| Our family
went to the beach the first weekend of June 2004. It had the lowest
tide in a decade and was supposed to be ideal for clam digging.
But the rain had defeated all our clamming and crabbing ambitions,
so we stayed indoors most of the time.
However, it was still a good vacation, for we
relaxed, rested, and got to watch a lot of TV coverage on America's
40th President Ronald Reagan. I adored President Reagan for two
things in particular. One, before the fall of the Berlin wall,
the feelings he showed when he spoke of the courage and suffering
of people behind the iron curtains. Two, the decision he made
as soon as he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Schooner
Landing in summer 2003
also: leisure |
二○○四年六月的第一个周末，我们合家去海边度假。本来，那个周末有十年来最低的低水位，最适于到海滩上去挖象鼻蚌。可惜阵雨连连，我们只好放弃讨小海的打算了。
美国的第四十任总统罗纳德·里根因早老性痴呆症并发肺炎不幸在洛杉矶去世，十六年前我到美国时，铁幕犹存，柏林墙未倒。他在访问西柏林时说，当今世界上最勇敢的人，首推追求民主和自由的东德和苏联民众。十年前他被诊断患有早老性痴呆症，他马上发表声明，说明他患了什么病。他虽然从此淡出了公众视野，但他对美国以及世界的贡献和影响是巨大而久远的。
2003年暑假
另见：消闲
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