A. Jesse Jiryu Davis

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Grand Central Station March 25, 2019. Grand Central Station at night.
Choosing the Adventurous Route: The Career Path for Non-Managers Video of my PyTennessee 2019 keynote, about making the most of a lifetime as a coder.
Choosing the Adventurous Route: Resources Links to articles and papers I mention in my PyTennessee talk about the career path for coders.
Meaningless Striving Each new year, Americans resolve to work harder and be more austere, for no reason. Let's stop torturing ourselves.
Genro Roshi August 2018. Roshi Grover Genro Gauntt in New Rochelle.
RIP Ada Ada Lovelace Armstrong Davis was a hamster of leisure and luxury. She died soon after her sister, with whom she was still unreconciled.
Hudson River December 2018. Near the Garrison Institute, during the Village Zendo's year-end retreat.
Garrison, NY December 2018. Snowy woods around the Garrison Institute, during the Village Zendo's year-end retreat.
RIP Grace Grace Hopper Armstrong Davis was an engineer and a friend. She is survived by her sister, from whom she was estranged at the time of her death.
The Day That Yunmen Broke His Foot The old stories all have the same punchline: the monk was suddenly enlightened. What really happens when we have an experience of insight?