Ineverthoughtworkingfromhomecouldbedemanding.Pre-Covid,thethought
ofworkingremotelyalwaysconjuredupinmymindimagesofpossibilitieswitha
relaxedlifestyle:Icouldrunerrands,takecareofhouseholdwork,cooknice
meals,etc.Tosomeextent,theseweretrueuntiltwoweeksago.
ThepacepickedupafterIcommittedalargechunkofcodeintothecommon
repository(themainbranchincomputerjargon)rightbeforethelastmonth<...[阅读全文]
Choose Strong
For Tim.
博文
(2020-06-21 08:07:15)
(2020-06-14 14:05:50)
(2020-06-08 11:29:56)
TimandIstartedourhiketowardMissionPeakaroundnoon.Thefirstweekend
ofMPre-opening,trafficontheOhlonesidewasmucheased.Itwasacooland
windySaturday.Afewlazyfluffycloudshangfromanazuresky.Earlysummer,
thehillshavehastilychangedintoabrightgoldencoat.Againstabluecanvas,
theylookedmajestic.
Thegrasswastall,yellow,andthick.ItremindedmeofLauraIngalls's
prairie.Asidefromthe...[阅读全文]
(2020-06-05 14:20:30)
Early2018,Ibegantoswingthe40kgkettlebell,firstwithtwoarms,and
graduallyswitchedtosingle-arm.Twoyearlater,Iwasabletodo100swings
withthatbelleverymorning.Ilovekettlebelltrainingformanyreasonsand
especiallyappreciateitssafety.Thatallowsonetoimproveandbuildupto
impressivestrengthovertime. Forme,itwasnot100percentgoodnews,however,aswithmoreweightcamethe
problemofsweatyhands.T...[阅读全文]
(2020-05-31 11:10:37)
Timtoldmethathewaspreparingaspeechmimickingpartofadialogfromthe
movieTheShawshankRedemptionwhichgoeslikethis "EllisBoydRedding,thefilesaysyou'veserved40yearsofalifesentence.
Doyoufeelyou'vebeenrehabilitated?" "Rehabilitated?Nowletmesee.Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans." "Well,itmeansyouarereadytorejoinsocietyasa..." "IknowwhatYOUTHINKitmean...[阅读全文]
movieTheShawshankRedemptionwhichgoeslikethis "EllisBoydRedding,thefilesaysyou'veserved40yearsofalifesentence.
Doyoufeelyou'vebeenrehabilitated?" "Rehabilitated?Nowletmesee.Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans." "Well,itmeansyouarereadytorejoinsocietyasa..." "IknowwhatYOUTHINKitmean...[阅读全文]
(2020-05-25 10:58:12)
Ihaven'tbeentotheworkplaceforovertwomonthsbynow.Thestructureit
providedhasbeenseemlesslyreplacedbymyownroutines.Idoyogaandtrain
withweightalmosteverydayandrunorhikeatleastthreetimesaweek.Reading
thedictionarytakesabigchunkoftime.Sincetherevelationonmylackof
ankle/calfflexibility,Ihavebeenstretchingevenwhenwatchingvideos.
Cookingandeatingthecannellinibeanshasledtogrowingsage...[阅读全文]
providedhasbeenseemlesslyreplacedbymyownroutines.Idoyogaandtrain
withweightalmosteverydayandrunorhikeatleastthreetimesaweek.Reading
thedictionarytakesabigchunkoftime.Sincetherevelationonmylackof
ankle/calfflexibility,Ihavebeenstretchingevenwhenwatchingvideos.
Cookingandeatingthecannellinibeanshasledtogrowingsage...[阅读全文]
(2020-05-20 10:03:16)
IfeltabitqueasyasIsetdownthekettlebellandputonthesandals.For
onething,itwasraining.A10-minutedownpouramidalightshowermadethe
guttersbusy. Recently,myrightfoothadgonethroughsomewonderfulalbeittorturousstretching.
Looseninguptheankle,however,seemedexposingweaknessaroundtheareaand
itwaspainfulinafewpositions.Ipushedmyselflastweek,randownmissionpeak
withrecklessabandon,andhadpai...[阅读全文]
onething,itwasraining.A10-minutedownpouramidalightshowermadethe
guttersbusy. Recently,myrightfoothadgonethroughsomewonderfulalbeittorturousstretching.
Looseninguptheankle,however,seemedexposingweaknessaroundtheareaand
itwaspainfulinafewpositions.Ipushedmyselflastweek,randownmissionpeak
withrecklessabandon,andhadpai...[阅读全文]
(2020-05-16 15:34:05)
IwassothankfulthatTimsharedhispoemabouthisfirstlovewithme.And
herewaswhatIwroteback. >DearTim,
>
>Thankyouforsharingyourpoem.Ienjoyeditverymuch.
>
>Teenageloveisbitter-sweetinthemind.Often,onecannothelpit.Ifyou
>feelliketoindulge,Idon'tblameyouasIcertainlydid.
>
>Butitisfickleatbestinreality.Youalreadyknowmanythingsarenotwhat
>theyarecrackeduptobe.Whatyou...[阅读全文]
herewaswhatIwroteback. >DearTim,
>
>Thankyouforsharingyourpoem.Ienjoyeditverymuch.
>
>Teenageloveisbitter-sweetinthemind.Often,onecannothelpit.Ifyou
>feelliketoindulge,Idon'tblameyouasIcertainlydid.
>
>Butitisfickleatbestinreality.Youalreadyknowmanythingsarenotwhat
>theyarecrackeduptobe.Whatyou...[阅读全文]
(2020-05-13 12:32:47)
Anddidthosefeetinancienttime
WalkuponEngland'smountainsgreen?
AndwastheholyLambofGod
OnEngland'spleasantpasturesseen?AnddidtheCountenanceDevine
Shineforthuponourcloudedhills?
AndwasJerusalembuildedhere
AmongthesedarkSatanicmills?BringmemyBowofburninggold;
BringmemyArrowsofDesire:
BringmemySpear:Ocloudsunfold!
Bringmemychariotoffire.IwillnotceasefromMenta...[阅读全文]
WalkuponEngland'smountainsgreen?
AndwastheholyLambofGod
OnEngland'spleasantpasturesseen?AnddidtheCountenanceDevine
Shineforthuponourcloudedhills?
AndwasJerusalembuildedhere
AmongthesedarkSatanicmills?BringmemyBowofburninggold;
BringmemyArrowsofDesire:
BringmemySpear:Ocloudsunfold!
Bringmemychariotoffire.IwillnotceasefromMenta...[阅读全文]
(2020-05-10 08:36:31)
"Snake!"calledoutsomeoneinthefrontafterascream.Lyinginthebright
yellowgrassattheedgeofthetrail,thecoiledlightbrownserpentmustbe
overfourfeet,thelargestIhadseeninthewild.Despiteoftheexcitment
around,thecreaturestayedstillwithitsrattleflat,unimpressedbyabunch
ofweekendhikers,boredtodeathbythemonotonyofshelter-in-place. AftergivingonepintofbloodinmidApr,Istopped20-mile+we...[阅读全文]
yellowgrassattheedgeofthetrail,thecoiledlightbrownserpentmustbe
overfourfeet,thelargestIhadseeninthewild.Despiteoftheexcitment
around,thecreaturestayedstillwithitsrattleflat,unimpressedbyabunch
ofweekendhikers,boredtodeathbythemonotonyofshelter-in-place. AftergivingonepintofbloodinmidApr,Istopped20-mile+we...[阅读全文]
