田螺姑娘 快来我家吧

网上论坛看来的：

问：今天发现烤箱下面有个大横抽屉，大家知道是做什么的吗？

答：那是给田螺姑娘用的，不做饭的时候在里面休息。

Let the storm rage on

Another cold wave is coming, but the cold never bothered me anyway.

Who Said What (16)

Nouriel Roubini: Economic growth depends first of all on productivity growth and productivity growth depends on investment in human and physical capital, it depends on technological innovation. Now one of the things that may happen in the future is we’ll have lots of technological innovation. 

鲁比尼是纽约大学经济学教授，还是鲁比尼全球经济咨询公司的创始人。他说，经济增长首先取决于生产率增长，而生产率增长取决于人力和物质资本的投资，以及技术创新。

幸福的瞬间（7）

大雪下了一天，一边看着电视剧，一边剥蒜。剥好蒜，放进玻璃罐里，倒满醋，期待着两星期后，饺子就腊八蒜！

好像又跟吃的有关哎...

冬天的树林

冬天的树林

还是那么热闹

小鸟在叫

松鼠在跑

一颗面目狰狞的树

鸟儿却不害怕

依然在上面筑巢

树干上奇怪的脸

是大自然的奥妙

还是外星人在跟我们开玩笑

House Envy

I have the "house envy“ described in this article all the time. I would feel jealous of my friend's walk-in closet, all-around deck, multiple fireplaces...The list can go on and on.  So I found these tips very helpful, especially #5:

Most of the time, I love my space because it's filled with things I love, and it's a place where I can live by my own rules. But then there are other times, especially after scouting some place that's taken my breath away (particularly if it's one with features that are on my wish list, like lots of light or a pool or a washer and dryer in the house or a bright kitchen), where I come home with a bad case of house envy. But, since I see a lot of amazing homes for a living, I had to find a way to put it in perspective. Here's how I keep the green monster at bay:

Learn from it: Like most homes outside of a photo spread in a magazine (or even a house tour here on Apartment Therapy), my home has its good points and bad. There are things I love, like its architectural details and the colorful tiles in the bathroom, and things that drive me crazy, like my kitchen cabinetry, the lack of direct sunlight, and the fact that I don't have a parking spot. There are things I'd love to change if I could — a marble countertop in the kitchen and reupholstering my couch into a sectional are two things on my list — and things I haven't gotten around to fixing or completing (a pile of photographs waiting to be scanned and art that needs hanging are two).

What is it that you love about the places you envy? Is it the home or room itself or is it the feeling you get — glamorousness, openness, coziness — that you're pining after? Or maybe it's the furniture arrangement or the mix of patterns? Try to break down the components. It was after looking at a lot of lofts that I started to get really crazy. That's when I realized that my Hollywood Regency-esque decor was no longer reflective of who I was. A friend walked in the other day who hadn't seen my space in years and said "Oh, it's a loft in an apartment." No wonder I'm much happier here now!

Dig below the surface: Every home has its drawbacks. Learning more, you may discover that, after all, the water pressure in your shower beats theirs hands down. For me, it's usually when I discover how much the mortgage or rent is that I realize how grateful I am for my apartment and the life that my still reasonable rental affords me.

List your home's charms: Just as every home has its drawbacks, it also has its charms — it's in walking distance of the park, it's flooded with sunlight, the layout is perfect. Make a list.

Call in a friend: Get them to tell you what they love about your home. Getting a glimpse of your space through someone else's eyes can often be a reminder of what's great about it. Oh, yeah, that's right, I have French windows and hardwood floors. If you trust or admire their taste, ask them if they have any suggestions that would give your home the feeling of the home you're gnashing your teeth over.

Do one thing for your home: Whether it's buying fresh flowers, a new pillow, moving the furniture around, or getting one of these grout pens to spiff up the bathroom, do one thing on your list of home decor things to do to remind yourself that just because you don't live in a million dollar mansion, it doesn't mean that you can't have a beautiful life.

Throw a party: Sometimes, all it takes is lighting some candles, pulling out a bottle of red wine, whipping up some pasta, and inviting friends over to remind yourself that what's really important about your home is the people in it.

(This article is from Apartment Therapy.)

Time for home

Winter is the time for comfort,

for good food and warmth,

for the touch of a friendly hand

and for a talk beside the fire:

it is the time for home.

                                                                  --Edith Sitwell

Who Said What (15)

“Imagine a society of Inverse Amish that lives nearby, peacefully, in the future. A place where Google Glass wearers are normal, where self-driving cars and delivery drones aren’t restricted by law, and where we can experiment with new technologies without causing undue disruption to others.”
                                                                      ---Balaji Srinivasan

巴拉吉·斯里尼瓦桑曾是斯坦福大学的计算生物学老师，他现在是一个比特币挖矿公司的创始人之一。斯里尼瓦桑去年10月在一个行业论坛上建议硅谷脱离美国，从而名声大噪。他对《彭博商业周刊》说，媒体错误援引了他的话，他的意思只是说，技术爱好者应该形成自己的以互联网为中心的社区。“想像一下未来有一个逆向阿米什社会，由住在附近和平相处的人组成，一个戴谷歌眼镜很平常、自动驾驶汽车和无人驾驶快递飞机不会受到法律限制、我们可以试验新的技术而不会对其他人造成过分干扰的地方。”

我支持硅谷脱离美国，甚至脱离地球。他想像中的这个人人戴着谷歌眼镜、马路上跑着无人驾驶汽车、天上飞着无人驾驶飞机的地方，好像是另一个星球上的地方。