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For Tim.
博文
(2022-01-15 19:34:33)
TheAmericanHeritageDictionary,4thEd.(AHD4),dispatchesthewordwithoneline:
conj.Forthereasonthat;since.
butIhavemetmoreinterestingusagesrecently.
Oneisintheverydictionaryitself.Thefirstmeaningofthewordforlorn,
AHD4states,is"appearingsadorlonelybecausedesertedorabandoned."
AppleInc.'sdictionaryapponmylaptopstillthinks'because'isa
conjunctionbutaddshelpf...[阅读全文]
(2022-01-11 09:37:00)
InthemiddleofMondayeveningclass,coachGenecameandwrappedabandof whitesporttapearoundtheblackpatchattheendofmybelt,apromotionafter sixmonthsofhardwork.Everyoneclapped.Neitherthestripenorthemoment couldmoneybuy. After40,thiswasoneoftheraremomentsIfeltrecognizedforsomething. Duringthepastnineyears,Ilostaquarterofbodyweight,ranlongdistances, andliftedweightandsuccessescamequie...[阅读全文]
(2022-01-08 08:00:00)
ChineseofBill'sgenerationorolderneednolectureonfrugality.Scarcityand especiallylackoffoodintheirchildhoodtaughtthemlessonsnoteachercan. Moreover,ifittakesonly30daysofpersistenceforaphysicaldrilltobecome anexercisehabit,ideassuchasstretchingadollarorsavingforarainyday haveseepedintotheirbloodandbecomeaninstinctafterthoseleanyears. Inthe1980s,however,thingswereturnedupside...[阅读全文]
(2022-01-04 09:10:45)
上海滩(黄沾）
ShanghaiShores(JamesWong)
浪奔，
浪流，
万里滔滔江水永不休。
Theydash.
Theyglide.
Overtenthousandlirippling,
TheYangtzewaterhasneverdied.
淘尽了
世间事，
混作滔滔一片潮流。
Everyaffairoftheworlditpansoutand
Intothesewavesitblends.
是喜，
是愁？
浪里分不清欢笑悲忧。
AmIhappy,or
AmIsad?
There'snotellingfromthewave...[阅读全文]
(2022-01-01 23:52:21)
Donotprayforaneasylife,
prayforthestrengthtoendureadifficultone.
--BruceLee
2022hasarrivedquietlyamidtensionsaroundtheglobe,rampantinflationin
theUS,andomicron.
Dec31,halfadozencollegeclassmatespoppedupwishingeveryoneaHappyNew
Year,arecord-lowturnoutinour18-memberWeChatgroup.Iwasnotsurprised,
however.OvertimeandtheInternet,thestrengthofourgoodwishesseemedto
frittera...[阅读全文]
(2021-12-31 10:17:08)
Ifyoureallywanttoescapethethingsthatharassyou,whatyou’re
needingisnottobeinadifferentplacebuttobeadifferentperson.
--Seneca
Itisthattimeoftheyearwhenatwork,thepaceslowsdown,groupsgooutfor
socials,andpeoplestarttotakevacations.It'salsothetimetheengineers
getayear-endreview.
"Wegowayback,Bill,andIknowyouareaverygoodprogrammer.Istillrecall
yourmemoryallocat...[阅读全文]
(2021-12-30 12:28:50)
Ifinishedreadingthebookinaweekandpickedoutthefollowingfiveshort
storiestosummarizewiththeauthorandtranslatorlistedaftereachtitle.
1.TheStoryofOldXingandHisDog(ZhangXianliang,AliceChilds)
OldXing,awidowerandhard-workingpeasant,tookinawomanrunningfromthe
famineinnorthernShaanxiandlatermarriedher.Hetreatedherwellandshe
broughthimlife.Itturnedout,however,thatshecamefromarichpeas...[阅读全文]
(2021-12-29 14:55:32)
Outofthenightthatcoversme,
Blackasthepitfrompoletopole,
Ithankwhatevergodsmaybe
Formyunconquerablesoul.
Inthefellclutchofcircumstance
Ihavenotwincednorcriedaloud,
Underthebludgeoningsofchance
Myheadisbloody,butunbowed.
Beyondthisplaceofwrathandtears
LoomsbuttheHorroroftheshade,
Andyetthemenaceoftheyears
Finds,andshallfind,meunafraid.
Itmattersnothows...[阅读全文]
(2021-12-25 19:10:03)
AlthoughDecthroughFebtypicallysees90%oftherainfallintheSFBayArea,
Ididn'trememberawetChristmas.Outdoorsfeltmiserableinthebitinggusts
underanominoussky.Thefoliage,oncepromisingabundanceandjoyinOct,had
turnedrustyandbleaktowardthelastweekoftheyear.Amongthedeciduous,
theginkgotreeshadheldoutthebest,gracefulevenastheirbrightgolden
Chinese-fanleavesweresheddingandpilingup.Thiswasthew...[阅读全文]
(2021-12-22 22:06:29)
Sixmonthsin,theyarestilltellingmetorelax."Iamstrongbutyoudon't
havetooverpowerme!"The190lbswhite-hairedbluebeltremindedme.
Indeed,mostseniorwhitebeltsseemtohavechangedtheirstrategies.Theystill
trytoadvanceandsubmitbutarewillingtoletgowhentheyloseaposition.
Theyrarelyengageinatug-of-warstylefight,e.g.,foragriporachoke.
ThereisDanny,atallslimyoungbuck,whowasinjuredon...[阅读全文]
