Stand over someone's shoulder, mumbling as they read.

28. Ask people what gender they are.

29. Lick the filling out of all the Oreos, and place the cookie parts back in the tray.

30. While making presentations, occasionally bob your head like a parakeet.

31. Lie obviously about trivial things such as the time of day.

32. Leave your Christmas lights up and lit until September.

33. Change your name to "John Aaaaasmith" for the great glory of being first in the phone book. Claim it's a Hawaiian name, and demand that people pronounce each "a."

34. Sit in your front yard pointing a hair dryer at passing cars to see if they slow down.

35. Chew on pens that you've borrowed.

36. Wear a lot of cologne.

37. Listen to 33RPM records at 45RPM speed, and claim the faster speed is necessary because of your "superior mental processing."

38. Sing along at the opera.

39. Mow your lawn with scissors.

40. At a golf tournament, chant "swing-batabatabata-suhwing-batter!"

41. Ask the waitress for an extra seat for your "imaginary friend."

42. Go to a poetry recital and ask why each poem doesn't rhyme.

43. Ask your co-workers mysterious questions and then scribble their answers in a notebook. Mutter something about "psychological profiles."

44. Select the same song on the jukebox fifty times.

45. Construct elaborate "crop circles" in your front lawn.

46. Make appointments for the 31st of September.

47. Invite lots of people to other people's parties.

48. Leave the copy machine set to reduce 200%, extra dark, 17 inch paper, 99 copies.

49. In the memo field of all your checks, write "for sensual massage."

50. Stomp on little plastic ketchup packets.

51. Practice making fax and modem noises.

52. Highlight irrelevant information in scientific papers and "cc." them to your boss.

53. Finish all your sentences with the words "in accordance with prophecy."

54. Signal that a conversation is over by clamping your hands over your ears.

55. Disassemble your pen and "accidentally" flip the ink cartridge across the room.

56. Holler random numbers while someone is counting.

57. Staple papers in the middle of the page.

58. Publicly investigate just how slowly you can make a "croaking" noise.

59. Honk and wave to strangers.

60. TYPE ONLY IN UPPERCASE.

61. type only in lowercase.

62. dont use any punctuation either

63. As much as possible, skip rather than walk.

64. Try playing the William Tell Overture by tapping on the bottom of your chin. When nearly done, announce "No, wait, I messed it up," and repeat.

65. Sing the theme to the Batman television show as loudly as you can, over and over and over..

66. Tell people their accent isn't fooling anyone.

67. Drum on every available surface.

68. Write the surprise ending to a novel on its first page.

69. Set alarms for random times.

70. Learn Morse code and have conversations with friends in public consisting of "Beeeep bip bip beeeep bip.."

71. Buy large quantities of mint dental floss just to lick the flavor off.

72. Leave your Nine Inch Nails tape in Great Uncle Ed's stereo, with the volume properly adjusted.

73. Dress only in clothes colored Hunter's Orange.

74. Wear your pants backwards.

75. Begin all your sentences with "Ohh la la!"

76. Rouse your roommates from slumber each morning with Lou Reed's "Metal Machine Music."

77. Leave someone's printer in compressed-italic-landscape mode.

78. Pay for your dinner with pennies.

79. Tie jingle bells to all your clothes.

80. Repeat everything someone says, as a question.

81. Leave tips in Bolivian currency.

82. Demand that everyone address you as "Conquistador."

83. Push all the flat Lego pieces together tightly.

84. When Christmas caroling, sing "Jingle bells, Batman smells" until physically restrained.

85. Wear a cape that says "Magnificent One."

86. Finish the 99 bottles of beer song.

87. Sing the "This is the song that never ends" song from Lampchop's Play-Along.

88. Leave your turn signal on for fifty miles.

89. Pretend your mouse is a CB radio, and talk into it.

90. Drive half a block.

91. Inform others that they exist only in your imagination.

92. Cultivate a Norwegian accent. If Norwegian, affect a southern drawl.

93. "Forget" the punch line to a long joke, but assure the listener it was a "real hoot."

94. Routinely handcuff yourself to furniture, informing the curious that you don't want to fall off "in case the big one comes."

95. Deliberately hum songs that will remain lodged in co-workers' brains, such as "Feliz Navidad," the Archies' "Sugar," or the Mr. Rogers theme song.

96. Invent nonsense computer jargon in conversations, and see if people play along to avoid the appearance of ignorance.

97. Ask to "interface" with someone.

98. Incessantly recite annoying phrases, such as "sticky wicket isn't cricket."

99. Stare at static on the TV and claim you can see a "magic picture."

100. Scuff your feet on a dry, shaggy carpet and seek out victims.

101. Never make eye contact.

102. Never break eye contact.

103. Construct your own pretend "tricorder," and "scan" people with it, pronouncing the results.

104. Give a play-by-play account of a person's every action in a nasal Howard Cossell voice.

105. Occasionally bark in a high-pitched voice.

106. Say "okay, you're gay" to anything someone says.

107. As people talk, smell their shoulders.

108. When in a conversation, look out the window, then say "Wait, start over. I wasn't paying attention."

109. Say to people, "Did you wear deodorant today?"

110. Place your shoes on the table.

111. When talking to someone, look at a spot about two inches to their right.

112. When standing near a "high-class person," ask them, "Excuse me, but do I have a booger hanging on my nose? I thought I picked it off."

113. Switch your neighbor's lawn furniture with someone else's.

114. Call into work and tell them you have something better to do today.

115. Buy goldfish and ask the clerk if they come with chips.

116. Sample every flavor of ice cream and tell the clerk what you don't like about each one.

117. Pick your ear wax and ask if you could use their sleeve to wipe it off.

118. Insist completely ridiculous things are true - like Bush is still President.

119. Speak in a strong Welsh accent.

120. Wear odd shoes.

121. Learn "Ice Ice Baby" by heart and recite it endlessly.

122. Disagree strongly with everything anybody says.

123. Throw stones at people walking past your house.

124. Keep changing the TV channel every two seconds.

125. Insist that Celine Dion is better than the Beatles.

126. Whenever anyone says something, laugh loudly as if they have just told and extremely funny joke.

127. Phone McDonald's and try to make a reservation for that evening.

128. Spend an entire weekend pretending you are R2-D2.

129. Phone random numbers and tell them you are holding their daughter hostage.

130. Recite the first 4,000 decimal places of Pi. Then ask if people want to hear it in binary, too.

131. Pretend you have gone completely deaf.

132. .sdrawkcab etirW

133. Walk into people's houses, go straight to the fridge without saying hello, and help yourself to their food.

134. Speak so quietly that people always have to get you to repeat it.

135. Loudly recite people's most embarrassing secrets in restaurants.

136. Play the electric guitar very loudly and badly, then when the neighbors ask you to turn it down, play even louder. When they come round to complain again, say, "Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you asked me to turn it up!

137. Try to fit the word "cornucopia" into every sentence you say.

138. Drive on the wrong side of the road.

139. Secretly learn to play the piano, then go to a friend's house who has a piano. Claim you've never played before then play Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring perfectly the first time. Then say, "I guess I must kinda be a natural."

140. Go canoeing and sing the Hawaii Five-0 theme.

141. Claim that until recently, you thought Michael Jackson was a woman.

142. Wear your cap backwards and say "Yo, wazzup?" a lot.

143. Go to a Metallica concert wearing a Michael Bolton T-Shirt.

144. Tell everyone you are Bill Clinton's cousin.

145. Take photos of people walking down the street and then run away.

146. Dedicate your life to politics, become president of the United States, then raise all taxes to 90%.

147. Down a can of Coke in one drink and then burp loudly.

148. Insist that it was Bobby who shot J.R.

149. Bark like a dog whenever anyone says the word "the."

150. Wire up people's cars so the horn comes on as soon as their car is started.

151. Ride a unicycle to work.

152. E-mail Microsoft to tell them about bugs in Windows XP that aren't actually there.

153. Stare at people for about five minutes, making sure they know you're staring at them. Then, slowly sneak up to them while humming the Mission: Impossible theme. Sniff their head, then run away. Repeat.

154. Continuously mumble during a conversation.

155. Take off the eraser to every pencil in your house, or better yet, someone else's house.

156. When in a chat room, spell everything incorrectly.

157. Insist on "Weird Al" sing-a-longs.

158. On a hot summer day, ride up and down the road and drench pedestrians with squirt guns.

159. When walking down a main road, act like a drunk.

160. Wear nothing but white and go mud wrestling.

161. Walk up to someone eating. Lean over and stare at them intently until they notice. Continue to do so until they ask what you're doing. Reply, "I've been watching you eat for the last 30 seconds.. You're weird!" Leave the restaurant.

162. When walking, talk to yourself constantly.

163. Move people's bookmarks ahead three pages when they aren't looking.

164. Call the operator. When asked, "Can I help you?" reply, "No thanks, just browsing."

165. Go to a gumball machine insert coins until you have a matching pair of fake eyeballs. After attaining these, record the theme song of The Twilight Zone over and over again. Drive down the street wearing the eyeballs and playing The Twilight Zone theme very loud. When you get pulled over, leap into the passenger's seat and claim, "He was here a minute ago, officer!"

166. On a night other than Halloween, get a few friends together and dress like Jason from Friday the 13th. Have each of you stand a mile apart on a highway.

167. After visiting the local donut shop, sit on the floor cross-legged and insist in a childish voice that you haven't received enough chocolate sprinkles.

168. Push a raisin into someone's cream-filled donut. (I don't get this one.)

169. Spread fertilizer on half your neighbor's lawn.

170. Add A535 (liquid heat) to that little hole down the center of someone's anti-perspirant.

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173. Add blank entries to lists, to make it look like it's longer.

174. Call every pager number you know and leave the number for your local McDonald's.

175. Wash and scrub the trees in your front lawn.

176. Throw newspapers back at paperboys.

177. Tell people their fly is down when they're wearing sweat pants.

178. Stand on a busy corner. Gasp, look and point up. See how many people look.

179. At random times in a conversation, say "Hi," "Hello Sir, how are you?" or "Have a good day, thank you."

180. Put electrical tape over the headlights of someone's car.

181. Walk up to random strangers insisting you are family.

182. Dress like a "High-class rich person" and wash windows at random street corners. Demand a dollar in a British accent.

183. When a cop pulls you over, when they step up to your car, drive forward slowly and make them walk. Especially if it's raining.

184. In an office, lock all the doors behind you.

185. Face the back when standing in an elevator.

186. Grin so wide it hurts your cheeks at every salesperson in town.

187. When at an ATM, try to have a conversation with it, or pretend it stole your card. (This works best if there's a line.)

188. Unbend all the paperclips you can find, then replace every eraser you can find with a rubber band.

189. Ask people to prove everything they say. (e.g. "I'm Bob, nice to meet you..." "PROVE IT!")

190. Sharpen All your pencils to the same size EXACTLY.

191. Answer every question with another question. As soon as one of you says a statement instead of a question, shout "I win!".

192. Pose as a client at a bank or other professional institution, and when you are seated in front of their desk, keep rearranging the items on top into different patterns and tell them you are "just reorganizing things."

193. Instead of singing 99 bottles of beer on the wall, sing 999,999,999 bottles of beer on the wall!

194. Call every girl you know "dude".

195. Recite every song from the Playstation games PaRappa the Rapper and Um Jammer Lammy.

196. Bring a portable CD player to a concert and listen the CD because you insist that it is "Just better quality"

197. Press the "power" button on on someone's computer or keyboard when they're almost finished typing up a long essay, story etc. Apologize sincerely, claiming that you thought it was the focus adjustment.

198. Call 911 and breathe heavily.

199. Take a shower. Feel guilty. Give it back.

200. Mow your carpet. (Or preferably somebody else's)

201. Vacuum your lawn. (See note on 200)

202. Recite shakespearian poetry to everyone you meet.

203. Go to McDonalds and ask for a BK Whopper.

204. Order a pizza and ask them if they can "please put the crust on top this time" in an exasperated voice.

205. Every time someone asks you to do something or says something to you ask "Is that a threat?"

206. When in an elevator, in different voices, shout out random floors, and then watch as you get there, no one gets off.

207. Also, when riding up an elevator with a stranger, start singing a song that everyone knows, then expect them to start singing too. If they do not start singing, insist, "Everyone knows that song. Are you stupid?"

208. While walking make car noises loudly (Such as changing gears).

209. Whenever somebody says something, ask what the simplest word they said means. When they explain, ask what the simplest word in their explanation means. Repeat this for the entire conversation.

210. Go up to a someone and say, "Are you annoyed by irrelevant questions?" And then walk away very quickly.

211. Finish each sentence with "Monkey See, Monkey Do".

212. Click your mechanical pencils or your pens during a test in school.

213. Pretend you are invisible.

214. Convince people you are deaf and talk in an incredibly phony sign language.

215. Spend all day at a fast food restaurant and see how long it takes before you have to pay for your "free" refills.

216. Continuously open your briefcase or bag and say into it, "Have you got enough air in there?"

217. While going down in an elevator scream, "AAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!! WE'RE GONNA DIE!!!" for no apparent reason.

218. Call everyone a communist.

219. Explain "the little green men" in detail to someone, and when they don't believe you, accuse them of being one in disguise.

220.. Call your neighbors collect.

221. Whenever someone finishes a sentence say, "And then what happened?"

222. Page yourself over an intercom, but don't disguise your voice.

223. Send people annoying chain forwards with outrageous consequences like "If you don't send this to 300 people in 4 seconds you will die instantly" and then insist that it is true and it happened to your uncle.

224. When walking push an invisible cart and make loud squeaky noises.

225. Walk up to random people and ask them, very seriously, "Do you know the muffin man?"

226. Clear your throat every three or four words while speaking.

227. Look at your hand in amazement and say, "Whoa, I never knew I had this!"

228. While driving if you see a "How am I driving" bumper sticker, call the number and inform the operator that the driver is doing a great job.

229. When driving with companions in the car, every few seconds slam on the brakes and insist that a squirrel ran in front of you.

230. When driving with companions in the car, every few seconds slam on the brakes and insist that a squirrel ran in front of you.

231. Whenever anybody says anything to you. Respond by saying, "I know."

232. Sending this list to all of your friends through email.

233. Continue to ask someone, "Is this annoying? Is this annoying?" over and over and over.

234. Tap someone on the shoulder repeatedly.

235. Begin every sentence with, "By the Gods!"

236. When you're in an argument, no matter what it's about, keep yelling "I don't see your name on it!".

237. When in public, pretend you are selling something in an infomercial.

238. At a restaurant, repeatedly send your food back for changes and after awhile insist that, "This isn't what I ordered!"

239. Go to a shoe store and try on every shoe, then say that you aren't interested in buying shoes and leave.

240. Put powdered sugar in your hair, sit down next to a stranger, and scratch your head a lot.

241. Turn on the Talk Radio Stations in your car, roll down your windows, and headbang.

242. Walk around with a plastic sword and shield and tell strangers "I must avenge the death of my father."

243. Scotch tape your door as an Anti-theft Device.

244. Super Glue quarters to floors.

245. Put the wrong date and year on the papers you hand in to your teachers.

246. Call random numbers and say "Hi, this is Julie from Basken Robins. If you can name 31 flavors in 31 seconds you get a free scoop."

247. WRIGHT N AL CAPITOL LETERS AND MISSSSSPEL EVRYTHIND!!!

248. Get two cell phones and talk to yourself on them in front of other people

Steve Jobs' Best Quotes Ever

2006-10-28T00:06:00.000+08:00

One of the great things about Steve Jobs is what comes out of his mouth.

The CEO of Apple Computer is a master of hype, hyperbole and the catchy phrase. Even when he's trying to talk normally, brilliant verbiage comes tumbling out.

Here's a selection of some of the most insanely great things the man has said, organized by topic: innovation and design, fixing Apple, his greatest sales pitches, life's lessons, taking the fight to the enemy and Pixar.

On Innovation and Design:

"It's rare that you see an artist in his 30s or 40s able to really contribute something amazing."
-- At age 29, in Playboy, February 1985

"I've always wanted to own and control the primary technology in everything we do."
-- BusinessWeek Online, Oct. 12, 2004

"Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R&D. It's not about money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it."
-- Fortune, Nov. 9, 1998

"It's really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them."
-- BusinessWeek, May 25 1998

"It comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don't get on the wrong track or try to do too much."
-- BusinessWeek Online, Oct. 12, 2004

"(Miele) really thought the process through. They did such a great job designing these washers and dryers. I got more thrill out of them than I have out of any piece of high tech in years."
-- Wired magazine, February 1996

On Fixing Apple:

"The products suck! There's no sex in them anymore!"
-- On Gil Amelio's lackluster reign, in BusinessWeek, July 1997

"The cure for Apple is not cost-cutting. The cure for Apple is to innovate its way out of its current predicament."
-- Apple Confidential 2.0: The Definitive History of the World's Most Colorful Company, by Owen W. Linzmayer

"If I were running Apple, I would milk the Macintosh for all it's worth -- and get busy on the next great thing. The PC wars are over. Done. Microsoft won a long time ago."
-- Fortune, Feb. 19, 1996

"You know, I've got a plan that could rescue Apple. I can't say any more than that it's the perfect product and the perfect strategy for Apple. But nobody there will listen to me."
-- Fortune, Sept. 18, 1995

"Apple has some tremendous assets, but I believe without some attention, the company could, could, could -- I'm searching for the right word -- could, could die."
-- On his return as interim CEO, in Time, Aug. 18, 1997

"It wasn't that Microsoft was so brilliant or clever in copying the Mac, it's that the Mac was a sitting duck for 10 years. That's Apple's problem: Their differentiation evaporated."
-- Apple Confidential 2.0

"The desktop computer industry is dead. Innovation has virtually ceased. Microsoft dominates with very little innovation. That's over. Apple lost. The desktop market has entered the dark ages, and it's going to be in the dark ages for the next 10 years, or certainly for the rest of this decade."
-- Wired magazine, February 1996

"Nobody has tried to swallow us since I've been here. I think they are afraid how we would taste."
-- Apple shareholder meeting, April 22, 1998

Greatest Sales Lines Ever:

"Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?"
-- The line he used to lure John Sculley as Apple's CEO, according to Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple, by John Sculley and John Byrne

"We made the buttons on the screen look so good you'll want to lick them."
-- Jobs, on Mac OS X's Aqua user interface (Fortune, Jan. 24, 2000)

"There are sneakers that cost more than an iPod."
-- On the iPod's $300 price tag, Newsweek, Oct. 27, 2003

"It will go down in history as a turning point for the music industry. This is landmark stuff. I can't overestimate it!"
-- On the iTunes Music Store (iTMS), Fortune, May 12, 2003

"What's new is this amazingly efficient distribution system for stolen property called the internet -- and no one's gonna shut down the internet."
-- On how he sold iTMS to the music industry, Rolling Stone, Dec. 3, 2003

"IMac is next year's computer for $1,299, not last year's computer for $999."
-- iMac introduction in Cupertino, Calif., May 6, 1998

"The G4 Cube is simply the coolest computer ever. An entirely new class of computer, it marries the Pentium-crushing performance of the Power Mac G4 with the miniaturization, silent operation and elegant desktop design of the iMac. It is an amazing engineering and design feat, and we're thrilled to finally unveil it to our customers."
-- Macworld Expo, July 19, 2000

"It'll make your jaw drop."
-- On the first NeXT Computer, in The New York Times, Nov. 8, 1989

"We believe it's the biggest advance in animation since Walt Disney started it all with the release of Snow White 50 years ago."
-- On Toy Story, Fortune, Sept. 18, 1995

On Life's Lessons:

"It's better to be a pirate than to join the Navy."
-- Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple

"I feel like somebody just punched me in the stomach and knocked all my wind out. I'm only 30 years old and I want to have a chance to continue creating things. I know I've got at least one more great computer in me. And Apple is not going to give me a chance to do that."
-- Playboy, September 1987

"I'm the only person I know that's lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year.... It's very character-building."
-- Apple Confidential 2.0

"I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life."
-- Stanford University commencement address, June 12, 2005

Taking the Fight to the Enemy:

"John Sculley ruined Apple and he ruined it by bringing a set of values to the top of Apple which were corrupt and corrupted some of the top people who were there, drove out some of the ones who were not corruptible, and brought in more corrupt ones and paid themselves collectively tens of millions of dollars and cared more about their own glory and wealth than they did about what built Apple in the first place -- which was making great computers for people to use."
--The Computerworld Smithsonian Awards Program oral history, April 20, 1995

"It is hard to think that a $2 billion company with 4,300-plus people couldn't compete with six people in blue jeans."
-- On Apple's lawsuit following his resignation to form NeXT (Newsweek, Sept. 30, 1985)

"My opinion is that the only two computer companies that are software-driven are Apple and NeXT, and I wonder about Apple."
-- Fortune, Aug. 26, 1991

"Why would I ever want to run Disney? Wouldn't it make more sense just to sell them Pixar and retire?"
-- Fortune, Feb. 23, 2004

"The subscription model of buying music is bankrupt. I think you could make available the Second Coming in a subscription model and it might not be successful."
-- Rolling Stone, Dec. 3, 2003

"The Japanese have hit the shores like dead fish. They're just like dead fish washing up on the shores."
-- Playboy, February 1985

On Pixar:

"They're babes in the woods. I think I can help turn Alvy and Ed into businessmen."
-- On Pixar co-founders Alvy Ray Smith and Ed Catmull, in Time, Sept. 1, 1986

"If I knew in 1986 how much it was going to cost to keep Pixar going, I doubt if I would have bought the company."
-- Fortune, Sept. 18, 1995

"I think Pixar has the opportunity to be the next Disney -- not replace Disney -- but be the next Disney."
-- BusinessWeek, Nov. 23, 1998

50种珍惜生命的态度

2006-10-17T13:16:00.000+08:00

1、为爱而生
只有爱，能使世界转得更圆；只有爱，能创造奇迹。
能够看见别人的好，就会提升自己的好；
能够说出别人的好，就会强化对方与自己要更好。
爱是一切的原动力。

2、做自己的心灵捕手
把实现自己生命第一优先考虑，
善待内在的小孩，给他勇气、信心和生命，
想念自己，做你自己，宽恕自己，对自己负责，
善用感觉，热情行动，活出真正的自己。

3、简单生活
你真正需要的不是那么多，
多出来的任何一样东西对别人都有用，
将它送出去，或是捐出去义卖，让真正需要的人善用，
简单生活惯之后，生命自然不再累赘。

4、拥抱别人，让人拥抱
拥抱是一件完美的礼物，老少咸宜，
而且拿它给别人交换，没有人会放弃的。
练习用拥抱代替说话，表达内心最深刻的感受，
即时的拥抱能传送安慰与支持，传递生命活力。
拥抱疗效：续命，每天四抱；保养，每天八抱；除病，每天十二抱。

5、家庭优先
和乐家庭最高指导原则：日常体贴，遇事幽默。
家庭关系是你这辈子最有意义的投资，
试着每天用十五分钟，和配偶、孩子，甚至宠物，
共同分享回忆、经验、想法、梦想和创意。

6、别为小事抓狂
你为什么生气？塞车、买票插队、同事争执、服务生态度恶劣……
生气之前，思考哪些才是真正值得生气的情况，
例如：虐待儿童、人民遭受饥饿之苦、战争……
相较之下，就可以知道这些事是多不值得生气。
将怒气转向值得生气的事上，
并且想想自己可以为这些情况做什么。

7、找寻老友
爱情常来来去去，朋友总是越陈越香。
曾经同甘共苦的朋友是上帝给的礼赞，
花点时间列出老朋友清单，
拨个电话聊聊或访友，
寻回那曾有的感动与契合。

8、创意生活家
别让一成不变的生活，腐蚀生命的热力，
试着吃半饱、花一半，使用比平时少一半的资源。
试试看即使有样东西不够用了，是否能够找到替代品，
既可以发挥创意，也能为环保尽一份心力。

9、练习冒险
无数的第一次造就了你，
生命就像一辆十段变速的单车，
大部分的人只用到低速档。
你应该尝试新事物，
先从小冒险做起，充分发挥自己的潜能，
同时不忘赞美自己的勇气。

10、说谢谢你
一日平安，一日感谢。
培养强烈的感恩心，
每天至少谢谢一个人，
告诉他们你喜欢、仰慕或欣赏他的地方。

11、别对你的人生说没空
日常生活需要良性循环，
人生只有一次，休息是为了走更远的路。
每个月定出一天可以彻底休息，放自己一天假。

12、活到老学到老
学习不一定只在学生时代，
学习是更好生活的开始。
无论是选一门不算学分的课，
还是向同事学习某些嗜好或兴趣，
甚至边开车边学习随身携带书籍，
试着从不同方向找出兴趣，生命会更开阔。

13、奉献给予
奉献能让你花小钱拥有极大快乐，
助人度难关的方式很多，给予食物、衣物、工作、金钱、时间，
你可以由简单的方式开始，比如捐出收入的5%，
仔细考虑哪些是真正需要你帮助的人，
把有限的钱放在最需要帮助的人身上，最能产生无限的功效。

14、与敌人和好
抱持宽容态度，以倾听来代替争吵，
让自己变得更温柔与仁慈。
不要把问题过度放大，
试着问自己：一年后，我还会在意这件事吗？

15、活出健康的人生
分析自己的饮食习惯，
找出需要改进的地方，让营养更均衡。
每周至少三次运动，持之以恒，
至少上一次恢复精力的课程（如瑜珈或太极），
身心健康，精力充沛。

16、让快乐贴身相随
快乐的人会微笑或哼唱，甚至吹口哨，
有快乐的想法，你就会飞起来。
专注地想快乐的事，让自己产生向上飞跃的力量。
日积月累，快乐会变成一种习惯。

17、年轻不老心
忘记身份证上的年龄，
找出自己觉得重要的，以及会让自己心跳加速的事物，
让这些点点滴滴充满生活，
就能让自己的心态变年轻。

18、磨亮想像力
要更有创意，就要像孩子般地思考，
比如重看一本最喜欢的童书，学习小孩子的思考方式；
或者读一首诗，在心里想像它的意境；
一边听广播的古典音乐、爵士乐或世界音乐，
一边想像音乐所传达的景致……都可以提升想像力。

19、笑纹比皱纹重要
儿童平均一天笑500次，成人只笑15次，
任何小事都可以让小孩乐不可支，鼓励自己在笑声中享受人生。

20、救救地球
减少物品使用量，减少用水，减少用纸，减少开车，减少包装，少用清洁剂，
避免用过即丢，减少用量，重复使用，环保回收，自然就在你心中。

21. 救一个生命
找寻失踪儿、受虐儿，
施舍金钱或付出时间、体力、可以改变别人的生命，
个人视野也会因了解另一层面的生活而提升，
更可以为这些孩子带来希望与远景。

22. 试试双手的力量
人生的意义在于创造，艺术可以提升人的生命境界，
每做一件事，记得多加些巧思，
在每件所做的事情上，发挥报告才能，加入你自己。
亲自动手做，享受四肢劳动的乐趣，
即使是简单的维修工作都是原创的艺术品。

23. 记得多玩玩
利用余遐时间享受游玩的乐趣，
重新学习游乐技巧，彻底享受自由的快乐。

24. 三人行必有我师
和各方面的人保持联系，增加从他人身上获得情报的机会。
同时拥有会批评的朋友，因为对方拥有你缺乏的部分，
学习接受建设性的批评，忽略琐碎的批评。

25. 适当的自私
你有权主导自己的生活，你有全权对别人的要求说不，
你有权对批评你或贬低你的人表示意见，
你有权和别人分享你的感情，收加生活控制权。

26. 分享
不论是分享阅读心得或是生活偶得，
让东家长西家短的无聊变成丰富彼此生命的启发。
经由感受每个人不同的经验，
赋予生命全新的刺激与成长，世界将转得更好。

27. 重回孩提时代
抛开一些已养成的大人行为或习惯，不要剥夺与天俱来的纯真特质，
与小孩相处（担任孩子的课外营老师、自愿当儿童球队教练）；
重读一些小时候听过的故事，可以回忆小时候的情景；
看看旧时留下的物品，如成绩单、劳作或礼物；
到念过的小学走一遍，发现自己曾发生过的事或当时的梦想。

28. 向自然学习
自然中蕴含生活哲学，是生命的指示灯，
能帮助你发现自己的定位与热情所在。
从四季的替换，我们学会从悲伤中复元，
因为生命是周而复始，生生不息的。
而自然的多样化风貌，都我们学会拒绝大众压力，
教我们学会表达真实的自我。

29. 心灵慢跑
心灵激励可以预防精神疾病，
让心灵保持思考，也会减慢老化的速度。
编一本梦想书，做做白日梦都是可行的。

30. 活出热情
支离破碎的灵魂得到的往往是乏味的成功，
对生活的兴趣应高于购物，用最小的时间工作，
将大部份的时间给自己感兴趣的事情，
做自己爱做的事，做你想做的，说你想说的，
学习享受生活，享受你做的任何事情。

31. 可以不完美
每个人天生不同，接受自己，也同样接受别人，
用慈悲心训练自己爱缺憾中美丽的事物。

32. 勇闯生命难关
有人为工作而生活，有人因梦想而生活，
有人因为要找出究竟为什么要活着而继续生活，
生是上天赋予的权利，活则要靠自我的智慧与勇气。

33. 打开地图去旅行
到任何你有兴趣或好奇的城市旅行。
旅行，潜藏着一份改变自己和生活的渴求，
在旅行中可以得到不可思议的收获，
变得不容易害怕，遇到问题时较能从容应付，
知道自己离农在外时最想念、牵挂的是什么，最可有可无的是什么。

34. 简单干净就是品味
不论是扫地抹桌子，晾衣服晒被单，都能特别仔细，特别用心，
让延长使用年限的心，取代用过即丢的习惯；
用全新的恋旧心情，与日常生活建立恒久感情。
用材质好、式样大方的家具取代三五年就必须汰换的三夹板；
用设计简单、质地宜人，可以一穿再穿取代追求流行的穿衣风格。

35. 在家做义工
慈善事业可以先从家里做起，
可以先把服务心用在家里，把家里整理好，花些时间和家人相处，
为别人做些事可以让生活更添乐趣与价值，
也会让你的人生更有成就。

36. 再试一下
人生最大的压力来源是怕压力，
当你相信自己能、而能面对事情时，
这已是一个好的开端，一切的多虑都将消失，
你终会发现：事情并不棘手难办，
别人能、当然，你也能。

37. 命运操之在我
一块钱、一句好话、一件善事、一点知识、一些方便、一个笑容，
都可以改变自己的命运。

38. 生命的财富
时间就是财富，
但是时间的意义在于（运用），而非（节省）。
好好运用上天给予每个人的同等财富。

39. 为生命加油
你此生最大恐惧是什么？最担心最害怕的是什么？
是害怕应该表达的心意来不及表达？
这是害怕心愿不能实现？
把今天当作最后一天来活，
知道此生担优会常在，恐惧就已不中惧。

40. 多为别人想一想
爱有多深，包容与体谅就有多深，
敢爱的人才敢去包容和体谅他所爱的人。
做个善于体谅的人，多给对方时间与空间，
做个有智慧与爱心的人。

41. 随时等着被利用
让服务变成生命中的一部分，
用生命服务、肯定自己。

42. 化不幸为助力
自己是态度的主宰，而态度决定未来，
从跌倒中站起来，化悲痛为力量，
每种不幸都蕴含同等或更大利益的种子。

43. 优点轰炸
每个人都有优点，但习惯看别人缺点，
试着做好话连篇、用心说好话的人，勇于表白，
要去掉别人身上的刺，最好的方法是拍拍他的背。

44. 和自己赛跑
学习和自己比，忘记曾经拥有的分数，
现在要关注的是，如何让今天过得比昨天好，
用心去发现，能看到生命更宽广的蓝天。

45. 换个角度，心中一片天
别人也许是对的，
不要让自己受执着的困惑，
便能了解万物，欣赏及认同世间一切。

46. 乐观
处于痛苦时，最有效的事物就是乐观。
凡事往好处想，
乐观的人可以发明飞机，
悲观的人就只能发明降落伞。

47. 真心聆听
通往内心深处的是耳朵，
专心聆听并适当回应，对别人是一种很大的鼓舞。

48. 好奇心不打烊
世界上只有愚人，没有愚问。
对所有的事物保持一颗敏感的心，
好奇是所有人类文明进步的开始。

49. 情绪急转弯
事情没有变，变的是你的观念。
改变想法，就能改变情绪，
带来完全不同的结果。

50. 我真的很不错
每个人都是一座宝藏，凡人也有超人力量，
成功在于唤醒心中的巨人，开发自己的宝藏。

20 free ways to save energy

2006-09-25T13:27:00.000+08:00

Consumer Reports' "Complete Guide to Reducing Energy Costs" is crammed with ways to cut your energy bills. Some take a little money and effort, such as weatherstripping your windows. Some take a little restraint, such as picking a sedan instead of an SUV. Others require investment, such as choosing the more-efficient refrigerator, even if the price tag is a bit higher. Of course, the best ways to save energy dollars are the ones that take no money and little or no effort. That's what you'll find in this excerpt--20 simple things you can do to start saving money right this minute, without having to reach for your wallet.

As the cost of heating your home and running your car continues to climb, we hope this book will help ease the burden on you and your family. And it's nice to know that saving energy does more than save you money: It helps save resources. Using less energy pollutes less, creates less acid rain, and results in less global warming. Even if you do nothing more than the 20 free things listed here, you will have made a difference in your budget and a difference in the world. Not bad for free.

Wash clothes in cold water. You might guess that most of the energy used by a washing machine goes into vigorously swishing the clothes around. In fact, about 90 percent of it is spent elsewhere, heating the water for the load. You can save substantially by washing and rinsing at cooler temperatures. Warm water helps the suds to get at the dirt, but cold-water detergents will work effectively for just about everything in the hamper.
Hang it up. Clotheslines aren't just a bit of backyard nostalgia. They really work, given a stretch of decent weather. You spare the energy a dryer would use, and your clothes will smell as fresh as all outdoors without the perfumes in fabric softeners and dryer sheets. You'll also get more useful life out of clothes dried on indoor or outdoor clotheslines--after all, dryer lint is nothing but your wardrobe in the process of wearing out.
Don't overdry your laundry. Clothes will need less ironing and hold up better if you remove them from the dryer while they're still just a bit damp. If you are in the market for a dryer, look for one with a moisture sensor; it will be less likely than thermostat-equipped models to run too long.
Let the dishwasher do the work. Don't bother prerinsing dishes with the idea that your dishwasher will work less hard. Consumer Reports has found that this added step can waste 20 gallons of heated water a day. All you need to do is scrape off leftover food. Enzyme-based detergents will help make sure the dishes emerge spotless.
Put your PC to sleep. Keep your computer and its monitor in sleep mode rather than leaving them on around the clock. You stand to use 80 percent less electricity, which over the course of a year could have the effect of cutting CO2 emissions by up to 1,250 pounds, according to EPA estimates.
Turn down the heat in the winter, and turn down the cool in the summer. Lower the thermostat 5° to 10° F when you're sleeping or are out of the house. "A 10° decrease can cut your heating bill by as much as 20 percent," says Jim Nanni, manager of the appliance and home-improvement testing department of Consumer Reports. And before you put on a cotton sweater to ward off a slight chill from the AC in summer, consider that for every degree you raise the thermostat setting, you can expect to cut your cooling costs by at least 3 percent.
A cold hearth for a warmer house. A conventional fireplace draws a small gale out of the room and sends it up the chimney. Assuming the indoor air has been warmed by your central heating system, that means your energy dollars are going up the chimney, too. Instead, consider a direct-vent, sealed-combustion gas fireplace. Consumer Reports has found that those units have an energy efficiency of about 70 percent--and the sight of the flames is a lot more warming than staring at a radiator.
Lower the shades and raise the windows. Not at the same time, of course, but your windows and shades are great tools to help moderate temperatures in the home. Because of central air conditioning, we tend to forget these time-tested, traditional ways of making the house comfortable. Shades are particularly helpful in blocking the sun from west-facing rooms in the afternoon. At night, if the forecast calls for cooler temperatures and low humidity, give the AC a rest. Open windows upstairs and down, and use window fans or a whole-house fan.
Put a spin on home cooling. You can operate a couple of fans with a fraction of the electricity needed for air conditioning, and their cooling effect may make it possible to cut back on AC use.
Take care of your air conditioner, and it will take care of you. Your air conditioner will run more efficiently if you clean or replace its filter every other week during heaviest use. Keep leaves and other debris away from the central air's exterior condenser, and keep the condenser coils clean.
Spend less for hot water. Set the hot water heater at 120° F (or the "low" setting), which is hot enough for most needs. If the tank feels warm to the touch, consider wrapping it with conventional insulation or a blanket made for that purpose. To help conserve the water's heat on its way to the faucets, insulate the plumbing with pipe sleeves; with these, you can raise the end-use temperature by 2° to 4° F.
Think twice before turning on the oven. Heating food in the microwave uses only 20 percent of the energy required by a full-sized oven. And while the second-hand heat from the oven may be welcome in winter, it can put an added load on your air conditioner in warmer months.
Use the right pan. When cooking on the stovetop, pick your pan, then put it on an element or burner that's roughly the same size. You'll use much less energy than you would with a mismatched burner and pan. Steam foods instead of boiling. If you do boil, be sure to put a lid on the pot to make the water come to a boil faster.
Read the label. The EnergyGuide label, that is. When you shop for a new appliance, look for the label that gives an estimate of annual energy consumption. To help you make sense of that statistic, the label also states the highest and lowest figures for similar models.
Dust off the Crock-Pot. Slow cooking in a Crock-Pot uses a lot less energy than simmering on the stove.
Clean the coils on your refrigerator using a tapered appliance brush. Your fridge's motor won't have to run as long or as often. In addition to saving energy dollars, you'll prolong the life of the appliance.
Drive steadily--and a bit slower. Hard acceleration and abrupt braking will use more fuel than if you start and slow more moderately. Keeping down your overall speed matters, too, because aerodynamic drag increases dramatically as you drive faster. If you travel at 65 mph instead of 55, you are penalized by lowering your mileage 12.5 percent. If you get your vehicle up to 75 mph, you're losing 25 percent compared with mileage at 55 mph.
Roof racks are a drag. Most cars are reasonably streamlined, but you work against their slipperiness if you carry things on the roof. A loaded roof rack can decrease an SUV's fuel efficiency by 5 percent, and that of a more aerodynamic car by 15 percent or more. Even driving with empty ski racks wastes gas.
Stick with regular. If your car's manufacturer specifies regular gas, don't buy premium with the thought of going faster or operating more efficiently. You'd be spending more with no benefit. Most cars have built-in sensors that adjust the engine timing to the gas in the tank. Even if the owner's manual recommends high-octane gas, ask the dealership about switching to regular.
No loitering. Don't let the engine run at idle any longer than necessary. After starting the car in the morning, begin driving right away; don't let it sit and "warm up" for several minutes. An engine actually warms up faster while driving. With most gasoline engines, it's more efficient to turn off the engine than to idle longer than 30 seconds.

And if you don't mind spending a few dollars:

A tighter home is a toastier home. Insulation is your home's first line of defense against the weather, right? Wrong. Before you bulk up with fiberglass blankets, seal the leaks. Inexpensive foam strips and caulking can cut your heating and cooling bills by 5 to 30 percent.
Try do-it-yourself low-E windows. If your windows don't have a low-E coating, consider applying a self-adhesive film on the glass. This treatment is a lot cheaper than replacing the units, and better-quality films are quite durable.
Use a programmable thermostat. Roughly half of the typical home's energy bill goes for heating and cooling, according to the Department of Energy. The easiest way to save, short of sweating or shivering, is to use programmable thermostats. They can pay for themselves in about a year.
Switch to those funny-looking fluorescents. You may not be familiar with compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), but give them a try. A single bulb can save from $25 to $45 over its life. And it's a long life: Manufacturers claim that CFLs last between 5 and 13 times longer than standard incandescent bulbs.

加菲猫的人生格言 Garfield's Philosophy of Life

2006-09-19T01:35:00.000+08:00

Money is not everything. There's MasterCard & Visa.
钞票不是万能的,有时还需要信用卡。

我喜欢星期一，如果它永不来临

我喜欢星期六，因为明天是星期天

只要我不醒来，世界就不存在！！！

One should love animals. They are so tasty.
每个人都应该热爱动物,因为它们很好吃。

Save water. Shower with your girlfriend.
要节约用水,尽量和女友一起洗澡。

Love the neighbor. But don't get caught.
要用心去爱你的邻居,不过不要让她的老公知道。

Behind every successful man, there is a man. And behind every unsuccessful man, there are two.
每个成功男人的背后,都有一个女人。每个不成功男人的背后, 都有两个。

Every man should marry. After all, happiness is not the only thing in life.
再快乐的单身汉迟早也会结婚,幸福不是永久的嘛

The wise never marry, and when they marry they become otherwise.
聪明人都是未婚的,结婚的人很难再聪明起来。

Success is a relative term. It brings so many relatives.
成功是一个相关名词,他会给你带来很多不相关的亲戚(联系)。

Never put off the work till tomorrow what you can put off today.
不要等明天交不上差再找借口, 今天就要找好。
好像还有一个翻译：
不要把今天能拖的事拖到明天去。
个人比较喜欢第二个翻译

Love is photogenic. It needs darkness to develop.
爱情就像照片,需要大量的暗房时间来培养。

Children in backseats cause accidents. Accidents in backseats cause children.
后排座位上的小孩会生出意外, 后排座位上的意外会生出小孩。

“Your future depends on your dreams.” So go to sleep.
“现在的梦想决定着你的将来”，所以还是再睡一会吧。

There should be a better way to start a day than waking up every morning.
应该有更好的方式开始新一天,而不是千篇一律的在每个上午都醒来。

“Hard work never killed anybody.“But why take the risk?
努力工作不会导致死亡!不过我不会用自己去证明。

“Work fascinates me.“I can look at it for hours!
工作好有意思耶!尤其是看着别人工作。

我喜欢所有的意大利面！

你竟然带了一个又老又没用的家伙回来，而且不是我。

加菲猫肯定不是为猪肉卷而生，但猪肉卷一定是为加菲猫而生。

欧迪，我们去吃冰激凌吧，不过你得看着我吃。

我应该对欧迪有礼貌。——（吲迪一脚）——很抱歉，欧迪?现在我做到了。

我不能让那只鸡在我的名字后面写字。

这个汉堡包的味道不错，但不如前八个好。

欧迪，走，我们去买一个或九个汉堡包当晚餐。

肚子大不可怕，可怕的是肚子里没有好东西。

有了意大利面，谁还会吃老鼠呢？

“欧迪在窗外冻得瑟瑟发抖，真可怜。我真有点不忍心看他这样。不，难道我能坐视不管吗？我必须做点什么。”加菲拉上了窗帘。

你可以让小猫离开肉饼，但不能让肉饼离开小猫。

如果你不想给谁东西吃的话，就得让它想着点什么。

巧克力的麻烦是：你把它吃了,它就没了。

最可爱的东西莫过于一张放着猪肉卷的小桌子。

、——（深沉状……）我是在做梦吗？
——（冲到自己“床”前，掀起被子……）被子里没有我，不是在睡觉……

这个世界上还有很多比钱更重要的东西，比如说意大利面。
能从这种不让体重增加的运动中得到乐趣真是太好了。

失败的人特点是会不断地失败。如果你想看看他的失败的话，他是不会让你失望的。

加菲猫要有了三个愿望：“第一个是要猪肉卷，第二个还是猪肉卷，第三个，哦，你错啦，我想要更多的愿望，那样我就能得到更多的猪肉卷啦。”

今后我永远不做对不起欧迪的事，……也许，也许不是永远。

现在，你能把星期一还给我们吗？还有星期三和整个八月，威斯康星州和巧克力糖。……对了，还有一点，你能把我的硬币也还给我吗？

有一位漂亮的女士对乔恩说你真可爱，而你还问我有什么不对！

如果你不能击败你的敌人，那么就加入他们。

纳尔曼，你好。我现在在阿布扎比。这里最糟糕的地方不在于没有意大利面条，也不在于离家几千英里。最可怕的地方在于——这里挤满了被邮寄来的，可爱的猫！

——“加菲猫，你不会是真的要把我用快件寄到阿布扎比去吧？”
——“不，纳尔曼，我不会的。我会用慢件，这样可以便宜一点。”

不，水果蛋糕！这是我不吃的三样东西之一。另外两样是葡萄干，还有蜗牛。

球状也是身材。

今天，你踢你的狗了吗？～～

、——乔恩，你要是猜出这里面有多少巧克力豆,这罐子里的东西就都归你。　　
——我猜你已经把它们都吃光了。　　
——你猜对了！

纳尔曼：加菲猫，你是来为我辩护的吗？　　
加菲猫：不是，我来是为了确认你有罪的。……你说猫委员会会判纳尔曼多少年刑，我看最好判99年。……

返希你能帮我个忙吗？帮我申请做一只狗，最好是西班牙狮子狗！

狗的问题就在于，它们身上没有装一个ON/OFF开关。

我还得对欧迪说一声对不起——（这时欧迪站在桌子边上，走过去一脚踢将下去。）——现在得说两声。

今天是星期一，一切都不对劲，我该做点什么呢？哦，我知道了。——（吲迪一脚，返闲浮在空中）——哎！今天连地球引力都没精神了。

就到这儿吧！我要去睡今天的第三个午觉了。

我向星星许了个愿。我并不是真的相信它，但是反正也是免费的，而且也没有证据证明它不灵。

我在蹦极，你看不出来吗？

睡了美美的一觉，16个小时，我是喜欢睡短觉的。

加菲猫看见小狗欧迪跑进了一个古城堡，就跟了进去。打开一扇门，一个大厅黑咕隆冬的。
加菲猫喊：“欧迪！” 　　
回音（渐弱）：“欧迪——欧迪——欧迪——” 　　
加菲猫又喊：“你在哪里？” 　　
回音（还是渐弱的）：“你在哪里？——你在哪里？——你在哪里？——” 　　
加菲猫想：这声音不错。　　
加菲猫继续喊：“加菲猫是世界上最美丽最英俊的猫！” 　　
回音（渐强的）：“不可能——胡说——瞎说——骗人的——” 　　

我把星期一从日历上撕掉，就没有星期一了。

欧迪已经愚蠢到地心引力都对它不起作用了。

乔恩:“加菲猫，你猜我给你带什么来了？” 　　
加菲：不管是什么，只要能吃就行。

乔恩在洗澡，Garfield在睡觉。　　

加菲：那些一边洗澡一边唱歌的人应该拉到街上去枪毙。

加菲在饭桌旁等着开饭，乔恩却忙着要出门。　　
加菲：嗨，你没有忘记什么重要的事情吗……
加菲：要知道，在有些州不给猫做早饭是重罪。

加菲：（讲述一个故事）很久很久以前，有一个小姑娘……（画面出现odie身穿公主裙的背影）……她……（odie突然转过身来，伸着长长的舌头）……她丑的就像冰箱里什么都没有一样！！

加菲手里拿着一个冰激凌，对odie说：odie，要不要舔一下？odie满心欢喜的诚恳又期待的望着加菲。加菲伸出舌头在odie脸上很用力的舔了一下，继续吃冰激凌……

虽然欧迪是条狗，但它有时候也过着狗一样的生活。——猫哲学家

（凄凉的小提琴音乐之后）
嗨！　　
高高地抬起你的头，迈开大步朝前走！　　
你要向人们证明你不是一个任人欺负的土豆。

你手里握着一只鸟，那是远远不够的。

加菲猫节食秘诀：
1.不要打算吃不够再来第二轮，第一次就要拿够食物。
2.把磅秤的零点调成负5公斤。
3.绝对不吃减肥糖。
4.不要结交家里开餐厅或糕饼店的女朋友。
5.减肥应多吃蔬菜，所以该多吃南瓜派，蔬菜饼干等。
6.冷食不宜多吃（但冰激凌除外）。
7.每餐留一点儿，不要统统吃下肚——比方说，冰激凌圣代上的那颗樱桃）。
8.多跟比你胖的人在一起。

猫冲向食物的速度和食物的多少成正比。

“Your future depends on your dreams.” So go to sleep.
“现在的梦想决定着你的将来”，所以还是再睡一会吧。

今天是元旦..我决定在新的一年里每天睡眠时间不超过8小时.这样的话..8x365/24..121.6天..5月3日叫我起床!

今天我要做俯卧撑……呃呀呀呀呀呀……今天先俯卧……明天再撑…………

我胖我懒————可是我自豪！
I am fat, I am lazy-----but I am proud!

我的体重刚刚好——相当于一艘航空母舰。

乔恩：这是我和加菲去公园的照片，这是加菲和一只三百美元的小鸟坐在一起，这是我在为加菲的午餐付帐——共三百美元……

我并不是每次吃完饭就看电视，有时我边吃饭边看电视，生活中有些改变会增加乐趣。

我要有麻烦了，你们还是把电视机关掉吧。

你能不能用英语来说中国话？否则什么都别说

10 Reasons To Drink More Water

2006-09-14T20:39:00.000+08:00

I know you've heard this many times - "Drink more water!". Yet, 99% of the people don't heed this advice. Maybe if water was more expensive, people would pay more attention to consume enough of it on a daily basis. We are living in a dehydrated world of carbonated beverages, caffeine and alcohol.

I bet you don't know how important is water for your health, figure and well-being. But drinking water is not just a trend, it's essential! Everything your body does it does better with a healthy supply of water, every system in your body depends on water.

So here are 10 reasons why drinking water is good for you and why you should make drinking water part of your daily routine:

1. Get Healthy Skin

Nothing will improve the appearance of your skin better than consuming enough water. It's a pity women spend so much money on skin products, while neglecting the cheapest and most effective one - water. Water is the single most important element for cellular integrity. Drinking water moisturizes your skin from the inside out. Water is also essential to maintaining elasticity and suppleness and helps prevent dryness. The real fountain of youth can be found in a glass of water.

2. Flush Toxins

Water helps remove toxins from the body, in particular from the digestive tract. Our kidney system is unique in its filtering capabilities and totally dependent upon water in order for it to work. Daily fluid intake is essential to its efficient operation, particularly because there is some decrease in function with age. Water helps get rid of excess nitrogen, urea, and ketones, so it is particularly important when following a high protein diet. You need even more water to help your kidneys do their work if you’re eating big to gain weight.

3. Reduce Your Risk Of Heart Attack

Researchers at Loma Linda University in California studied more than 20,000 healthy men and women and found that people who drink more than five glasses of water a day were less likely to die from a heart attack or heart disease than those who drank fewer than two glasses a day.

4. Cushion And Lube Your Joints And Muscles

Water makes up a large part of the fluid that lubricates and cushions your joints and muscles. And although not the only element associated with muscle cramps, athletes have long recognized that even mild dehydration can produce cramps. So drinking water before, during and after exercise can also help reduce muscle cramping and premature fatigue.

According to the American College of Sports Medicine, adequate fluid replacement helps to maintain hydration therefore optimizing and enhancing performance of those participating in regular exercise. They suggest flavored waters to promote hydration and to increase palatability. Products such as Gatorade’s Propel Fitness Water are, therefore, terrific substitutes for plain water to increase fluid intake and meet the optimum consumption of water per day, thus enhancing performance and lessening the possibility of dehydration.

5. Get Energized And Be Alert

On average, most adults lose about 10 cups of fluid a day through sweating, exhaling, urinating, and bowel movements. Even minor dehydration can cause impaired concentration, headaches, irritability and fatigue.

Water is also essential for proper circulation in the body. The levels of oxygen in the bloodstream are greater when the body is well hydrated. The more oxygen the body has readily available the more fat it will burn for energy without the presence of oxygen the body cannot utilize stored fat for energy efficiently. Not only will the body burn more fat when well hydrated but because there are increased oxygen levels you will also have more energy.

Drinking more water everyday will help your think more clearly. Research has repeatedly shown that staying hydrated is necessary for the human brain, which is 85 percent water, to function at optimal levels. That is why many school systems throughout the country now encourage students to keep a bottle of water at their desks and to drink it throughout the day.

6. Stay Regular

Water helps prevent constipation by adding fluid to the colon and bulk to stools. Something as simple as fluid plays a major role in preventing constipation. Not only does the liquid encourage bowel movement, but it also softens the stools.

Water is essential for proper digestion, nutrient absorption and chemical reactions. The carbohydrates and proteins that our bodies use as food are metabolized and transported by water in the bloodstream. But no less important is the ability of water to transport waste material out of our bodies.

7. Reduce Your Risk Of Disease And Infection

Consistent failure to drink enough water can lead to Chronic Cellular Dehydration. This condition where the body's cell are never quite hydrated enough leave them in a weakened state, vulnerable to attack from disease. It weakens the body's overall immune system and leads to chemical, nutritional and pH imbalances that can cause a host of diseases.

When you don’t have enough water in your body, your cells start to draw water from the bloodstream. Your heart has to work harder because your blood gets sludgy, and your body starts to redirect blood away from less vital areas. Dehydration can set in even before you start to feel thirsty. This is a great strain on the body because it impairs the kidneys in their vital function of purifying the blood and helping the body get rid of toxins.

Also Michaud and coworkers found that the incidence of cancer in the urinary bladder was reduced significantly by a high fluid intake in a ten-year study involving nearly 48,000 men. The top 20% of subjects who participated in the study drank 2500 ml per day or more, while the bottom 20% drank 1200 ml or less. The authors concluded that within this range, the risk of bladder cancer decreased by 7% for every 240 ml of fluid added.

8. Regulate Your Body Temperature

Water regulates the body's cooling system. Sports drinks are useful when consumed after or during vigorous and prolonged exercise in high heat. But most experts agree that water works better than carbohydrates or sugared beverages for moderate exercise. For instance, if you drink 12 ounces of plain water, your body will absorb 8 ounces of it within 15 minutes. If you drink 12 ounces of a 10% sugar solution, less than 1 ounce will be absorbed in the same period. The typical soft drink is a 10 to 12% sugar solution.

Water is the nutrient your body needs the most. Between 55 and 75 percent of adult body weight is water, and it is critical in regulating all body organs and temperature.

9. Burn More Fat And Build More Muscle

It has been shown that dehydration decreases protein synthesis. Protein synthesis is what builds muscle. It is an energy costly process. When you suppress protein synthesis, fewer calories end up building proteins and more calories end up in your fat stores. It's elementary: calories have two possible fates - they either get burned, or they get stored. When more of the calories you eat get burned, less will get stored.

Increased water consumption can help you control weight by preventing you from confusing hunger with thirst. Water will also keep your body systems, including metabolism and digestion, working properly and give you the energy (and hydration) necessary for exercise.

10. Get Well

The traditional prescription to ‛drink plenty of fluids‛ when you're sick still holds strong. Water can help control a fever, replace lost fluids, and thin out mucus. Water plays a vital role in nearly every bodily function. Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.

Water is the substance of life. Life can not exist without water. We must constantly be adding fresh water to our body in order to keep it properly hydrated. Water can be a miracle cure for many common ailments such as headaches, fatigue, joint pain, and much more.

Be sure to drink even more fluid whenever you increase your physical activity, when eating a high fiber diet, during hot weather, at high altitudes, in low humidity locations, and when you're sick, especially if you have a fever, vomiting, or diarrhea. The best way to figure out if you’re drinking enough water is to look at your urine. It should be a very light shade of yellow. Drink up if it’s darker. Let your thirst guide you, also. You might not need eight glasses to feel hydrated on a mild day. You could crave nine or 10 if it’s hot or you’re exercising. Bottom line? Your body is 90 percent water and needs it for digestion, healthy skin, blood circulation, temperature control and lots of other reasons.

It is important to know that the body can only absorb 4 ounces of water every 10 minutes, so like many things in life, it is important to be proactive with drinking water. Aim to drink one glass of pure water every hour you are awake. And make the process enjoyable. Many people complain that they don't like the taste of water, or that it is boring to drink! Try these tips for making drinking water an enjoyable process:

- Add fresh mint leaves, slices of strawberry, apple, lemon, or lime to a pitcher of water. Serve chilled. Keep a pitcher of "fruit water" in the refrigerator so you always have great-tasting water available.

- Try Glaceu Fruit Water, which is distilled water with added fruit essence, without added sugar or artificial sweeteners. It is available at most health food stores. It comes in a variety of fabulous flavors including, watermelon, honeydew melon, raspberry/lime, and strawberry/banana.

- Drink herbal teas. Herbal teas have a variety of healing properties and come in a multitude of flavors. Try green tea, yerba matte, chai, chamomile, mint, raspberry leaf, and cinnamon/apple.

- Add a squeeze of lemon or lime to water. Warm water with the juice of 1 lemon taken in the morning on an empty stomach is a great liver detoxifier, and has been shown to aid in weight loss.

Drink your water! Stay well hydrated! Stay healthy!

7 Days In September

2006-09-11T16:43:00.000+08:00

[ The film is called "7 Days in September" and shows the stories of 28 people affected by 9/11. Director Steven Rosenbaum led the effort that the New York Times described as "Reconstruct(ing) the emotional geography of New York." The film is a rare human look at the emotions, passions, and pain that followed the attacks on the World Trade Center. ]

Gym of the future

2006-09-03T00:20:00.000+08:00

Could this be the Gym of the future? It is an interesting idea.

“What about creating green gyms where people pay their memberships as normal, but then use swipe cards before and after they get on the machines. The difference here is that the machines would all be linked to a large central generator, so if you are really working out you will be generating much more energy than is needed to power the machine display.

The swipe cards would monitor how much time you spent on each machine then - depending on the efficiency of the machine - calculate whether you were a net user or contributor of energy to the building. At the end of the year, people get a rebate on their membership depending on how much energy their use of the treadmills and cardio machines has generated for the gym.”

The Real FireFox 正宗的火狐

2006-08-23T18:45:00.000+08:00

The Real Firefox = great pairing of a geek joke + a super cute puppy。

正宗的火狐= 一个geek 笑话 + 超级可爱的小狗

戀愛要學會 "細水長流"

2006-08-23T01:30:00.000+08:00

在戀愛過程中，使雙方彼此失去吸引力的原因很多。它可以是單方的原因，如一方對另一方的嫌棄，從而激起了另一方的不滿，也可以是雙方的原因，如彼此的世界觀不同，性格上不和諧，心理上無法相容等；還可以是客觀的原因，如時間、空間上的隔離，使感情之花因缺乏澆灌而逐漸枯萎，也可以是，心理上的原因，--即兩人間的神秘感消失了。

所謂神秘感，是指由于男女間的性別差異（包括生理和心理）而産生的新鮮、奇特、深奧莫測等體驗。它在整個戀愛過程，乃至婚後夫妻生活中，都起著一秤特殊促進和至關重要的心理作用。男女間的神秘感激起兩性間的好奇，在這種好奇心的驅使下，兩者要求接觸並且相互探索，在接觸、探索過程中，如果彼此欣賞、富有吸引力，就會産生好感。在好感的基礎上，由對方神秘性産生吸引力，通過進一步的了解，若相互發現許多發光的東西，那麽，愛情就會産生。如果異性間沒有對這種神秘感的探索，那麽，兩人的吸引力便無從産生，也就根本談不上愛情。

雖然戀愛過程，是一個相互了解的過程，能彼此認識、了解，應該是值得慶幸的，但是，了解得過于透徹，甚至一些不需了解的也知道了，使彼此的神秘感消失，則對愛情沒有好處。每一個男女都應該有一個個人的世界，應該有自己一方神秘的、不爲任何人所知的天地。因此，戀人間相互保持吸引力，則首先耍彼此保持一種神秘感。這種神秘感不是固定不變的，其內容一邊不斷地被對方所探究、所發現，變爲不神秘的東西，一邊又不斷地被新的內容所充實、替換。而這種神秘感內容的更新，需要靠每個人不斷地用知識、智慧來充實，一些徒有漂亮的外表，而沒有豐富的內在修養的人，往往只能夠使人在感官上取悅一時：一旦與他們相處久了，由于知識貧乏，思想沒有深度，缺乏神秘感，便很快失去吸引力。所以，在戀愛過程中，除了加強自身的各方面修養外，還要注意不要過快、過于充分地將自己全部暴露，包括才能、特長、經曆以及肉體等等，要學會"細水長流"，我認爲，這大概是戀愛的訣竅之一。

爲了增強神秘感，保持戀人間的吸引力，可以采用下列幾個具體作法：

一、創造生活情趣，改變單一的、日複一日的、沒有變化的生活。比如，突然地給對方帶來一個驚喜，或者將自己改扮一番裝束，變化一下發型，或者改變自己的房間布置等等，都會使戀人感到新鮮和愉快。

二、保持禮貌，彼此尊重。盡管兩人經過熱戀，彼此不分你我，但仍然要象初戀時那樣保持禮節，不要失去原先的溫柔和體貼，因爲任何不尊重對方的言行，都會大損自己的吸引力。

三、偶爾做短暫分離。戀愛不在于朝朝暮暮，俗話說，小別勝新婚。特別在鬧了一些矛盾之後，短暫的分離，不但使雙方都有時間去冷靜地思考、反省，而且，分離後相見時的神秘感也會成倍增長。

四、盡量避免、減少肉體上的接觸。戀愛中的親吻、擁抱、撫摸等之類的性行爲，是無可非議的，它們可美化和促進兩人的愛情，但是，次數不能過于頻繁。這與我們飲食一樣，少吃多味，多吃味少。

對于婚前性交，從性生理和性心理角度來看，都不宜進行。千萬不要頻繁地、一絲不挂地暴露在情人面前，這會使你失去性的神秘感。每個人性交的生理反應，基本上是近似的，但心理狀態各不相同。追求性的神秘感和新鮮感，正是那些喜新厭舊之輩的心理動機和驅使力。

男女間要相互保持吸引力，是一種難度很大的藝術，其具體作法遠不止上述幾點，希望能舉一反三。但是，保持神秘感決不是故弄玄虛，彼此隱瞞和欺騙。否則，會弄巧成拙。

天使之恋

2006-08-21T02:05:00.000+08:00

一个天使路过山涧的时候，遇到了一位女孩。他们相爱了。就在山上建造了爱的小屋。

天使每天都要飞来飞去，但他真的很爱这位女孩，得空就来陪伴她。

一天，天使带着心爱的女孩，在山间散步。忽然，他说：“如果有一天你不再爱我了，我会离开你。因为没有爱的日子，我活不下去。那时候，我就会飞到另一个女孩的身边。”

女孩看了天使一会儿，坚定的说：“我永远爱你！”

他们的日子过得挺幸福。但是，每当女孩想起天使的那句话，就开始烦躁不安了。她觉得天使说不定哪天会离开她，飞到另一个女孩的身边。于是一天晚上，女孩趁着天使睡熟的时候，把天使的翅膀藏了起来。

天亮以后，天使生气地说：“把我的翅膀还给我！为什么要这样？你不爱我了？你不爱我了……”

“我没有，我还是爱你的！我没有藏你的翅膀，真的，相信我好吗？”
“你骗人，你说谎，我不相信你了，我感觉你不爱我了！”

当他从柜子里找出翅膀后，就头也不会的飞走了。

女孩很难过，也很怀念那段美好的生活。她后悔了，就独自做到山头的风口上，默默的忏悔：“纵然我爱你爱的发狂，也不能剥夺你飞翔的权利，是吗？我应给你足够的自由，让彼此有喘息的空间。我现在真的懂了，你还能回来吗……”

忽然间，天使出现了。他温柔的说：“我回来了，亲爱的！”

“你真的不走了，真的还爱着我？”

天使微笑着说：“我感觉到，你还是爱我的，对吗？只要你还爱着我，我就一直爱着你，直到你不在爱我的时候。”

生活中有些人，就像那个女孩一样，把爱当做借口，约束着对方。这样的爱情不但苦了自己，也苦了对方。时刻都不要忘了：爱情只能拥有，不可占有。不管你如何爱一个人，也不要剥夺他自由飞翔的权利。

没有你的空气

2006-08-18T06:26:00.000+08:00

轻轻地闭上眼睛, 使劲, 贪婪地呼吸着没有你的空气.
是自由? 还是思念? 我无法回答自己
原来没有你的空气如此地稀薄 .
我也学会了去适应空气的稀冷.
笑过, 哭过, 吵过, 闹过.
如今我需要的, 只是冷漠.

如何把Google地圖30秒中新增到任何網頁

2006-08-16T20:18:00.000+08:00

1)去WikiMapia.org站點並且找到你需要的一部份地圖。
Go to WikiMapia.org site and find a part of the map that you need.

2)在最高的右上角按一下WikiMapia﹐ 並且選擇Choose Map在你的頁環節上。
Click WikiMapia at the top right corner and choose map on your page link.

3)移動和resize框架你看到的觀點，如果需要調整觀點放置並且複製被給的html代碼到你的頁或者blog。
Move and resize frame you see to desired view, adjust view setting if needed and copy given html code to your page or blog.

就是這樣。
That's all.

這裡是放置我家的例子的一幅地圖:
Here is a map placing example of my house:

鱼和刺猬的爱情

2006-08-16T01:50:00.000+08:00

鱼和刺猬的爱情一只孤独的刺猬常常独自来到河边散步。
杨柳在微风中轻轻摇拽，柳絮纷纷扬扬地飘洒下来，
这时候，年轻的刺猬会停下来，
望着水中柳树的倒影，
望着水草里自己的影子，默默地出神。

一条鱼静静地游过来，游到了刺猬的心中，揉碎了水草里的梦。
“为什么你总是那么忧郁呢？”鱼默默地问刺猬。
“我忧郁吗？”刺猬轻轻地笑了。
鱼温柔地注视着刺猬，
默默地抚摸着刺猬的心，轻轻的说：“让我来温暖你的心”
上帝啊，鱼和刺猬相爱了！
上帝说：你见过鱼和刺猬的爱情吗？
刺猬说：“我要把身上的刺一根根拔掉，
我不想在我们拥抱的时候刺痛你。”
鱼说：“不要啊，我怎么忍心看你那一滴滴流淌下来的鲜血？
那血是从我心上淌出来的，”
刺猬说：“因为我爱你！爱是不需要理由的，”
鱼说：“可是拔掉刺你就不是你了。我只想给你快乐·····。”
刺猬说：“我宁愿为你一点一点撕碎自己·····”

刺猬在一点点拔自己身上的刺，
每拔一下都是一阵揪心的疼，
每一次的疼都在鱼的心上。
鱼渴望刺猬作一次申深情的拥抱，
它一次次地腾越而起，
每一次的纵身是为了每一次的梦想，
每一次的梦想是每一次跌碎的痛苦。

鱼对上帝说：“如何能让我有一双脚，我要到爱人的身边？”
上帝说：“孩子，请原谅我的无能为力，因为你本来就是没有脚的。”
鱼说：“难道我的爱错了？”
上帝说：“爱永远没有错。”
鱼说：“要如何做才能给我的爱人以幸福？”
上帝说：“请转身！”

鱼毅然游走了，在辽阔的水域下，鱼闪闪的鳞片渐渐消失在刺猬的眼睛里。刺猬说：“上帝啊，鱼有眼泪吗？”
上帝说：“鱼的眼泪流在水里。