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title: Week 41, 2026
created: 2026-10-11
modified: 2026-10-12
issue: 144
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# Wisdom I Pondered This Week

* The only one who can tell you ‘you can’t’ is you, and you don’t have to listen.
* “We don’t have to think alike to love alike.” — Francis David
* [“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.” — Frank Zappa](http://goodreads.com/quotes/4408-without-deviation-from-the-norm-progress-is-not-possible)
* “Never become used to anything you love. It blunts the edge of appreciation.” — Richard Laymon
* [“If you need a machine and don’t buy it, then you will ultimately find that you have paid for it and don’t have it.” — Henry Ford](https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9195952-if-you-need-a-machine-and-don-t-buy-it-then)

# Things I Learned This Week

* [靚（ㄌㄧㄤˋ）女](https://www.google.com/search?q=靚女) 是粵語及廣東、廣西一帶的方言，指漂亮的女生/美女，也是日常生活中，對女性的禮貌稱呼。
* [收養/領養 (Adoption)](https://www.google.com/search?q=收養+領養) 指依法把他人的孩子成為自己的子女，建立正式且長期的親子關係；[寄養 (Fostering)](https://www.google.com/search?q=寄養) 則是短暫代替原生家庭照顧孩子，孩子的法律親子關係不變。簡單說：收養/領養＝永久的避風港，寄養＝暫時的避風港。
* [The Moment of Truth](https://www.google.com/search?q=The+Moment+of+Truth) = an occasion when something important happens that tests someone or something and that will have an effect on the future 關鍵時刻；考驗人的時刻
* [Swear by something](https://www.google.com/search?q=Swear+by+something) = to believe strongly that something is effective or useful 非常相信（某物有效或有用）
* [月光海](https://www.google.com/search?q=月光海&udm=2)：指滿月之夜的月光，在波光粼粼的海面上形成筆直的反射光帶，宛如鋪了一條銀色大道。在花蓮、台東等東海岸地區最常見，因為鄰近太平洋，且光害少。