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Another Mid-Autumn
(2021-09-25 08:59:29)
Withage,Billhasgravitatedtowardaquietcurmudgeon.Thesapphireskyand soothingbreezeoftheCaliforniacoastthatattracttouristsoftheworld oftendepresshim.Heremindshimselftobethankfulbutseemstohaverunout ofgratitudeafterlivinginthegoldenstatefor15years.Hestartstoblame theweather,bybeingperfect,forcallinguphispersonalfailuresandflaws andsuggestingthathemightbeundeserving. Manybelieveth...[阅读全文]
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Sick for Two Days
(2021-09-15 09:04:37)
InaworldfullofjabNazisandmaskKarens,Icapitulated.Mondaymorning,I receivedtheseconddoseoftheModernavaccine."Itwillfeelworsethanthe first."warnedthepetiteAsiannursematter-of-factlyattheWalk-inCarein northSanJose. ThepainontheleftshoulderkeptspreadingandIsneezedacoupleoftimesby theafternoon.ButImanagedtotrainJiu-Jitsuandrollwiththreeguysinthe evening. Therealass...[阅读全文]
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Two Cousins
(2021-09-10 09:27:05)
Inthefirstweeksofhigh-school,Timjoinedclubs,madenewfriends, discoveredthegardenandthegym,acedhisclasses,androdethetrainback homeeveryday.Itwasgorgeousweatheranddespitetheheatofearly Septemberafternoons,Ioftentooka10minwalktothetrainstationtomeet him.Intwoyears,hehadsurpassedmeinbothheightandweight.Watchinghim inadarkT-shirtandshortblackhairlumberinglikeabearacrossthe platformonth...[阅读全文]
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Worms are smart.
(2021-09-04 15:19:00)
ThiswasthefirstyearIpaidalotofattentiontomybackyardgarden.There wereonlyafewpotsofherbsandvegetablesbuttheyhadprovideddailya healthydistractionfrommydesk-boundroutines. TheheirloomtomatoseedssavedfromlastyearandburiedinthepotsearlyFeb quicklybrokeoutandturnedintosaplings.ThesoilwasrichandalthoughI usednofertilizers,theplantsgrewtallandstrong.ByMaytheyboretwo dozensoffruitsafe...[阅读全文]
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Two Months of Jiu Jitsu
(2021-08-29 22:46:08)
TheChinesetermforJiuJitsu,柔术,isoftentranslatedto"thegentleart," stressingtechniqueandleverageoverstrength.Indeed,whenHelioGracieinthe 1930sstartedtoadaptwhataJapaneseJudokataughtthefamily,hewasthe leastathleticamongthebrothers.Thestyleheeventuallycreatedwasforthe weaktodefendthemselvesagainstthestrong,atenetforeverringingtrue. Somethereforethinkoneshouldapproachthear...[阅读全文]
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Breathe: A Life In Flow by Rickson Gracie
(2021-08-21 08:53:41)
Sincestartingtoreadadictionarylate2019,Ihavehadlittletimeforany otherreading.OutofthefourbooksborrowedearlyJune(includingone re-read),Ihaven'tevenfinishedone.Overthelastweekend,however,I purusedtwiceRicksonGracie'snewbook"Breathe:ALifeInFlow"andIalso listenedtotheaudioversion. Amatter-of-factbiographyinabout250pages,itwasaneasyread.Quiteafew stories(most...[阅读全文]
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A Team Meet-up
(2021-08-15 21:43:31)
Themoredownsouthhespedonthefreeway,themorelostBillbecame.Bythetime herealizedthathehadpassedBrokawRdlongago,hewasalreadyoutofthecity. HetriedaGPSoncewhendrivinguptotheSFbayareafromSanDiego14years ago.PassingLA,theleft-mostlaneledhimtosomedesertedhoodsdowntown. UngratefultotheGarminthatfinallyguidedhimout,heinsteadblameditall ontechandthefalsesenseofsecurityitgave.Nevermindhehims...[阅读全文]
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Rethink Diet (BJJ Week 5)
(2021-08-09 10:24:41)
DuringmybriefsicknessafteronemonthoftotalimmersioninBJJ,Ithought aboutdiet. Sincemid-2016,Ihavebeenpracticing"theWarrior'sDiet"(byOriHofmekler), aformofintermittentfasting.Iskipbreakfastandlunchandonlyhaveabig dinnerattheendoftheday.HungeroftenstrikesintheafternoonandI'dhave onesnackofnutsorfish.IthasworkedformeinthatIhavekeptmaking progressinweight-liftingw...[阅读全文]
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Sick for Three, No, Five Days (BJJ One Month)
(2021-07-31 09:22:06)
InJuly,IstartedtotakefiveclassesaweekattheBJJgym.Foramonth,I wasconsumedbytheart,trainingintheeveningandwatchinginstructionvideos andtakingnotesduringtheday.IamgladtosaythatIhavesurvivedand learnedalot,notjustthemovesbutaboutmyownbody. Myneckandshouldersareadaptingtothenewactivity.Theneckpaincameasa shockthefirstweek,lastedfortwomoreweeks,andhassincerecovered.The sorenesswasg...[阅读全文]
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Blessed they that have not seen.
(2021-07-27 13:31:31)
Oneemailbroughtexcitementamidthedoldrumsinaplaguedsummermorning. Tim'spiecewonanawardandhe'sinvitedtoarecitalattheCarnegieHall.Mom waselatedoutright:itwasonevictoryinalongpathofenvisionedvictories towardthepeakofsuccessinlife.Timcouldn'thelpit,either,foraslightly differentreason:after20monthsofbeingcoopedup,hegetstoseetheNYC! Dad,thefuturelessmiddle-agedsemi-depressedkil...[阅读全文]
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