MandIsitnexttoeachotheratwork.AnIranian
immigrant(fromtheLakeUrmiaregion),hejust
graduatedfromanearbyuniversity.Hestrugglesa
littlewithEnglish,doesnottalkmuchbutsmiles
alot.He'sslender,friendly,energeticbutnot
aggressive.Everyonelikeshim.
Onemorning,wewerebothdeepinheavydebugging
andanothercolleguecametotakeoverhisbugand
Mwastemperarilyoff-the-hook.Thenheranintoa...[阅读全文]
Choose Strong
For Tim.
博文
(2017-09-16 11:59:35)
(2017-09-10 10:40:02)
Thesedays,goingupMissionPeakwasalmosta
breezeandIhavesuspectedthatdownhillpounding
wastoblameformyfeetpainandstartedtopay
attention.Thatwasconfirmedtoday.IusedtotakethetrailatthesteeperStanford
Avenuesideandcouldfinishthetripin1hr
40min.Inoticedgoingdowntookalmostasmuch
timeasgoingup.And,ofcourse,myfeethurt
likehellintheend.Iblamedmyxeroshoesfor
lackofcushioning.But...[阅读全文]
breezeandIhavesuspectedthatdownhillpounding
wastoblameformyfeetpainandstartedtopay
attention.Thatwasconfirmedtoday.IusedtotakethetrailatthesteeperStanford
Avenuesideandcouldfinishthetripin1hr
40min.Inoticedgoingdowntookalmostasmuch
timeasgoingup.And,ofcourse,myfeethurt
likehellintheend.Iblamedmyxeroshoesfor
lackofcushioning.But...[阅读全文]
(2017-09-03 11:34:27)
Mr.Zhao,dad's72-year-oldcaretaker,bursted
intotheroom,withabigsmileonhisdark
wrinkledface,wavingabrownenvolope:"We
won!"Hecameintocooklunchfordad,aftera
morningtriptoBaoDing,thedistrictcapital,to
pickupthepreciousdocumentstatingthat
retireesoftheNo.108freewayproject,gota300
RMBmonthlyraise. It'sanepicstory,morethanhalfacenturyin
themakingandfull...[阅读全文]
intotheroom,withabigsmileonhisdark
wrinkledface,wavingabrownenvolope:"We
won!"Hecameintocooklunchfordad,aftera
morningtriptoBaoDing,thedistrictcapital,to
pickupthepreciousdocumentstatingthat
retireesoftheNo.108freewayproject,gota300
RMBmonthlyraise. It'sanepicstory,morethanhalfacenturyin
themakingandfull...[阅读全文]
(2017-08-26 20:37:59)
Thejetlagwasstillbotheringme.Saturday
morning,Iwokeupataround4:00am,couldn'tget
backtosleep,andreadtill6:20.Theskywas
clearandIheadedoutforthetrail.
Ihaven'trunfor5months.Mynewgighasbeen
engagingandtakenmuchofmyattention(Iwasa
littleaddictedtoworkforthepastfewmonths
andmyever-improvinghealthseemedtohelp).
Liftingweightandtraininginthegymweregreat
bu...[阅读全文]
morning,Iwokeupataround4:00am,couldn'tget
backtosleep,andreadtill6:20.Theskywas
clearandIheadedoutforthetrail.
Ihaven'trunfor5months.Mynewgighasbeen
engagingandtakenmuchofmyattention(Iwasa
littleaddictedtoworkforthepastfewmonths
andmyever-improvinghealthseemedtohelp).
Liftingweightandtraininginthegymweregreat
bu...[阅读全文]
(2017-08-20 04:48:58)
[译者：我没翻译有些人名，地名，和食物。翻了反而令人费解。在互联网时代，把Jesuit翻译成“耶稣会”，Stoics翻成“斯多葛“，Phoenician翻成腓尼基，等等，感觉滑稽。如果当年罗马将军Scipio和Carthage统帅Hannibal可以用希腊语交谈，我们网上查个字典或百科全书算个什么事呢？重要的词有星号标记，在文后有解释。]
亲爱的毕业生们，
这是我第一次参加毕业[阅读全文]
(2017-08-19 20:16:39)
http://www.mercurynews.com/2013/11/05/joy-johnson-86-of-san-jose-dies-one-day-after-running-new-york-city-marathon/
圣荷塞--和往年一样，JoyJohnson跑完了周日的纽约马拉松。第二天早上，
她来到“今日”节目。那里的气象员AlRoker，一如既往地找到她并让这个
WillowGlen的居民向全国观众展示她的完赛奖牌。
但后来，Johnson，这个世界长跑界有名的86岁的退休体育教师，病倒在酒
店里，被[阅读全文]
(2017-08-19 16:46:32)
AugustinBeijing,heatandhumiditywereakiller
combo.Iwasabletodomydailyyogabutnot
motivatedenoughtoliftkettlebells.Ifeltweak
andtired.Oneortwolongwalksduringtheday
werethemainexercise.Forgetaboutjogging--
theplacesweresimplytoocrowdedwithpeople
seekingcoolairandspaceinthegiantsauna.I
wasstillabletodo10pullups. Ilearntonthistripthat,duringthepastyear,my
mother-in-law...[阅读全文]
combo.Iwasabletodomydailyyogabutnot
motivatedenoughtoliftkettlebells.Ifeltweak
andtired.Oneortwolongwalksduringtheday
werethemainexercise.Forgetaboutjogging--
theplacesweresimplytoocrowdedwithpeople
seekingcoolairandspaceinthegiantsauna.I
wasstillabletodo10pullups. Ilearntonthistripthat,duringthepastyear,my
mother-in-law...[阅读全文]
(2017-07-22 18:03:36)
IsentTimearlythisyeartolearnBrazillianJiu-
Jitsu.Sofar,hehasenjoyedit,especiallyafter
chokinghispartnersinsparring;-)Timpaidgreat
attentiontohisdietandexerciseforthepastyear
andwonasilvermedalforPresidentialFitness
AwardinPE.Hehasbecomemuchstronger. Ijoinedhimacoupleofmonthslaterinthesame
gymtotraintwiceaweek.Sofaronlybasicmoves
andnosparring.It'slikelearninganew...[阅读全文]
Jitsu.Sofar,hehasenjoyedit,especiallyafter
chokinghispartnersinsparring;-)Timpaidgreat
attentiontohisdietandexerciseforthepastyear
andwonasilvermedalforPresidentialFitness
AwardinPE.Hehasbecomemuchstronger. Ijoinedhimacoupleofmonthslaterinthesame
gymtotraintwiceaweek.Sofaronlybasicmoves
andnosparring.It'slikelearninganew...[阅读全文]
(2017-07-04 14:21:35)
SomehowItunedintothe2005speech"Thisiswater"by
DavidF.Wallacethismorning.Itmighthavetodowiththe
episodeatabeachinCrissyFieldparkyesterdaywhereTim
andIhadanunpleasantexperience. WearrivedatSFaround2:30pmandspentonehourparading
upanddownMarketstreet(Timlovedthecity.)before
drivingupnorthtothepark.Thebreezewasstrongandwe
decidedthebeachwasonlylightlypopulatedandtri...[阅读全文]
DavidF.Wallacethismorning.Itmighthavetodowiththe
episodeatabeachinCrissyFieldparkyesterdaywhereTim
andIhadanunpleasantexperience. WearrivedatSFaround2:30pmandspentonehourparading
upanddownMarketstreet(Timlovedthecity.)before
drivingupnorthtothepark.Thebreezewasstrongandwe
decidedthebeachwasonlylightlypopulatedandtri...[阅读全文]
(2017-06-18 00:58:39)
ItooktwoweeksofftobewithTimbeforehis
summercampandmanagedtofinishthreebooks. -Antidote:HappinessforPeopleWhoCan'tStand
PositiveThinkingbyOliverBurkeman Ihaveborrowedandtriedtoreadthisbook
sincetwomonthsagoafterseeingitmentioned
inareviewofthebook"TheArtofNotGivinga
F*ck"byMarkManson,anamazinglyyoung
authorwithsomefunnyanddeepinsights
aboutthecurrents...[阅读全文]
summercampandmanagedtofinishthreebooks. -Antidote:HappinessforPeopleWhoCan'tStand
PositiveThinkingbyOliverBurkeman Ihaveborrowedandtriedtoreadthisbook
sincetwomonthsagoafterseeingitmentioned
inareviewofthebook"TheArtofNotGivinga
F*ck"byMarkManson,anamazinglyyoung
authorwithsomefunnyanddeepinsights
aboutthecurrents...[阅读全文]
