今日は午後1:30から、都心の会場で、メンバーの自転車シルクロードの定例会が開かれた。
今日のメンバーは15名近く。皆、ほとんどが、定年退職者、、。
でも、メンバーの構成の知的クオリチーが素晴らしい。中国の歴史、文化に詳しく、古代シルクロードに魅せられた人々、、の集まりだ。中には、中国考古学者に近いメンバーもいる。
すべて、この会の発端は、古代中国の歴史に魅せられた人々が、20年をかけて、毎年、自転車でゆっくりと、少しずつ前進しながら、古代シルクロードの歴史を体感し、中国、西安からローマまでの古代道路を通って見よう、、との企画だ。
今日のメンバーの講師も素晴らしい。大手出版会社を定年退職後、中国の歴史に興味を持ち、北京大学で語学研修、その後、別の雲南民族大学で語学研修、、。その間、シルクロードの歴史に興味g移り自分の足で探索、、。
退職後の人生を、チャレンジ、勉学、趣味、、と大いに楽しんでいる一人だ、、。
今日も、この知的オヤジグループから大いなる刺激を受けた。
(今日の講演写真、、、西南シルクロード)
今日のメンバーは15名近く。皆、ほとんどが、定年退職者、、。
でも、メンバーの構成の知的クオリチーが素晴らしい。中国の歴史、文化に詳しく、古代シルクロードに魅せられた人々、、の集まりだ。中には、中国考古学者に近いメンバーもいる。
すべて、この会の発端は、古代中国の歴史に魅せられた人々が、20年をかけて、毎年、自転車でゆっくりと、少しずつ前進しながら、古代シルクロードの歴史を体感し、中国、西安からローマまでの古代道路を通って見よう、、との企画だ。
今日のメンバーの講師も素晴らしい。大手出版会社を定年退職後、中国の歴史に興味を持ち、北京大学で語学研修、その後、別の雲南民族大学で語学研修、、。その間、シルクロードの歴史に興味g移り自分の足で探索、、。
退職後の人生を、チャレンジ、勉学、趣味、、と大いに楽しんでいる一人だ、、。
今日も、この知的オヤジグループから大いなる刺激を受けた。
(今日の講演写真、、、西南シルクロード)
今日のジョークは文面が長い割には、最後のオチが単純すぎて、考えさせるジョークではないが、、、日本には受けるかも、、?
All My Sons...
Four friends, who hadn't seen each other in 30 years, reunited at a party. After several drinks, one of the men had to use the rest room.
Those who remained talked about their kids.
The first guy said, "My son is my pride and joy. He started working at a successful company at the bottom of the barrel. He studied Economics and Business Administration and soon began to climb the corporate ladder and now he's the president of the company. He became so rich that he gave his best friend a top of the line Mercedes for his birthday."
The second guy said, "Darn, that's terrific! My son is also my pride and joy. He started working for a big airline company, then went to flight school to become a pilot. Eventually he became a partner in the company, where he owns the majority of its assets. He's so rich that he gave his best friend a brand new jet for his birthday."
The third man said: "Well, that's terrific! My son studied in the best Universities and became an engineer. Then he started his own construction company and is now a multimillionaire. He also gave away something very nice and expensive to his best friend for his birthday: A 30,000 square foot mansion."
The three friends congratulated each other just as the fourth returned from the restroom and asked: "What are all the congratulations for?"
One of the three said: "We were talking about the pride we feel for the Successes of our sons. ..What about your son?"
The fourth man replied: "My son is gay and makes a living dancing as a stripper at a nightclub."
The three friends said: "What a shame...What a disappointment."
The fourth man replied: "No, I'm not ashamed. He's my son and I love him. And he hasn't done too bad either. His birthday was two weeks ago, and he received a beautiful 30,000 square foot mansion, a brand new jet and a top of the line Mercedes from his three boyfriends."
確かに笑えるジョークだが、、。単純すぎるね、、。
All My Sons...
Four friends, who hadn't seen each other in 30 years, reunited at a party. After several drinks, one of the men had to use the rest room.
Those who remained talked about their kids.
The first guy said, "My son is my pride and joy. He started working at a successful company at the bottom of the barrel. He studied Economics and Business Administration and soon began to climb the corporate ladder and now he's the president of the company. He became so rich that he gave his best friend a top of the line Mercedes for his birthday."
The second guy said, "Darn, that's terrific! My son is also my pride and joy. He started working for a big airline company, then went to flight school to become a pilot. Eventually he became a partner in the company, where he owns the majority of its assets. He's so rich that he gave his best friend a brand new jet for his birthday."
The third man said: "Well, that's terrific! My son studied in the best Universities and became an engineer. Then he started his own construction company and is now a multimillionaire. He also gave away something very nice and expensive to his best friend for his birthday: A 30,000 square foot mansion."
The three friends congratulated each other just as the fourth returned from the restroom and asked: "What are all the congratulations for?"
One of the three said: "We were talking about the pride we feel for the Successes of our sons. ..What about your son?"
The fourth man replied: "My son is gay and makes a living dancing as a stripper at a nightclub."
The three friends said: "What a shame...What a disappointment."
The fourth man replied: "No, I'm not ashamed. He's my son and I love him. And he hasn't done too bad either. His birthday was two weeks ago, and he received a beautiful 30,000 square foot mansion, a brand new jet and a top of the line Mercedes from his three boyfriends."
確かに笑えるジョークだが、、。単純すぎるね、、。