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2020 Chinese New Year: Jan 21, SFO to PEK
(2020-02-05 09:39:48)
6:00am,itwasdarkwithasoftdrizzleandtheairwaswarmtowardtheendof thewinter.Carryingabackpackandtowingapieceofluggage,Iheadedoutand walked10mintoarriveattheplatform.Tallcedarsandthewell-keptappartments, threeorfourstorieshigh,stoodsilentlyfacingthewell-litstation.Cars werefarandfewinbetweenontheCentralExpresswayrunningparalleltothe tracks.ItfeltsopeacefulattheheartoftheValley. ...[阅读全文]
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2020 Chinese New Year: New Freedom.
(2020-02-01 18:48:20)
IcamebackfromtheChineseNewYearvacationonthelastflightofthelastday ofJan2020.UA890shotacrossthePacificinunder10hours.Itwasalsothe firsttimeIdidn'tneedtofilloutaformforcustoms."HaveyouvisitedWuhan duringyourtrip?"wastheonlyquestionforme."No.Sir.Istayedhomein Beijingall10days.""Welcomehome."HegreetedmewithasmileandIpassedin record-breakingtime.They...[阅读全文]
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2019 Spring Break
(2020-01-18 09:28:26)
DuringSpringBreakmidApril,2019,wevisitedMonica,grandmaaswecalled
her,afamilyfriendof20years.Thelasttimewemetwasalmost10yearsago.
WeflewtoSeattleanddroveacrossthebordertoWhiteRock,BritishColumbia. Thetripwassmoothuntilthelastturntowardherapartment.Atthelights,I
decidedtowaitforonemoreroundasIsawtheleft-turnarrowunderthegreen
lightwasdark.Left-turningcarsqueuedupbehindmeand,asthel...[阅读全文]
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What does a stoic say to a new house?
(2020-01-13 09:09:08)
Thedealclosedonthelastdayof2019forthebrandnewthree-storymodern
homeinMountainView.AgiantmortgageendedthefinancialfreedomBillhad
enjoyedforyearsontheeastsideoftheBay.Itdidnot,however,weighedon
himlikeanalbatrossashisfirsthousedidtenyearsago.Howhisthinkinghad
changed! Amystartedlookingyearsagoonthepeninsula.Thebiggestmotivationsforher
wereamodernhome,betterhighschoolandshorter...[阅读全文]
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The Strenuous Life (by Theodore Roosevelt)
(2020-01-08 12:40:50)
Iwishtopreach,
notthedoctrineofignobleease,
butthedoctrineofthestrenuouslife,
thelifeoftoilandeffort,
oflaborandstrife;topreachthathighestformofsuccesswhichcomes,
nottothemanwhodesiresmereeasypeace,
buttothemanwhodoesnotshrinkfromdanger,
fromhardship,orfrombittertoil,
andwhooutofthesewinsthesplendidultimatetriumph.[阅读全文]
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D is for Dictionary (Dec 2019, 31 pages, 31 pages in total)
(2020-01-04 18:21:45)
Ifinishedthefirst31pagesofthedictionaryoverDec2019.Theglacialpace
didn'tmeanthatIidled.Itook3510.5"x8"sheets(onbothsides--theremust
beawordforit)ofnotes,mostlyofentriescopiedverbatim.Ocassionally,I
stoppedandponderedonthefinishline.Atthisspeed,Iwouldn'tbeabletodo
itbeforeIturn50. Strangely,itiseasytostopthinkingaboutthelastpage.Iamnotyoungbut
feelnonetheles...[阅读全文]
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'Hannibal and Me' by Andreas Kluth
(2020-01-01 09:09:03)
ThereviewislongoverdueasIhavebeenreadingandrereadingthebookduring
thepastthreeyears.Itinmyopiniondeliversthemostinsightfulreflections
onthemodernworklifeatacriticalturningpoint,betterknownasmid-life.I
amcompelledtowritedownhowIfeelaboutthebookbeforesendingittoa
friend. ThemainthemewastheSecondPunicWar(aroundtheChineseQinDynasty)
wherethefatesoftworivalcivilizationsacrosstheM...[阅读全文]
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The Secret of Trail Running
(2019-12-29 18:01:30)
Duringthe3.5-hourMissionPeak(MP)runonSat,arevelationhitme:Ineedto
takemicro-steps. AhTang'sblogmentionedasimilarpointafewtimes.IalsoreadaboutVictor
ofteninTimFerriss'spost"ThePainlessPathToEndurance."ButIhadtotouch
thetruthatadeeperleveltomakeitmine.Assomeonesaid"Knowingisnot
enough.Wemustapply."
UnlikeAhTangorVictor,Iwearsandals.Amongthepeopl...[阅读全文]
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The Benefits of Ignorance (by Hal Sirowitz)
(2019-12-27 09:52:24)
Ifignoranceisbliss,Fathersaid,
shouldn'tyoubelookingblissful?
Youshouldchecktoseeifyouhave
therightkindofignorance.Ifyou're
notgettingthebenefitsthatmostpeople
getfromactingstupid,thenyoushould
gobacktowhatyoualwayswere--
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'The Three-Body Problem' by Liu Cixin
(2019-12-24 12:51:19)
TheonlysciencefictionIreadsofarwasanadolescent'sversionofH.G.
Wells's'WaroftheWorlds.'Notveryimpressed.Ienjoysomemoviesofthe
genre,though,e.g.,theAlienfranchiseandTheMatrix.Infact,Ilikedthe
scriptsofthelattersomuchthatIcoulddoanimpressionofAgentSmith. SowhenanewfriendhighlyendorsedworksbyMr.LiuCixin,Iwasintrigued.
Later,Irememberedthatmynephewravedabout"TheT...[阅读全文]
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