Choose Strong
For Tim.
博文
(2022-05-07 07:18:09)
JanuaryhastheNewYear,FeburaryoftenhastheChineseNewYeartolook
forwardto,andMarchusuallyisthebusiestatworkplace.Billhadnotpaid
muchattentiontoApriluntil2022.Thecloudsoftentookhalfoftheskyand
hidthesunbehind,leavingtheotherhalfbrightandsapphireblue.Thebare
branchesofthegingkotreeshadbeengussiedupinafewweekstofulljade
greensummerattire.Rainswereagaintoomuchtoaskandafewshowerswere
che...[閱讀全文]
(2022-05-04 09:54:19)
IwaswalkingonairlastSaturdayasAprilendedagreatmonthinjiu-jitsuand
theprogessseemedreal.Myphysicalconditionhadimprovedtotakeonthe
five-class-a-weekgrapplingroutine.Ievenjogged,whichIhadn'tforalong
time,forfivemilesonFridaywhenIdidn'ttrain.Thewindwasbehindmyback
andIwasstartingtogetsomewhere.
ItwasattheendofMondayeveningclassthatIwentforTimtosparthelast
round.Ihadgoneth...[閱讀全文]
(2022-04-30 09:09:32)
Sneezingandcoughing,likelyfromallergy,keptmeoutofthegymformostof
thefirstweek.(ItestednegativeforthesecondtimeforCovid.)Things
bouncedbackinthenextweekexceptthatIheadbuttedTimwhendoingatakedown
drillonApr13.Histonguewasbadlycutandthekidwasonthebrinkoftears.
Ifeltterribleforthreedays.Herecoveredquickly.Ilearntapainfullesson.
Ninelongmonthsoftraininghadmoldedmybodyforjiu-jitsu.Mys...[閱讀全文]
(2022-04-27 09:33:31)
IwastalkingaboutreligionwithMr.Wu,mygradschoollab-mate,15yearsago,
whenIasserted"YoucanbelieveorrefuteChrist,butyoucannotignorehim."I
wasadamantashewasdefiant."IWILLignorehim.Sowhat?!"myfriendretorted.
Thosewerethegoldenyearsofglobalization.Lifewassimpleandweworkedin
Siliconvalleyandvacationedintheoldcountry.Ourcirclesconsistedofpeople
likeus,young,well-educa...[閱讀全文]
(2022-04-23 07:52:47)
Routine,inanintelligentman,isasignofambition.Amodernstoicknowsthatthesurestwaytodisciplinepassionistodisciplinetime:decidewhatyouwantoroughttododuringtheday,thenalwaysdoitatexactlythesamemomenteveryday,andpassionwillgiveyounotrouble.--W.H.Auden[閱讀全文]
(2022-04-20 10:59:02)
WhenIstartedreadingtheAmericanHeritageDictionary4thEd.twoyearsago,
thegoalwastotrytoretainasmanywordsaspossible.Iwouldcopyonepagea
day,recordtheinterestingentries,andgothroughthemoverandoveruntilI
knowallofthem.ItwastheexactmethodthatIusedacingtheGRE25yearsago.
Withthedictionary,itdidn'twork,asIsoonfoundout.TheproblemwasthatI
lovedalmosteverynewwordandevenmoreeveryoldwordwit...[閱讀全文]
(2022-04-16 09:53:48)
Itmightbeanage-relateddellusionbutBillfeltthattimewasspeedingup sincethepandemic.Withoutanewearth-shatteringgizmo,anoverseasvacation, afamilyreunion,ajobswitch,orafootrace,twoyearsweregone.Adaystill consistedof24hoursbutdidn'tseemtopackasmuchlifeasitusedto.Cheap minutesmusthavebeenprintedsomewhereanddilutedtheworthofthehour.On theflipside,wouldtheaveragelifespanbeaccordingly...[閱讀全文]
(2022-04-13 14:07:16)
AfriendofminewastrappedintheongoingShanghailockdown.Asmartguy,he
acedinTsinghua,cametoAmerica,gotintocomputersandworkedforIntelin
thedot-comdays,andwentontoWhartonandWallStreetduringthego-goyears
offinancialengineering.Tous,hewassuccessincarnated.
Irememberedaskingwhywhenhedecidedtogobackandhisanswerwas"Youdon't
getthefeelingofbeingservedhereintheUS."Itseemedforsom...[閱讀全文]
(2022-04-10 21:02:38)
"Thekeytomakingmoneyinstocksisnottogetscaredoutofthem.Thispoint
cannotbeoveremphasized.Everyyearfindsaspateofbooksonhowtopick
stocksorfindthewinningmutualfund.Butallthisgoodinformationisuseless
withoutthewillpower.Indietingandinstocks,itisthegutandnotthehead
thatdeterminestheresults."--PeterLynch,BeatingtheStreet
IsharedthequotewithTimduringourSundayafternoonwalk.Heand...[閱讀全文]
(2022-04-06 14:22:15)
ApersonaltraditionwasbornafterdaddiedonApr92020andIchosenottogo
backtoChina(well,notyet).Fastingwasaresponseoutofguiltanddespair:I
coulddonothingforyouandletmerepentinsuffering.Inthebluefunkthat
followed,Idecidedtodoitmoreoften.Fortwodays,Iwouldeatnothing
aroundtheNewYear,theQingMingfestival,andmybirthday.Fastingonthese
daysfeelsnaturalandsofar,Ihavebeenobservingtheritual.
Lo...[閱讀全文]
