Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense , who has been with us for many years.
No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape.
He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
- Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
- Why the early bird gets the worm;
- Life isn't always fair;
- and maybe it was my fault.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).
His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place.
Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims. Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust, by his wife, Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son, Reason.
He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers;
I Know My Rights,I Want It Now,Someone Else Is To Blame, & 0I'm A Victim.
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.
If you still remember him, pass this on.
If not, join the majority and do nothing.
大闸蟹，或毛蟹，学名中华绒毛蟹，是中国独有的品种，长在长江入海口一带湖泊里的淡水蟹。据说其成长期为两年，成年后的大闸蟹会在重阳后从湖泊迁徙到咸淡水交界的长江河口进行交配，然后再回到淡水湖里产卵。当然，现在已经没有这样迁徙的大闸蟹了，现在的大闸蟹都是饲养的居多。
帝制是专制霸权的，皇帝一人的思想和成见，决定全国百姓的命运。但辛亥革命后，百姓还是一样承受着种种有过之而无不及的坎坷命运；从军阀割据到抗日，到内战，到大跃进打饥荒文革等等，虽不是帝制，却是有形无形的专制霸权导致的。
就拿张弼士的故居“蓝屋”来说吧，自张弼士1961年逝世后，其后人对故居疏于维护，后来卖给了民间古迹保存热心人士，1995年展开整修和活化。所谓活化，就是赋予它新的生命，除了建筑物的时代特色被保留下来，主楼供人参观游览外，楼院的其他楼房，都改成了38间民宿客房。房客的餐厅，就设在主楼的正厅，因此早午晚餐的时段是谢绝游客参观的，以及很多“游客止步”的地方。虽然给我们这些参观者造成某种程度上的不便，这种为了活化后民宿房客的考量，是很有必要的。
还有一样很少人去注意到的景观，就是张弼士故居主楼的后半段，乃至庭院和侧楼的后半段，似是刻意建得比前半段高出一阶，而且是刻意得怕人家看不见的明显。问了讲解员也没能得到一个满意的答复。以前听一个槟城友人提过，说有些风水房是要建在山坡上，估计这样的设计能有建在山坡上的错觉。
伊格纳西·帕德雷夫斯基(Ignacy Jan Paderewski)是波兰著名的钢琴家。1891年，帕德雷夫斯基去美国进行巡演，计划举办117场音乐会。
当时美国食品管理局的负责人是胡佛(Herbert Clark Hoover)，他后来成为了美国总统。胡佛同意帮助波兰，并很快将数千吨的食品从美国运来，帮助深陷危机的波兰人民。
上网去看了看他的资料，发现他在中国的管理课程培训界，是一个小有名气的讲师。他在中国打拼了那么多年，而那又是个应酬喝酒都往死里喝的地方，就难免将他死于肝癌和这烟酒过量联想在一起。很惋惜。
