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What is success? (by Bessie Anderson Stanley)
(2019-11-13 19:26:02)
Heachievedsuccesswhohaslivedwell,laughedoften,andlovedmuch;
Whohasenjoyedthetrustofpurewomen,therespectofintelligentmenandtheloveoflittlechildren;
Whohasfilledhisnicheandaccomplishedhistask;
WhohasneverlackedappreciationofEarth'sbeautyorfailedtoexpressit;
Whohaslefttheworldbetterthanhefoundit,
Whetheranimprovedpoppy,aperfectpoem,orarescuedsoul;
Whohasalwayslookedfortheb...[阅读全文]
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Barbell for a Middle-aged Programmer
(2019-11-10 09:00:16)

Iwasfirstintroducedtothebarbellbyacollegeclassmate.Weighing170lbs,
tallandstrong,Fuchawasabearofaguy.HetracedbacktoManchuroyaltyand
wasproudofhisYellowRed-Flag(镶黄旗)origin.Bornintoanupper-middleclass
family,hedidgymnasticsinchildhoodandattendedatopBeijinghigh-school
beforebecomingmyroommateintheuniversity. Aprivatelyownedgymopenedneartheboys'dormsinoursophomoreyearandm...[阅读全文]
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Two Authors in 2019
(2019-11-03 16:51:07)
Withstilltwomonthsleftin2019,InonethelessthinkitissafetosayIhave
readmainlytwoauthorsthisyear,thecontemporaryJapaneseHarukiMurakami,
andBuddSchulberg,anAmericanJewwhopassedawayin2009. IlearntaboutMurakamifirstthroughrunningandovertimepostsonWXCand
cametolikehisfictionalcharactersandadmirethepersoninreallife.Some
criticsthoughthisnovelslackcontent,alotofpagesaboutnothingexciting....[阅读全文]
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I Go Back to May 1937 (by Sharon Olds)
(2019-11-02 12:58:29)
Iseethemstandingattheformalgatesoftheircolleges,
Iseemyfatherstrollingout
undertheochresandstonearch,the
redtilesglintinglikebent
platesofbloodbehindhishead,I
seemymotherwithafewlightbooksatherhip
standingatthepillarmadeoftinybricks,
thewrought-irongatestillopenbehindher,its
sword-tipsaglowintheMayair,
theyareabouttograduate,theyareabouttogetmarried,
theyare...[阅读全文]
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Laid-off
(2019-10-27 09:58:42)
ThisgigsawtheturningpointinBill'sadultlife.Twomonthsbeforehis40th
birthday,hewasrecruitedbyacompanytoworkonitsnextgenerationInternet
trafficanalyzerwhiletheywerebeingboughtoutbyanSF-basedfirm.Hefinished
histasksinthefirstyearbutittookHQmuchlongertofigureoutwhattodo
withtheirnewlyacquiredasset. Meanwhile,Billgotlucky.Hediscoveredanewfrontierwherenomanagement
decisionwasne...[阅读全文]
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选译：This is water. by David Foster Wallace
(2019-10-22 09:33:41)
Intheday-to-daytrenchesofadultlife,thereisactuallynosuch
thingasatheism.Thereisnosuchthingasnotworshipping.Everybody
worships.Theonlychoicewegetis_what_toworship.Andan
outstandingreasonforchoosingsomesortofGodorspiritual-typething
toworship----beitJ.C.orAllah,beitYahwehortheWiccan
mother-goddessortheFourNobleTruthsorsomeinfrangiblesetof
ethicalprinciples----isthatprettymuch...[阅读全文]
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A 46 Years Old Programmer
(2019-10-19 12:18:54)
Fornearlythreeyears,Billhasworkedforthisfirm.Inthefirst,hewas
luckyandwroteatime-tested(inventedintheearly90's)centralpieceof
systemsoftware.Under3000lines,itwasprobablythebestcodehehadever
writtenand,evenamazingtohimself,sofarbug-free.Theexperienceseemedto
validateandgranthimthementalpoisethatheusedtolack.Nomatterwhat
otherssay,hecouldtellhimselfthathewasOKatwhathedid. ...[阅读全文]
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He called himself Bill
(2019-10-13 11:00:42)
Billwasthenamehegavehimselfathisfirstjob. Itwasearly1998andhejustgraduatedwithaMaster'sdegreeincomputer
software.Thefirmwasprivately-ownedandajoint-venturewithaUScompany,
makingthehottestcomputerchipsandcommunicationtechnologies.Justafew
blocksawayfromhiscollegedorm,ittooktwofloorsofthenewfive-starJade
PalaceHotelintheburgeoningHaidianhigh-techdistrictinBeijing. Mostofhis...[阅读全文]
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Updates on Strength Training: Grip, Kettlebell, Barbell Deadlift
(2019-10-05 09:20:27)
Visitingdadtookamonthoffrunning.JetlagafteroneweekinBeijing
neededthreeweeksinFremonttofix.Ididkeepthemorningroutines
andstrengthtraining,goingthroughkettlebelldrillsregularly. AfterachievingtheSimpleGoalinJan2018,ItriedtogettoSinister.
Butthisprovedtobehard.Thesamemoveswiththe40kgdemandedan
upgradeonallthemusclesinvolved,includingthestablizers.Ihaven'tdonetheTurkishGetup阅读全文]
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Updates on Running: Plantar Fasciitis, Glutes, and Hamstring
(2019-10-05 09:04:18)
Myrightheelstartedtohurtafterthe2015SFM.Ithurtforthefirst
fewstepseachtimeIgotupfromsittingorlyingdown.Bathroomtrips
atnightorgettingoutofthecarafterashortridealwaysbeganwith
sharpthrobs.RunningfeltmuchlessfunjustbecauseIhadtogo
throughthepainfulfirstmileineveryruninthepastfouryears. Discussingwithfriendsdidn'thelp.Somedidhavesimilarissuesbut
thedetailsvaried.Mostwouldre...[阅读全文]
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