此文写于12月21日，亦即传说中的世界末日那一天，还没来得及发出来，世界末日就过了：）

 圣诞快到了，附近家家户户张灯结彩。此间社区演出多如牛毛。很多以前没听说过的乐队和表演群体，雨后春笋一般冒出来。一些机构，也为圣诞赶制节目。这里的亨德尔山教会，每年都制作一部大型圣诞剧。

The other day, I heard an eight-year old boy say that he had “a small crush” on a girl in his class.  I asked for the difference between “big crush” and “small crush”.   “Big crush”, he said,  is when you go “mmmmmoooch” on somebody, while demonstrating a kiss.   I sighed out of relief.   “Small crush,” he explained, “is when you stare at somebody and think peaceful thoughts.”  That...