一碗思念芝麻小汤圆外加一个汉堡，是儿子的早餐。本要买大的，没有，就只好用小的代替。不想却被袋子上印的广告词"小身材，也有料"逗乐了。这隐喻用的，可真够高的。吃完，我送他去学校。门口树上的鸟儿唧喳唧喳的叫声，是春天清灵的欢歌，可这空气还是冷若寒冰。难怪，21F，车上仪表盘给我了解释。

收音机里说的是明州今天要对弗洛伊德案的白人警察重审，两边的律师将展开一场獒战。为此，法院外已加强了警力布署，以应对可能发生的抗议或冲突。又想起昨天看的新闻，说前总统川普回纽约，将住川普大厦，为此纽约警察也加强了大厦周边的警力布署。

去年三月初新冠来康州，儿子的学校和周边几个镇的学区都在3/5-3/21号间陆续停课，至今差不多刚好一年了。这一年来，变化很多。主要的是疫情对人们生活的影响，还有总统大选在1/20尘埃落定。至今新总统拜登已入主白宫五十几天，但政治上的不安和躁动却还在继续，一声叹息。说来这些不安离我挺远，我们学校老师这周将完成疫苗注射。随着疫苗注射工程的快速进展，康州COVID-19感染人数持续下降，康长宣布在遵守一定的规范下，各行业基本上可恢复正常营业状态。LA和NYC是全美两个最大的电影票房市场，上周六纽约市的影院重新开业，据说是一票难求。可见人们多期待回归正常生活。

十分钟一个来回，鸟儿迎接我的回来，只是我的手指冻得发僵，亮锃锃的门把手和车钥匙都成了冷空气的帮凶。手只想抱着热水杯取暖，于是把我的半碗芝麻糊倒进大马克杯，又兑了些水，放进微波炉里热。吃着用剩饭加青菜香肠蛋做成的炒饭，配着热芝麻汤茶，我的手和心都暖起来了。新的一天又开始了，我的郁金香三天前就谢了，今天该去买盆新花。。。

Last Saturday we had beltfish, “do you know why Chinese like cooking a whole big fish for their New Year Eve feast?” “ Why?” “because the pronunciation of FISH in Chinese is exactly same as another Chinese word”余“, you should know this word, it means abundance, having extra,。FISH is a symbol of fortune, the bigger ,the better. “

“I see. I know how to write that word” He said with a smily face.

“The juice is “晶莹剔透“，after having a big mouth of cranberry juice, he said.

“wow, you surprised me by using this idiom.! How to explain this idiom in English?” I asked, trying to be a language teacher.

“Clear”

“Good, also transparent or crystal”

“Do you still remember these poems?” 春晓， 山行，望庐山瀑布…for me,  these poems I learned 40 years ago are not forgettable. for him, I am not sure, even he learned them 8 years ago.  He did remember, we recited together. It’s nice and fun. If a painter was with us, I will suggest him/her painting for us. Happiness and harmony will be the theme of the painting.

Sunday I had a conversation about the beltfish with my families in China. “it is the first time I saw such fresh and big beltfish. In my memory, there is no such thing of fresh beltfish. “3.99/lbs, the price is much lower than I predicted. They should cost more. “ I said. “

“Reasonable price” said my sister, ” Pre-frozen big beltfish was sold at RMB49.99斤in a supermarket of my neighborhood. “

"I think it a little bit pricy. “ I expressed my comment . “Beltfish is not a popular fish, or even not an edible fish for Americans, most likely it is the reason for the good price. I never saw them in American food markets. I think the bone of beltfish let Americans remove them from their tables. Whole fish is not popular in US. most people buy fish  fillets. I think forks and knives are not functional to have whole fish, at least it's one of the reasons.