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發表：Joy	2023-06-05 14:58:26	閱覽數：585	(IP: 　)	T 8097_R 0	引　用

記得我先生説他做惡夢，發現牆壁也有我藏起來的衣服及書籍⋯，他嚇出全身冷汗而驚醒。這實在有點誇張，但我買衣服而不穿，就收藏在佔滿某房間的大型檜木衣櫥裡；買書而沒看，書架一個個買，分散在各樓層，卻是事實。

我總是穿那幾件常穿又有點老舊的衣服，以至於親友認為我有點可憐，惹得我哈哈大笑。有時候，我買了書才發現書櫃已有那本書了。

現在，我很少買衣服了，因為隆重或較正式的衣服再也沒場合穿，或者說我早已習慣率性而有點邋遢的自己。但是，我還是買書，因為每年有出新書而我也終於有在看書了。

前天，我開始看【The Praise Of Folly】，由於這是yl特別推薦的，所以我打算細讀。我去了圖書館，帶了【American Heritage dictionary】，當我讀到Democritus時，我就想到民主Democracyㄧ詞是不是因為紀念他的緣故？我翻了字典，只找到他是西元前370-440？出生的希臘哲學家，這無法滿足我的好奇心。

回家後，忍不住翻找書櫃，先從字典或哲學書找起。光字典就找出了十來本，連我自己都覺得不可思議，先不說自己找到什麼答案，但是，心裡頭竊喜著，說不出的開心。

回應：Joy	2023-06-05 15:02:34	(IP: 　)	T 8097_R 1	引　用

這篇短文是上週一寫的，忘了貼在這裡。今日補貼。

補貼的原因，因為需要呈現這首歌，因為它讓我的好友tt分享了美麗的心情故事。

回應：Joy轉貼	2023-06-05 15:04:29	(IP: 　)	T 8097_R 2	引　用

Dear Joy:

The background of the beautiful music (House Of The Rising Sun)
was the Jefferson Square in the French Quarter in New Orleans.
There is a very long bridge (Causeway Bridge) across Lake
Pontchartrain in New Orleans. It has a length of about 24 miles.
This Bridge and French Quarter may be the hallmarks of New Orleans.

Chicory coffee, beignets, seafood, and restaurants also attract
tourists. In 1970 when I lived with an American roommate, his
home town was in Louisiana. He told me that during the Civil War,
coffee beans were not enough for regular consumption, chicory
roots were used as a substitute for coffee beans.

Besides eating, my friends' families and my family had good talks
about various subjects. Health in general would be the most
important issue. Everyone's age is older or close to 80.

My family took a ride and enjoyed a glimpse around a few streets before
we leaf New Orleans. We also spent more than one hour enjoying the breezy
of the lake shore. We visit New Orleans once or twice a year. We are at home now,