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Grandma Was A Stoic
(2016-05-14 14:29:05)
GrandmafitintotheprototypeoftraditionalChinese
virtuousvillagewomen.Shehadamildtemperandwas
neverfearedbyuskids.Shewasnevertheleaderand
neitherwassheeloquentorforceful.Herpowerwasinserving
othersthroughtirelessdailytasks,e.g.,cleaning,mending,
cooking,feeding,etc.Shewastoughandkind.People,young
andold,gravitatedtoher.Shewaslovedbyall. Youwouldneverfindheroutsideherhomego...[阅读全文]
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Why I Stopped Running Marathons
(2016-04-09 10:27:08)
SincetheSanFranciscoMarathon,Ifeltambivalenttoward
running.Late2015,thankstorunninganddiet,myweight
droppedtothelow140lbsandthelightestsincecollege.
Injuries,however,tookthejoyoutofthesport.Itried
cyclingandrestartedswimming,hopingtocomebackto
thegameandbeabletorunfaster.Butovertime,running
slowlylostitsappeal. Forme,runninglongdistancesbringsbraggingrightsbutdoes
no...[阅读全文]
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An Article from New Concept English
(2016-03-20 17:50:25)
Aftersoccer,TimandIdroppedbymyworkplaceforwater.I
promisedtoshowhimthegym.Afterhewasduely
entertainedbythemachinerythere,wewenttothecompany
cafetodrink.Therewerenoonearoundexceptforus.Tim
wasbored.HeturnedontheTV. Onthescreen,thecrewofanewpictureweregiving
interviews,fromthedirectorandtheactorsallthewayto
thearcherycoachandthemake-upartists.Theshort
footagesimpressed...[阅读全文]
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Back to Kettlebells
(2016-03-12 08:15:17)
After4daysawayfromKTBtraining,Iwasbackinthe
game.Theswings,squats,halos,andgetupsallwent
smoothlyevenaftersomeChinesehardliquorandIwas
gladItooktheleave.Thenextmorning,Ifeltfine. IalreadystartedtofollowPavel'sSimpleandSinister
protocollastyear(andhadsomeinjuriestoproveit).
But2015'sbigdealwasmyfirst(barefoot)Marathon.I
didn'tsetaspecificgoalfor2016andthoughtI...[阅读全文]
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Define the table before allocating it.
(2015-11-15 13:59:28)
Irealizedthatweneededtodefinethetablebasedonthedefinition
ofitsentriesbeforeallocatingit.Thisideawasfrommacrosin
LISP,whereonceweknowthedefinitionofsomething,manyattributes
canbehard-codedingenerateddatastructuresandfunctionsoperating
onthem.Thiscombinesefficiencywithflexibility.Thismightbeone
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Working is addictive.
(2015-10-04 08:20:09)
Isaidthatinapreviouspostbutfeltmorestronglynowto
repeat. Withalltheinjuries,Ihadtostayputandawayfrom
vigorousexercisesforthepastmonth.Icouldn'tholdit
anymore,andwentjoggingduringlunchhoursacoupleof
timesinthelasttwoweeksanditfeltgreat. Butworkingseemslikeawhirlpoolsuckingapersonin.It
caterstosecurityandvanityandgivesafalse
senseofaccomplishment.Theworldencouragesi...[阅读全文]
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I became a workaholic.
(2015-09-20 09:02:46)
Whatelsewouldyoucallsomeonewhogotupat4:00amona Saturdaymorningandrevisedhisprogramtwicetomakeit morerobustandflexibleafterhedidit4timesthe previousday? Theenvironmentcanchangeaman'sfocus.Mynewworkplace isfarfromideal.Mybossisbossyanddesperateandseems insecure.(Well.He'snewtohisjob,too.)Mycolleagues aretypicalsoftwareengineersstuckinaholethatthey helpeddiggingthe...[阅读全文]
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Bike to Work
(2015-09-12 11:42:56)
TodayIdecidedtogetbacktoexercisebybikingtowork.
Morningtrafficwasverylightandtheweatherwascool.I
rodeacrosstheDumbartonbridge,glidedthroughtheupper
rightcornerofEastPaloAlto,followedtheMountainView
shorelineandthentheBayTrail,andarrivedatmy
workplaceintheSouthBay,allin1:50min. Ithasnotbeenfunforthepasttwoweeks.Icouldn'tdo
anythingwiththatpainfulshoulder,notevenrefill...[阅读全文]
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Injury Time-off
(2015-09-04 12:22:23)
IgotasevererightshoulderpainonMondaybyliftingand
swinginga16kgkettlebell.Ithadbeenapieceofcakebut
thistimesomehowitengagedwrongpartsoftheshoulderand
Ifeltthepainrightaway.Thenextday,itgotworseandI
couldn'tliftmyrightarmwithoutpain.Oneweekalmost
passedanditwasonlygettingbetterslowly.

NowI'vegotachancetoenjoysometimeofffromallphysical
exercises,itmightbegoodt...[阅读全文]
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Translation of Some of 杨绛《一百岁感言》
(2015-08-30 22:17:23)
Iam100thisyear,neartheendoflife.Idon'tknowhow
muchfurthertogo,it'snotuptome,butIamquitesure
thathomecomingisathand. Iwouldliketoflushawaythedustgatheredoverthe
centurybeforeIgo.Atthispoint,Idon'tfeelsmug
likeConfuciuslookingdownfromMountTaibutsimply
livequietlyinmyownlittleworld.WhenIthinkofthis,
Ifeelpeaceful.Ishallpeacefullywelcomeeachnew
dayandgetready...[阅读全文]
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