医生说，长得够15周这么长了。所以今天飞跃了一周。导致预产期改成二月一号了。
这次等了很久，可是检查很快。
小宝宝换了个姿势。胳膊腿也长长了好多。身体还没怎么长。所以胳膊看起来好像过膝了。整个一个小猴子的样子。

土豆

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/19ZDkfv9ZBc/

3rd Speech today! Yay!
Feedback on Improvements:
1.More volumn. Speak to the people at the far end of the room.
2.Open up with a quesiton, pause for 2 seconds for a response
3.Punch up and beginning and ending. Have a stronger ending. Close with more of a punch.
4.Notes: user bigger fonts and put it more in the front so won’t look down so much.

Feedback on Positivies
1. Releveant for audience
2. Factual and logical
3. Eye contact
4. Humorous (really? I thought people were a little bored!)
5. Catch 22 reference
6. Little use of notes (when I did use it, I used it hard!)

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One Less Car to Save Money, Ourselves, and the World

The 405 freeway was closed for construction July 16th and 17th between its two busiest intersections, Santa Monica and 101 freeways. Local residents called it the weekend of Carmageddon.

A radio show after the weekend asked people to call in and talk about how their lives were affected by this event. One woman in Hollywood called in and said that her life was not affected at all. She said cars were overrated because her family of two plus a baby had been doing just fine with one car for a couple of years by then. She lives and works in Hollywood. She bikes everywhere. She bikes to work, bikes to go shopping. Her husband has a longer commute so he drives to work. On weekends, they share one car. I can’t remember the details of the baby’s arrangement. I seem to recall that she even takes her baby on a bike. After a while, they sold her car to become a one car family.

That was the moment the light bulb in my head went on!
Why does everyone need to drive their own car every day? It is not a birthright after all!

According to the NY times, in the US, families own an average of two and half vehicles per household, and more than 35 percent of households own three or more cars.
One car or two cars per family might not be right for every family. But is there room to downsize? Can we share a car? Starting from one day a week? Or use alternatives such as riding a bike, taking a bus or a train, or even walk? Some may say, “Oh!! But it is going to be very inconvenient.” or “I am losing my freedom” How much is that convenience or “freedom” costing us?

Base on data from AAA, in the year of 2010, it costs on average $8,500 a year to own or operate a car.
Can you use an extra $8500 a year? How many different ways can you think of to spend that $8500 on things other than cars?

Moreover, having less cars per family brings more than financial benefits. It provides a greener environment, reduces traffic, creates safer communities, and promotes more public transportation systems which in term produce more jobs. While people debate electric cars vs. hybrid vs. hydrogen cars, a simple, quick and easy method to conserve energy is to reduce the number of cars we own per household or how many times a week we drive our own cars.

Another strange car phenomenon is that we drive to the gym, get out of the car and get on the treadmill. Why not drive a little less, walk or bike a little more? It saves money on gym membership, gas, and you get to breathe fresher air than that stuffy and sweaty gym air.

Some might say the alternatives to cars, such as biking and walking, are unsafe. In the first example, the woman on Hollywood bikes everywhere and sometime bikes with her baby. I will admit that I was a little scared for her. The number one concern I have with biking in Torrance is also safety. We will continue to drive our cars rather than bike if safety remains a concern. More cars on the road make it more dangerous to be on a bike. It is a vicious cycle. Somehow this cycle must be broken so more people will bike or walk. A new awareness to drivers is needed so it becomes safer to bike. As it becomes safer to bike or walk, even more people will join in! How is that for a new and improved cycle!!

Every family has different circumstances. The important thing is to stop and question ourselves from time to time. Can we use one less car? Can we drive a little less to save money, ourselves and the world?