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20 Year Anniversary: I came, I saw, and I endured
(2019-08-20 18:39:14)
ItwaschillyanddrizllingwhenIpulledoutofthebackalleylaneand
washeadedtothecity.DarkcloudshanglowontheearlySunday
morningsky.Trafficwaslightandittooklessthanfivemintocrossthe
rivervalleyandarriveattheoldhotel'sconcretegarageembeddedin
thebluffonthenorthside.Theywereofferingfreeparkingforthe
annualmarathon.
1.BackToWhereItAllStarted Twodaysago,Icamebackforthefirstti...[阅读全文]
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Follow-The-Sun, Code Review, Pecking Order, and Freedom
(2019-08-15 12:12:09)
ThenextMondayafterAgiletraining,IjoinedLandthreeothers
includinganIndian,aThai,andanative(borninUS),atlunch.The
subjectcameupnaturallyanditturnedoutthatImissedorsimply
forgotoneimportantlesson.Tothequestion"Howdoweworkwith
colleaguesacrosstimezonesunderAgile",Bobrepliedwithavehement
"Don't!"andspentthenexthalfhourbashingtheFollow-The-Sunidea.
Sitting...[阅读全文]
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A Roast Duck Dream
(2019-08-09 09:56:29)
Itwasearly1980sandtheReformandOpen-Uppolicyjustgotintogear.
Barely70kmssouthofthecapitalcity,myhometownwasbroughtupto
speed.Newgroundswerebeingbroken,buildingserected,dirtpathsleveled
andpavedwithtarandgravel.Morecarsandtrucksappearedontheroads.
Aking-sizedfour-laneunderpass,somethingonlyseeninbigcities,wasto
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World -- Danny Boy
(2019-08-07 15:11:47)
Readingthebookwherethesongwasreferenced,Iwasfamiliarwiththetunebutnotlyrics.Socopiedithere.Oh,Dannyboy,thepipes,thepipesarecalling
Fromglentoglen,anddownthemountainside.
Thesummer'sgone,andalltherosesfalling,
It'syou,it'syoumustgoandImustbide.Butcomeyebackwhensummer'sinthemeadow,
Orwhenthevalley'shushedandwhitewithsnow,
It'sI'llbehereinsunshineorinsh...[阅读全文]
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Agile Training
(2019-08-04 16:56:04)
Overtheyears,IwasexposedtotheAgilesoftware
developmentmodelafewtimesbutneverhadachanceto
divein.Lastweek,HQengineerstrainedtwodaysofa
particularflavorofAgileandIenjoyedthemostpart. Thelecturer,Bob,flewinfromPhiladelphia.Awhitemale
inhislate50s,hehadasix-feet-twoframe,aslightly
protrudingbelly,aruddyface,recedingauburnhair,and
sharpblueeyes. Anaturalspeakeroratleastloo...[阅读全文]
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Dance Like Murakami
(2019-07-28 09:42:21)
July,Idevoured"TheWindupBirdChronical,""Kafkaonthe
Shore,""1Q84,"and"AWildSheepChase,"inthatorder.
EachatthetimefeltthebestMurakamibookIhadreadso
far.Afterward,Iwasalittlereluctanttopickup"Dance,
Dance,Dance,"fearingaletdown.Icouldhavemisseda
greatexperience. Afterthefirstchapters,thenovelstartedtofeellikea
vocabularybuil...[阅读全文]
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Pioneer Spirit and Recovery from Calf Pain
(2019-07-27 09:50:06)
Thewholeweekwasspentonrecoveryfromtherightcalf
painwhichmadethelongrunmiserablelastSundaywhenI
triedtopushfor22milesbutendedupfinishingonly13.
Therightfootstillhurtafteryearsofyogaandbarefoot
living."Maybeitsimplydoesn'tmeantobe"Itoldmyself.
Itfeltlikeahealthyblowtotheego."Ihaven'tpaidthe
duesandshouldn'tcovetthefruits"IadmittedtoL. Iplann...[阅读全文]
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Sleepless In Silicon Valley
(2019-07-20 11:09:31)
ItrarelyhappenedsinceIwasfired(readgraduated)two
andahalfyearsago,butMondaynight,Iletmydayjobget
tome,Iamashamedtosay,andwasn'tabletosleep.Ihad
aheartymeal(Regatocheese,kimchifriedrice,andsix
corntortillawrapsofmayo,scallion,andporkheartmeat.)
butdidn'tover-eat.IpickedupwhereIleftoffanoveland
readpast11:00pm.AfterwardsIlaidinbedponderingover
technicaldetailsofmy...[阅读全文]
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How Good He Looks!
(2019-07-14 11:35:13)
OvertheweekendbeforeJULY4TH,myfriendLfollowedthe
WesternStates100-MileEnduranceRun,whichtomanyof
thesecrazyrunnerswasTHEevent.Hesentmeavideo
showinggreatviewsoftheSierraNevadaMountainsand
perfectformsofafewfrontrunners.Mondaymorning,this
gaveusalottotalkabout.OntheWeb,hetraceddownthe
oldestfinisher(68)whodiditinabout26hours."Seehow
goodhelooks!"Lbubbledwiththe...[阅读全文]
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Book Report: The Wind-up Bird Chronicle
(2019-07-07 11:48:38)
Thankstothelongweekend,Ifinishedthe600-pagetome.

Themostmemorablewasthescenewhere"themantheycall
Yamamoto"wasskinnedalivebytheSovietandhisMongolian
sidekick.Therewasscreambutnosurrender.Themanwasnot
glorifiedinanyway.Capturedbytheenemy,hesimplydied
hisextremedeath.Thenextmemorablewerethedeathsofthe
fourManchukuocadets(Chinese)forkillingtheirJapanese
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