WorkdaycommuteacrosstheDumbartonbridgehasworsened
sinceFacebooktookoverSunMicrosystems's(whichatthe
timewasalreadyboughtbyOracle)headquarterandstarted
tobuildineastMenloPark.Twointersectionswereaddedon
BayfrontExpyandtrafficvolumemorethandoubledonFwy84
andthesurroundingarea.
EvenafterThursday'sJiu-Jitsuclass,ittookusmorethan
20minstoreachtheTjunctiontothewestofth...[阅读全文]
Choose Strong
For Tim.
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(2019-06-01 10:55:33)
(2019-05-27 15:25:10)
WehavevisitedU-PickstylecherryfarmssinceTimwasvery
smallandthetraditionstayed.EveryMemorialweekend,we'd
driveaboutonehourinlandtoBrentwood,findafarm,and
collectourfill.(Cherry-pickingcanbeaddictivewhileone's
atit,wesometimesendupwithmorethanwecouldeatand
havetogivesomeaway.)Today,whilemomwasstillinbed,
TimandIsetoffinmylittlebeat-upHonda,andin30min
leftbehin...[阅读全文]
(2019-05-26 13:25:22)
Yesterday's10-milejogandstrengthexercisestiredmeand
thismorningIlingeredinbedforonehourbeforegetting
up.TheplanwasadoubleMissionPeaktotestmyZ-Trail
butIdecidedtodoonlyone.Theexusewasthatoneweek
beforetherace,Ineededtotaperdown.Theairfeltchilly,
thewindwasstrongandcloudsweregatheringonthehills.
IcaughtsomedrizzleonmywaytoOhlone. Thetrailwashard-packedanddustlessth...[阅读全文]
(2019-05-25 13:24:02)
Iwokeupearlyanddecidedtosurprisemymeetupgroup.I
hadn'tseenthemforthreeyearsandhadnoideawhoIwas
goingtomeet.Carswerecomingintothefreesmallroad-side
parkinglottotheCoyoteHills.Butnofamiliarfacesshowed
upuntil6:10am. ItwasgreattoseeEd,M,KarlandEllen.Theyhadn't
changedabit.M,thePEteacher,gavebirthtoababyand
sheclaimedthatwaswhyshecouldn'trememberme.I
recogniz...[阅读全文]
hadn'tseenthemforthreeyearsandhadnoideawhoIwas
goingtomeet.Carswerecomingintothefreesmallroad-side
parkinglottotheCoyoteHills.Butnofamiliarfacesshowed
upuntil6:10am. ItwasgreattoseeEd,M,KarlandEllen.Theyhadn't
changedabit.M,thePEteacher,gavebirthtoababyand
sheclaimedthatwaswhyshecouldn'trememberme.I
recogniz...[阅读全文]
(2019-05-19 17:18:29)
Earlymorning'sheartrate(58bpm@5:50am)seemedtosaythat
yesterday'srunwastoomuchforme. Earlierlastweek,asIwasrecoveringfromQuicksilver,my
Z-Trailsandalsarrived.Justasexpected,their10mmsoles
werelessflexibleanddoubledthecushionofthatofthe
Z-Trek.Runningonthepavementsinthenewsandals,Icould
feelthebounceanddidn'thavetoworryaboutpebbles.They
werewonderful. Asares...[阅读全文]
yesterday'srunwastoomuchforme. Earlierlastweek,asIwasrecoveringfromQuicksilver,my
Z-Trailsandalsarrived.Justasexpected,their10mmsoles
werelessflexibleanddoubledthecushionofthatofthe
Z-Trek.Runningonthepavementsinthenewsandals,Icould
feelthebounceanddidn'thavetoworryaboutpebbles.They
werewonderful. Asares...[阅读全文]
(2019-05-19 17:14:40)
TheStarbucksstore,afriendlyplacerunbymostlyyoung
people,sitsontheedgeofthecitywhereIlive.Thisisa
diverselyanddenselypopulatedareaand,onweekends,
theshopbuzzeswithpeoplefromallwalksoflife. Thehalfadozenmiddle-agedPhilopinoguyscomeeveryday
andoftentakethebigtableatthecenter.Theyaregregarous
andalwaysseemtobetalking,intheirnativetongue,about
somethingfunny.Ateamofcriketplay...[阅读全文]
people,sitsontheedgeofthecitywhereIlive.Thisisa
diverselyanddenselypopulatedareaand,onweekends,
theshopbuzzeswithpeoplefromallwalksoflife. Thehalfadozenmiddle-agedPhilopinoguyscomeeveryday
andoftentakethebigtableatthecenter.Theyaregregarous
andalwaysseemtobetalking,intheirnativetongue,about
somethingfunny.Ateamofcriketplay...[阅读全文]
(2019-05-12 13:36:51)
Sat,2:30pm,Ijoined59-year-oldLandhis18-year-oldsonSat
theHaciendaaidstation,41milesintotheirrace,the2019Quick
Silver100K(62miles)EnduranceRun.Itstartedearlythatmorning
andtheyhadalreadybeenatitfor10hours.Thetoughesttwothirds
oftheracewasalreadydone.Forthat,theylookedremarkablywell.
Afterabriefstay,wesetoffforthenextaidstationthreemilesaway. Threedaysago,asIwascontemplati...[阅读全文]
(2019-05-11 11:22:46)
Toeaserushhourtraffic,theschoolhastostationfiveor
sixteacherstohelpgettingkidsfasteroutofcars.Ididn't
know,butitmustberequiredbycitycode.Teachers
Appreciationweek,Isigneduptospend25mineachmorning
doingjustthat.Welinedupalongthetransitarea,opened
thecardoors,andtookthekids'bagstospeedupthings. Itwasinterestingthatalthoughtheschoolconsistedof
mostlyIndianandAsianki...[阅读全文]
sixteacherstohelpgettingkidsfasteroutofcars.Ididn't
know,butitmustberequiredbycitycode.Teachers
Appreciationweek,Isigneduptospend25mineachmorning
doingjustthat.Welinedupalongthetransitarea,opened
thecardoors,andtookthekids'bagstospeedupthings. Itwasinterestingthatalthoughtheschoolconsistedof
mostlyIndianandAsianki...[阅读全文]
(2019-05-05 14:09:13)
Ilefthomeataround6:30amweighing144.0lbsandwitha
restingheartrateof50bpm.InsteadofdrivingtoMission
Peak,Iparkedthecaronthenearbyquarrylakesstaging
area.Afteronekitkatand24ozofwater,at6:45am,Igot
ontheAlamedaCreektrailheadingtoMissionBlvd.Ihave
alwayswantedtoruntoMPandtodayistheday. OffthetrailandontoMissionBlvd,theroadwasingreatconditionandmostly
empty.Ifacedthetraffi...[阅读全文]
(2019-05-04 09:14:11)
Inmyyouth,weweretoldthatduringtherevolution,"thousands
andtensofthousands"(成千上万)martyrssacrificedtheir
livesfortheirCommunistFaith.Growingup,IheardWestern
moviespeechesinthesamespirit,e.g.,
-WilliamWallace(BraveHeart):Theymaytakeourlivesbut
they'llnevertakeourfreedom!
-Gandhi(Gandhi):Theywillthenhavemydeadbody--not
myobedience.
-Proximo(TheGladiato...[阅读全文]
andtensofthousands"(成千上万)martyrssacrificedtheir
livesfortheirCommunistFaith.Growingup,IheardWestern
moviespeechesinthesamespirit,e.g.,
-WilliamWallace(BraveHeart):Theymaytakeourlivesbut
they'llnevertakeourfreedom!
-Gandhi(Gandhi):Theywillthenhavemydeadbody--not
myobedience.
-Proximo(TheGladiato...[阅读全文]
