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(2023-09-01 21:34:08)
Itwasoneoftherarehotdayssincesummer.Somewhereinlandawildfirewas
raging.Underahazysky,thebaldeasthillstookonabrightbeigeandloomed
behindaveilofdust.Thelazy,waftinglateafternoonwindbroughtnorelief
tothesluggishsouth-boundtraffictowardSanJose.ThankGodweareheading
north,Billthought.
"Welearnedaboutmarketingandfund-raisingforroboticstoday."Timwasjust
offhisrobot-building...[阅读全文]
(2023-08-26 14:05:46)
IfirststartedpayingattentiontobreathingafterreadingJohnDouillard's
book"Body,Mind,andSport."Havingridofonequarterofbodyweight(Iwas
obese)at41,Ifeltlightasabirdandwasobsessedwithrunning.Theideaof
matchingstepsandpacewithbreathingfeltintuitive.Itrelaxedmeand,asIkeptatit,enduranceandspeedgainsfollowednaturally.Iespeciallyenjoyed
jogginguphill.Nomatterhowsteeptheincline,Ijust...[阅读全文]
(2023-08-22 16:08:07)
AsBillsauntereddowntheCitizenshipisleofthistinylibrary,Barron's501
EnglishVerbs2ndEd.caughthiseye.Themomenthepickeditup,heknewhis
planforthenextfewhours,topreparefortomorrow'sjobinterview,wastoast.
Hisweaknesswasthelanguage.Oncelayinghishandsonadictionary-sized
tome,hewouldstarttocombthroughforunfamiliarwords.Itwasanitcha
beaverwouldhavefeltinfrontofatree.
"Itmus...[阅读全文]
(2023-08-20 11:01:47)
"CanItakealook?"Peterturnedouttobenaturallycurious.Hehadaneasystyleandneverappearedself-concious,likeakid.Billlikedhim."Sure.Comeonin"hegotofftheladderandputdownthebrush:"andmakemeanofferIcannotrefuse."ThroughtheopengaragePeterstrolledin,passedthekitchen,andcameunderthepitchedroofofthelivingroom."Ilikethosehugepanes."Hepointedtothetriangulargablesabove:"...[阅读全文]
(2023-08-13 09:57:42)
我有三宝，持而保之。一曰慈，二曰俭，三曰不敢为天下先。
慈，故能勇；俭，故能广；不敢为天下先，故能成器长（zhǎng）。
Translation:ThreethingsareprecioustomeandIkeptthem.Theyarelove,
frugality,andnotdaringtobethefirst.Lovefillsmewithcourage.Ican
affordsharingwithothersbecauseImyselfamcheaptomaintain.Notdaring
tobethefirstallowsmetogrow.
MyUnderstanding:Ihaveneverdoubtedthefi...[阅读全文]
(2023-08-05 11:31:33)
"Youshould'vebroughtyourson."
Perchingonaladderandapaintbrushinhand,Billlookedtohisrightandsaw
thelankyfigureofPeterTan,wholivednext-door,attheothersideofthe
boxwoodbythelawn.
Thehousesinthisquietresidentialareaonthebaysideoffreeway880were
builtinthelate60swithhalfadozenlayoutsforlow-incomefamilies.Except
foronesideofanendunitonablock,eachsharedwallswithitsn...[阅读全文]
(2023-08-01 14:45:59)
Hehadneverthoughtpaintingagarage,ormanyotherdomesticjobs,couldbe anythingbutachore,tobedonewithassoonaspossiblesothathecouldget backtowhathewasgoodat.Nothingwrongwiththedivisionoflabor.Oris there? Today,threemonthsoutofajob,henoticedthatevensoakingtherollerinthe bucketandbringingittothesurfacewithoutdrippingpaintweredelicatemoves callingforthoughtandgoodtiming.Next,heplay...[阅读全文]
(2023-07-30 07:54:37)
EllicametovisitfromAustraliaandwedrilledandrolled.Aslendergirlinher30s,shewaswiryandstrong.LikeAmy,shewasapurplebelt,agile,andaggressive.ShecaughtmeinrearnakedchokesacoupleoftimesandIhadalotoffundefendingandescaping.FromRickson'sonlinecourses,Ilearnedoneeffectivebutterfly-killerandhadbeenenjoyingpassingmyopponents'guardseversince.Ialsodrilledhisfour-pointpositionreversewhenmypartnerpushedf...[阅读全文]
(2023-07-24 16:54:34)
Underanovercastskytheheatwavepressedonthismid-JulySunday,justasthe
meteorologistshadbeenpredictingforthepastweek.Forewarning,however,often
paralyzedBill.Themorehelearnedaboutpossibleorremotedisasters,themore
worriedhebecame.ThegloomanddoomspreadbythelocalstationssinceJanuary
amidrecordrainfalldepressedhimformonths.Intheend,nothingbadhad
happenedtohim,hisfamily,oranyoneheknew.All...[阅读全文]
(2023-07-23 09:57:15)
-oilcaken.Thesolidresiduethatisleftaftercertainoilyseeds,suchascottonseedandlinseed,havebeenpressedfreeoftheiroil.Itisgroundandusedascattlefeedorfertilizer.-oilern.1.Onethatoilsenginesormachinery.2.Nauticala.Anoiltanker.b.Ashipthatburnsoilasfuel.3.Seeoilcan.4.Seeoilwell.5.InformalAnoilskingarment.-oilglandn.1.Agland,suchasasebaceousgland,thatsecretsanoilysubstance.-oilslickn.Alayerofoilfloatingont...[阅读全文]
