1. 与新跑友聚会
在刚过去的星期六上午,与蓝绿营跑友们在老布什总统公园跑了10英里后,我与先生去电影院观赏了《林肯》电影。晚上我们到Scott医师家用餐,参加了马拉松业余训练团队完成训练季度的庆祝聚会。参加聚会的人除了“运动员们”,还有各自的家属。这些家属成员是幕后英雄。没有他们的理解和支持,“运动员们”不可能完成马拉松训练。大家欢声笑语,度过了一个愉快的星期六夜晚。
2. 与老跑友聚会
虽然第二次马拉松训练没有与第一次马拉松训练的跑友们在一起,但我们的友情一直继续着。二周前收到跑友Noel医师和他的妻子Nancy药剂师的邀请,在星期天晚上到他们家吃饭,并一起观看Super Bowl。被邀请的还有其他4位跑友。同样,大家欢声笑语,度过了一个愉快的星期天夜晚。
Noel和Nancy上7年级的女儿Sydney为当天晚上Super Bowl精心准备了这样的小蛋糕。Sydney是旧金山49ers的粉丝,吃掉1个插巴尔地摩Ravens的小蛋糕;而我偏向巴尔地摩的Ravens,吃掉1个插旧金山旗的小蛋糕。Sydney和我相视一笑,有心想再消灭对方一个旗,但都不敢多吃甜点,以相互拥抱和解:)))。
音乐《Friendship》
Min and I went to see the movie “Lincoln” last Saturday. Actor Daniel Day-Lewis interpreted very well about President Lincoln’s determination to end slavery, his agony over the Civil War, his torment over the loss of his beloved son Willie, and his loneliness in marital life. However, no one can really portray President Lincoln’s solemnity and nobility.
The movie reminded me of my visit to the Lincoln Memorial when I attended a conference in Washington DC last November. Here are a couple of photos taken on that trip and a few sentences that I wrote about the visit on Nov 30, 2012.
“每次探访DC,无论时间有多紧,我必到林肯总统纪念堂瞻仰他和阅读他雕像两侧墙上刻写的他两篇著名演讲稿The Gettysburg Address 和他的Second Inaugural Address。每次阅读这两篇作品,每次都被感动。在美国所有总统中,林肯总统特别令我敬仰。林肯总统纪念堂建筑外形使我想到在游览希腊时见到的古神庙,气宇非凡、饱满挺拔,而它开朗的建筑风格和它匀称的建筑比例给人一种和谐的美感。”