I was hoping to recommend this book to the people above my pay rate so they would understand why need to handle JavaScript responsively. An outside vendor is in the progress of redesigning our website and the site will be unusable with JavaScript turns off. It’s such a shame that we will be excluding some of our users, but I am not the one in charge. Even though I found the information useful, it is way too technical for the top decision makers. Nevertheless, Responsible JavaScript is a must read for web developers who care about progressive enhancement and inclusivity.

Đạo, Đán, Xuân, and I went to Whitetail today because Đạo had a ski date with his female friend. She’s a nice who loves rock climbing. She was trying out skiing for the first time. He took her on Sidewinder. She struggled a bit but managed to get down.

The weather was quite warm and the snow is thinning out. The bases of my skis were scratched up because I went over some big rocks. Mother nature is not giving us cold temperatures. We have about a month and a half left to ski.

I was sharing a lift with two older women. They were talking about ski techniques. I asked one of them advice on carving. In order for my skis to bend and grip the snow, she told me, I needed to push my knee forward and toward the inside of my outside ski. She even gave me a demo after we got off the lift. It seemed to make sense. I tried it, but it still felt awkward. I need to spend more time figuring it out.

We had a fun day with the kids. I missed seeing Vương skied though.

I have been blogging about all of my ski trips. It is probably boring for my readers, but I wanted to document all of my skiing and snowboarding experience.

Since Sunday, I have been resting, taking Aleve for a few days, and drinking zero alcohol. The sesamoiditis seems to subside. I still feel a bit of a pinch. I went to Liberty this morning to ski. I didn’t want to take a chance with snowboarding. I am not sure if the boots or the way I put pressure on my toes caused the pain.

As I had thought, the ski boots would keep my feet in place. The bottom of my left foot didn’t feel any pain when I skied. I was able to ski down the double-black slopes without any issues. I even filmed myself skiing down the double-black slopes.

I skied for about three hours. I tried to learn carving on the blue slopes. My goal is to be able to carve on skis by the end of this season. I set that goal three seasons ago and I haven’t reached it. Snowboarding distracted my progress. I’ll get it this time.

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Là một người đầy cảm xúc, đôi khi tôi không kiềm chế được chính mình mỗi khi nóng giận. Tôi không dùng bạo lực nhưng dùng lời lẽ thiếu tế nhị. Trải qua vài lần xung đột, giờ đây tôi tự kiểm soát chính mình. Tôi không để cảm xúc điều khiển mình. Thà quay lưng thụt lùi còn hơn tiến tới tranh cãi, nhất là với người thân thương.

Tôi cũng đã chứng kiến sự bùng nổ giữa người thân và người thân và rồi họ hòa thuận lại với nhau sau lần tranh cãi. Họ bỏ qua những chuyện đã qua và tiếp tục bước đến tương lai. Là người thân thì không nên để tâm. Tôi cũng thế. Đời của tôi không cần dĩ vãng mà chỉ cần hôm nay và tương lai.

Tôi không xin lỗi cho quá khứ nữa. Dĩ vãng đã qua thì để cho nó qua. Tôi sống cho chính tôi và cảm ơn những người quan tâm đến tôi. Ngược lại những ai ghét bỏ tôi, tôi cũng chẳng cần quan tâm đến họ.

Lúc còn ngây thơ, tôi luôn muốn được mọi người thương và quý. Giờ đã trưởng thành mới hiểu được rằng không ai yêu quý mình hơn là chính mình.

Nếu biết có hôm nay, thà mang tiếng ích kỷ, hẹp hòi, xấu xa, vô lương tâm còn hơn làm ơn mắc oán. Bài học nhớ đời: Thà là từ chối từ đầu còn hơn mất lòng nhau về sau.

Dù có cố gắng cũng không hàn gắn được. Nếu không thể gạt bỏ quá khứ để tiến về phía trước thì đường ai nấy đi. Có tình cờ gặp nhau cũng làm ngơ.

Sống trong đời sống thêm hay bớt mối quan hệ cũng vậy thôi. Tôi cũng đã quen và quên những mối quan hệ đi qua đời mình. Tình thân đến, tôi không mong đợi gì. Tình thân đi, tôi không hề hối tiếc.

Giờ đây không cần ám thị gì nữa. Mọi hành động, mọi cử chỉ, mọi thái độ cũng đã rõ ràng. Không cần e ngại hoặc bận tâm nữa. Không ai nợ ai.

Hôm nay đổi hình ảnh trên trang blog này cho có một chút cảnh Tết. Chúc các bạn viếng thăm trang blog này năm mới an khang thịnh vượng. Gia đình vui vẻ thân mật đừng lạnh nhạt với nhau. Tết trên xứ người cũng chẳng biết làm gì. Thôi thì tự mình ca nhạc Việt đăng lên tự mình nghe. Chỉ có thế thôi.

It took me a month to finish reading the 344-page authorized biography of Tupac Shakur. In one part, I had been busy skiing and snowboarding. In another part, I didn’t want the book to end. Through Staci Robinson’s exceptional writing, I wanted to ride with Pac for as long as I could. I knew the ending would be heartbreaking. I still remember hearing the horrific news about his passing after getting shots. My heart dropped. In addition to Pac’s life, Robinson delved into his mother’s life and the influences she had on her son. An engaging and breathtaking read.

We spent the past three days skiing with our Scout pack. My wife rented a condo right by Whitetail. We arrived on Thursday evening. After checking in and had a quick dinner, we headed over the resort for a night skiing. The weather was warm, the rain was pouring, and the trails were foggy. Nevertheless, we were able to ski.

Đạo, Đán, and Xuân went to the back side for the blue, black, and double black slopes. Vương, my wife, and I stayed at the front. We did the first run together on Sidewinder, which is a long green. Because of the poor visibility, my wife didn’t want to go back. Vương and I went back for three more runs. He was skiing ahead and I was snowboarding behind him. At some points, I couldn’t see him. Luckily, he just went straight down without falling. We went back to the rental house and I started to feel the sharp pain at the bottom of my left foot (Metatarsalgia). I couldn’t sleep much because of the pain.

Friday morning, the pain didn’t go away. I was not sure if I could ski or snowboard. I took one pill of Aleve. I planned to teach some Scouts who had never skied before a quick lesson. Fortunately, I didn’t feel too much pain in my ski boots. I taught four teenagers how to “pizza” and “French fries.” I also explained to them the ski stand. Just the first half hour, I took them on the magic carpet. To my surprise, they could ski very well. They only fell once or twice and they already could do the magic carpet on their own. After that I took each one up the lift with me. With just a few hours, they were able to get on and off the lift themselves and they could ski down all by themselves. They spent the entire day skiing on the green slopes. My mission was accomplished.

In the afternoon, I skied on the back side for a few runs then switched to snowboarding. My foot didn’t feel too much pain until we went back to the rental house. Parents of the four kids I was teaching came over to our rental house for dinner. We ate, drank, and karaoked until 10 pm. The pain came back again, but I couldn’t take an Aleve because I was drinking.

Saturday morning, the pain was getting more excruciating. We cleaned up the rental place and checked out at 11 am. We headed over to the resort once again. I took an ibuprofen. It didn’t help much. I snowboarded with my back foot in pain, but I managed to do a few runs on the back side. We left Whitetail around 2 pm because I couldn’t take it anymore and the kids also wanted to go home.

It is now 11 pm on Saturday as I am writing this. I just took another Aleve hoping the pain will go away tonight, tomorrow, or the next few days. I need to rest my foot before I go skiing or snowboarding again.

Yesterday, I went for my annual check up. Everything else seemed good except:

• LDL-C is 129 and goal < 100. Maximize lifestyle efforts: lose weight, exercise, and follow low fat diet. Return fasting in 6 to 12 months.
• Fasting glucose is in Prediabetes range, so exercise to build muscle and to lose body fat. Avoid refined sugar and limit quantities of rice and pasta to only 1/2 cup cooked.

Damn, all the skiings and snowboardings aren’t enough. I need to watch my diet as well.