MandIsitnexttoeachotheratwork.AnIranian
immigrant(fromtheLakeUrmiaregion),hejust
graduatedfromanearbyuniversity.Hestrugglesa
littlewithEnglish,doesnottalkmuchbutsmiles
alot.He'sslender,friendly,energeticbutnot
aggressive.Everyonelikeshim.
Onemorning,wewerebothdeepinheavydebugging
andanothercolleguecametotakeoverhisbugand
Mwastemperarilyoff-the-hook.Thenheranintoa...[閱讀全文]
Choose Strong
For Tim.
博文
(2017-09-16 11:59:35)
(2017-09-10 10:40:02)
Thesedays,goingupMissionPeakwasalmosta
breezeandIhavesuspectedthatdownhillpounding
wastoblameformyfeetpainandstartedtopay
attention.Thatwasconfirmedtoday.IusedtotakethetrailatthesteeperStanford
Avenuesideandcouldfinishthetripin1hr
40min.Inoticedgoingdowntookalmostasmuch
timeasgoingup.And,ofcourse,myfeethurt
likehellintheend.Iblamedmyxeroshoesfor
lackofcushioning.But...[閱讀全文]
breezeandIhavesuspectedthatdownhillpounding
wastoblameformyfeetpainandstartedtopay
attention.Thatwasconfirmedtoday.IusedtotakethetrailatthesteeperStanford
Avenuesideandcouldfinishthetripin1hr
40min.Inoticedgoingdowntookalmostasmuch
timeasgoingup.And,ofcourse,myfeethurt
likehellintheend.Iblamedmyxeroshoesfor
lackofcushioning.But...[閱讀全文]
(2017-09-03 11:34:27)
Mr.Zhao,dad's72-year-oldcaretaker,bursted
intotheroom,withabigsmileonhisdark
wrinkledface,wavingabrownenvolope:"We
won!"Hecameintocooklunchfordad,aftera
morningtriptoBaoDing,thedistrictcapital,to
pickupthepreciousdocumentstatingthat
retireesoftheNo.108freewayproject,gota300
RMBmonthlyraise. It'sanepicstory,morethanhalfacenturyin
themakingandfull...[閱讀全文]
intotheroom,withabigsmileonhisdark
wrinkledface,wavingabrownenvolope:"We
won!"Hecameintocooklunchfordad,aftera
morningtriptoBaoDing,thedistrictcapital,to
pickupthepreciousdocumentstatingthat
retireesoftheNo.108freewayproject,gota300
RMBmonthlyraise. It'sanepicstory,morethanhalfacenturyin
themakingandfull...[閱讀全文]
(2017-08-26 20:37:59)
Thejetlagwasstillbotheringme.Saturday
morning,Iwokeupataround4:00am,couldn'tget
backtosleep,andreadtill6:20.Theskywas
clearandIheadedoutforthetrail.
Ihaven'trunfor5months.Mynewgighasbeen
engagingandtakenmuchofmyattention(Iwasa
littleaddictedtoworkforthepastfewmonths
andmyever-improvinghealthseemedtohelp).
Liftingweightandtraininginthegymweregreat
bu...[閱讀全文]
morning,Iwokeupataround4:00am,couldn'tget
backtosleep,andreadtill6:20.Theskywas
clearandIheadedoutforthetrail.
Ihaven'trunfor5months.Mynewgighasbeen
engagingandtakenmuchofmyattention(Iwasa
littleaddictedtoworkforthepastfewmonths
andmyever-improvinghealthseemedtohelp).
Liftingweightandtraininginthegymweregreat
bu...[閱讀全文]
(2017-08-20 04:48:58)
[譯者：我沒翻譯有些人名，地名，和食物。翻了反而令人費解。在互聯網時代，把Jesuit翻譯成“耶穌會”，Stoics翻成“斯多葛“，Phoenician翻成腓尼基，等等，感覺滑稽。如果當年羅馬將軍Scipio和Carthage統帥Hannibal可以用希臘語交談，我們網上查個字典或百科全書算個什麽事呢？重要的詞有星號標記，在文後有解釋。]
親愛的畢業生們，
這是我第一次參加畢業[閱讀全文]
(2017-08-19 20:16:39)
http://www.mercurynews.com/2013/11/05/joy-johnson-86-of-san-jose-dies-one-day-after-running-new-york-city-marathon/
聖荷塞--和往年一樣，JoyJohnson跑完了周日的紐約馬拉鬆。第二天早上，
她來到“今日”節目。那裏的氣象員AlRoker，一如既往地找到她並讓這個
WillowGlen的居民向全國觀眾展示她的完賽獎牌。
但後來，Johnson，這個世界長跑界有名的86歲的退休體育教師，病倒在酒
店裏，被[閱讀全文]
(2017-08-19 16:46:32)
AugustinBeijing,heatandhumiditywereakiller
combo.Iwasabletodomydailyyogabutnot
motivatedenoughtoliftkettlebells.Ifeltweak
andtired.Oneortwolongwalksduringtheday
werethemainexercise.Forgetaboutjogging--
theplacesweresimplytoocrowdedwithpeople
seekingcoolairandspaceinthegiantsauna.I
wasstillabletodo10pullups. Ilearntonthistripthat,duringthepastyear,my
mother-in-law...[閱讀全文]
combo.Iwasabletodomydailyyogabutnot
motivatedenoughtoliftkettlebells.Ifeltweak
andtired.Oneortwolongwalksduringtheday
werethemainexercise.Forgetaboutjogging--
theplacesweresimplytoocrowdedwithpeople
seekingcoolairandspaceinthegiantsauna.I
wasstillabletodo10pullups. Ilearntonthistripthat,duringthepastyear,my
mother-in-law...[閱讀全文]
(2017-07-22 18:03:36)
IsentTimearlythisyeartolearnBrazillianJiu-
Jitsu.Sofar,hehasenjoyedit,especiallyafter
chokinghispartnersinsparring;-)Timpaidgreat
attentiontohisdietandexerciseforthepastyear
andwonasilvermedalforPresidentialFitness
AwardinPE.Hehasbecomemuchstronger. Ijoinedhimacoupleofmonthslaterinthesame
gymtotraintwiceaweek.Sofaronlybasicmoves
andnosparring.It'slikelearninganew...[閱讀全文]
Jitsu.Sofar,hehasenjoyedit,especiallyafter
chokinghispartnersinsparring;-)Timpaidgreat
attentiontohisdietandexerciseforthepastyear
andwonasilvermedalforPresidentialFitness
AwardinPE.Hehasbecomemuchstronger. Ijoinedhimacoupleofmonthslaterinthesame
gymtotraintwiceaweek.Sofaronlybasicmoves
andnosparring.It'slikelearninganew...[閱讀全文]
(2017-07-04 14:21:35)
SomehowItunedintothe2005speech"Thisiswater"by
DavidF.Wallacethismorning.Itmighthavetodowiththe
episodeatabeachinCrissyFieldparkyesterdaywhereTim
andIhadanunpleasantexperience. WearrivedatSFaround2:30pmandspentonehourparading
upanddownMarketstreet(Timlovedthecity.)before
drivingupnorthtothepark.Thebreezewasstrongandwe
decidedthebeachwasonlylightlypopulatedandtri...[閱讀全文]
DavidF.Wallacethismorning.Itmighthavetodowiththe
episodeatabeachinCrissyFieldparkyesterdaywhereTim
andIhadanunpleasantexperience. WearrivedatSFaround2:30pmandspentonehourparading
upanddownMarketstreet(Timlovedthecity.)before
drivingupnorthtothepark.Thebreezewasstrongandwe
decidedthebeachwasonlylightlypopulatedandtri...[閱讀全文]
(2017-06-18 00:58:39)
ItooktwoweeksofftobewithTimbeforehis
summercampandmanagedtofinishthreebooks. -Antidote:HappinessforPeopleWhoCan'tStand
PositiveThinkingbyOliverBurkeman Ihaveborrowedandtriedtoreadthisbook
sincetwomonthsagoafterseeingitmentioned
inareviewofthebook"TheArtofNotGivinga
F*ck"byMarkManson,anamazinglyyoung
authorwithsomefunnyanddeepinsights
aboutthecurrents...[閱讀全文]
summercampandmanagedtofinishthreebooks. -Antidote:HappinessforPeopleWhoCan'tStand
PositiveThinkingbyOliverBurkeman Ihaveborrowedandtriedtoreadthisbook
sincetwomonthsagoafterseeingitmentioned
inareviewofthebook"TheArtofNotGivinga
F*ck"byMarkManson,anamazinglyyoung
authorwithsomefunnyanddeepinsights
aboutthecurrents...[閱讀全文]
