Overtheyears,IwasexposedtotheAgilesoftware
developmentmodelafewtimesbutneverhadachanceto
divein.Lastweek,HQengineerstrainedtwodaysofa
particularflavorofAgileandIenjoyedthemostpart.
Thelecturer,Bob,flewinfromPhiladelphia.Awhitemale
inhislate50s,hehadasix-feet-twoframe,aslightly
protrudingbelly,aruddyface,recedingauburnhair,and
sharpblueeyes.
Anaturalspeakeroratleastloo...[閱讀全文]
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(2019-08-04 16:56:04)
(2019-07-28 09:42:21)
July,Idevoured"TheWindupBirdChronical,""Kafkaonthe
Shore,""1Q84,"and"AWildSheepChase,"inthatorder.
EachatthetimefeltthebestMurakamibookIhadreadso
far.Afterward,Iwasalittlereluctanttopickup"Dance,
Dance,Dance,"fearingaletdown.Icouldhavemisseda
greatexperience. Afterthefirstchapters,thenovelstartedtofeellikea
vocabularybuil...[閱讀全文]
Shore,""1Q84,"and"AWildSheepChase,"inthatorder.
EachatthetimefeltthebestMurakamibookIhadreadso
far.Afterward,Iwasalittlereluctanttopickup"Dance,
Dance,Dance,"fearingaletdown.Icouldhavemisseda
greatexperience. Afterthefirstchapters,thenovelstartedtofeellikea
vocabularybuil...[閱讀全文]
(2019-07-27 09:50:06)
Thewholeweekwasspentonrecoveryfromtherightcalf
painwhichmadethelongrunmiserablelastSundaywhenI
triedtopushfor22milesbutendedupfinishingonly13.
Therightfootstillhurtafteryearsofyogaandbarefoot
living."Maybeitsimplydoesn'tmeantobe"Itoldmyself.
Itfeltlikeahealthyblowtotheego."Ihaven'tpaidthe
duesandshouldn'tcovetthefruits"IadmittedtoL. Iplann...[閱讀全文]
painwhichmadethelongrunmiserablelastSundaywhenI
triedtopushfor22milesbutendedupfinishingonly13.
Therightfootstillhurtafteryearsofyogaandbarefoot
living."Maybeitsimplydoesn'tmeantobe"Itoldmyself.
Itfeltlikeahealthyblowtotheego."Ihaven'tpaidthe
duesandshouldn'tcovetthefruits"IadmittedtoL. Iplann...[閱讀全文]
(2019-07-20 11:09:31)
ItrarelyhappenedsinceIwasfired(readgraduated)two
andahalfyearsago,butMondaynight,Iletmydayjobget
tome,Iamashamedtosay,andwasn'tabletosleep.Ihad
aheartymeal(Regatocheese,kimchifriedrice,andsix
corntortillawrapsofmayo,scallion,andporkheartmeat.)
butdidn'tover-eat.IpickedupwhereIleftoffanoveland
readpast11:00pm.AfterwardsIlaidinbedponderingover
technicaldetailsofmy...[閱讀全文]
andahalfyearsago,butMondaynight,Iletmydayjobget
tome,Iamashamedtosay,andwasn'tabletosleep.Ihad
aheartymeal(Regatocheese,kimchifriedrice,andsix
corntortillawrapsofmayo,scallion,andporkheartmeat.)
butdidn'tover-eat.IpickedupwhereIleftoffanoveland
readpast11:00pm.AfterwardsIlaidinbedponderingover
technicaldetailsofmy...[閱讀全文]
(2019-07-14 11:35:13)
OvertheweekendbeforeJULY4TH,myfriendLfollowedthe
WesternStates100-MileEnduranceRun,whichtomanyof
thesecrazyrunnerswasTHEevent.Hesentmeavideo
showinggreatviewsoftheSierraNevadaMountainsand
perfectformsofafewfrontrunners.Mondaymorning,this
gaveusalottotalkabout.OntheWeb,hetraceddownthe
oldestfinisher(68)whodiditinabout26hours."Seehow
goodhelooks!"Lbubbledwiththe...[閱讀全文]
WesternStates100-MileEnduranceRun,whichtomanyof
thesecrazyrunnerswasTHEevent.Hesentmeavideo
showinggreatviewsoftheSierraNevadaMountainsand
perfectformsofafewfrontrunners.Mondaymorning,this
gaveusalottotalkabout.OntheWeb,hetraceddownthe
oldestfinisher(68)whodiditinabout26hours."Seehow
goodhelooks!"Lbubbledwiththe...[閱讀全文]
(2019-07-07 11:48:38)
Thankstothelongweekend,Ifinishedthe600-pagetome.
Themostmemorablewasthescenewhere"themantheycall
Yamamoto"wasskinnedalivebytheSovietandhisMongolian
sidekick.Therewasscreambutnosurrender.Themanwasnot
glorifiedinanyway.Capturedbytheenemy,hesimplydied
hisextremedeath.Thenextmemorablewerethedeathsofthe
fourManchukuocadets(Chinese)forkillingtheirJapanese
instr...[閱讀全文]
Themostmemorablewasthescenewhere"themantheycall
Yamamoto"wasskinnedalivebytheSovietandhisMongolian
sidekick.Therewasscreambutnosurrender.Themanwasnot
glorifiedinanyway.Capturedbytheenemy,hesimplydied
hisextremedeath.Thenextmemorablewerethedeathsofthe
fourManchukuocadets(Chinese)forkillingtheirJapanese
instr...[閱讀全文]
(2019-07-06 12:05:56)
Thecompany,maybenotalone,feelslikeasales-drivenfirm.
Engineersmaketheproductsbuttheyaremostlyinvisible.At
leasttheydonotannouncewinsinemailbroadcasts.Thisway
ofthinkingisnotlimitedtothesalesdepartment,however.My
manager,Sandeep,tellsmewithutmostsinceritythatthereare
non-engineeringsolutionstoatechnicalproblem.Hemightbe
rightbutitwouldfeeldisturbingifengineersstarttothinktha...[閱讀全文]
Engineersmaketheproductsbuttheyaremostlyinvisible.At
leasttheydonotannouncewinsinemailbroadcasts.Thisway
ofthinkingisnotlimitedtothesalesdepartment,however.My
manager,Sandeep,tellsmewithutmostsinceritythatthereare
non-engineeringsolutionstoatechnicalproblem.Hemightbe
rightbutitwouldfeeldisturbingifengineersstarttothinktha...[閱讀全文]
(2019-06-30 14:32:45)
MindlesseatingonFridaysentmyweightupto148.2lbsthe
nextmorningandmyresponsewastocutsupper.Ionly
succeededhalf-waybydevouring,latenight,twogoodslices
offthewholewheelofIrelandRegatocheesefromMilkPail.
ThatmightbepartofthereasonthatIsleptpoorlyafterward.
IhadalongrunonSundayandcouldn'thelpfeelingqueasy.
ButthiswasnothingcomparedwiththenightbeforemySFM
race.Mylegsfeltfi...[閱讀全文]
nextmorningandmyresponsewastocutsupper.Ionly
succeededhalf-waybydevouring,latenight,twogoodslices
offthewholewheelofIrelandRegatocheesefromMilkPail.
ThatmightbepartofthereasonthatIsleptpoorlyafterward.
IhadalongrunonSundayandcouldn'thelpfeelingqueasy.
ButthiswasnothingcomparedwiththenightbeforemySFM
race.Mylegsfeltfi...[閱讀全文]
(2019-06-29 15:10:39)
Ifirstsawthetitle"WhatITalkAboutWhenITalkAbout
Running"byHarukiMurakamifouryearsago,inthe
recommendedreadinglistattheBBSMITrunningboard.
AtthetimeIwaspursuingmyfirstmarathon.Ihadenough
sourcesofinspiration("BornToRun"certainlysoundedmore
grand)anddidn'tpaymuchattentiontotheJapanesewriter. Early2019,Ireturnedtorunningafterthreeandahalfyears
and,aro...[閱讀全文]
Running"byHarukiMurakamifouryearsago,inthe
recommendedreadinglistattheBBSMITrunningboard.
AtthetimeIwaspursuingmyfirstmarathon.Ihadenough
sourcesofinspiration("BornToRun"certainlysoundedmore
grand)anddidn'tpaymuchattentiontotheJapanesewriter. Early2019,Ireturnedtorunningafterthreeandahalfyears
and,aro...[閱讀全文]
(2019-06-23 21:12:33)
Itfeltmelancholytoseethebelovedgrocerystore,TheMilk
PailMarketinMountainView,closingitsdoorsafter45
years.Notsadasnotmanythingsmakemesadthesedays;
justasenseofloss,inevitablebutnonetheless.Oneless
reasontocometoMountainView,Iguess.Ilearntthenews
onFridaywhenIsuddenlycravedBelgianchocolatesand
droppedbyonmywayhome.Ihadn'tshoppedthereforawhile. Forme,afirst-genChin...[閱讀全文]
