There is so much I have not been, so much I have not seen. 生命中，有那么多我未曾经历过，有那么多我未曾见识过。 I have not thought and have not done or felt enoughthe early sun, rain and the seasonal delight of flocks of duc...
It all began as we were standing in front of the bathroom mirror, me fixing Amanda's blonde hair. I said, I love you, Amanda. And, I love you, she replied. Oh, yeah, I taunted. Well, I love you more. Her eyes lit up as she recognized the cue for the...
If my life were a movie I would fast-forward through junior high. My junior high years were painful. Like every junior high kid, I was dealing with awakening sexuality, and struggling with who I was and how I would make my mark in life. But I was sur...
Everyone in the apartment complex I lived in knew who Ugly was. Ugly was the resident tomcat. Ugly loved three things in this world: fighting, eating garbage, and, shall we say, love. 我住的公寓大楼里的每个人都认得这只丑八怪。丑八...
I walk into the coffee shop and breathe in deep, savoring that familiar aroma. The smell of coffee, with a hint of hazelnut, vanilla, mocha, and just a touch of cinnamon. Theres only one place in the world other than a coffee shop that smells like th...
Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away they were meant to be there , to serve some sort of purpose ,teach you a lesson,or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become.You never know who these people maybe (possib...
A number of years ago, I had the rather unique experience of being backstage in Madison Square Garden, in New York, during the Ringling Brothers Barnum amp; Bailey Circus. To say the least, it was a fascinating experience. I was able to walk around l...
I grew up in Jamaica Plain, an urban community located on the outskirts of Boston, Massachusetts. In the 1940s it was a wholesome, quaint little community. It was my home and I loved it there; back then I thought I would never leave. My best friend R...
For nearly a year, I sopped around the house, the store, the school and the church. Then, I met, or rathergot to know, the lady who threw me my first lifeline. 差不多有一年，我都泡在家、店铺、学校和教堂里。然后我遇到了，或...
I remember, I remember The house where I was born, The little window where the sun Came peeping in at 1)morn; He never came a wink too soon Nor brought too long a day; But now, I often wish the night Had borne my breath away. 我记得呀，我记得...
I used to like sheepherder coffee, a cup of grounds in my old enameled pot, then three cups of water and a fire, 过去我喜欢牧羊人咖啡, 往我那旧搪瓷壶里倒入一杯咖啡粉, 再加三杯水及一炉火, and when its hot, boiling int...
Finally, for the first time in my life, I was going to move into brand-new house and it was an absolute beauty. I spent hours upon hours walking up and down the hallway just looking at that sunken living room. I had never actually seen one of those b...
Relax. He is the same little boy you loved yesterday. I smiled trying to hold back the tears. No he isnt. Yesterday I dreamed he would be an astronaut. Today I am hoping he will learn to talk. 放松。他仍是你昨天爱着的那个小男孩。我笑...
I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Corporation, a national chain of convenience stores. Among the topics we address in our seminars is the retention of quality employeesa real challenge to managers when you consider the pay...
The sun shone brightly in the cloudless blue Wabash, Indiana, sky. 印第安纳州沃巴什县晴空万里的蓝天上，太阳光芒四射地照耀着。 That was an especially beautiful sunny day, recalls Jimmy Mitchell, a statuesque man in his ear...
