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Education through Reading A Dictionary
(2022-04-20 10:59:02)
WhenIstartedreadingtheAmericanHeritageDictionary4thEd.twoyearsago, thegoalwastotrytoretainasmanywordsaspossible.Iwouldcopyonepagea day,recordtheinterestingentries,andgothroughthemoverandoveruntilI knowallofthem.ItwastheexactmethodthatIusedacingtheGRE25yearsago. Withthedictionary,itdidn'twork,asIsoonfoundout.TheproblemwasthatI lovedalmosteverynewwordandevenmoreeveryoldwordwit...[阅读全文]
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A New Phone (or Dumb For 15 Years)
(2022-04-16 09:53:48)

Itmightbeanage-relateddellusionbutBillfeltthattimewasspeedingup sincethepandemic.Withoutanewearth-shatteringgizmo,anoverseasvacation, afamilyreunion,ajobswitch,orafootrace,twoyearsweregone.Adaystill consistedof24hoursbutdidn'tseemtopackasmuchlifeasitusedto.Cheap minutesmusthavebeenprintedsomewhereanddilutedtheworthofthehour.On theflipside,wouldtheaveragelifespanbeaccordingly...[阅读全文]
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I never suspected.
(2022-04-13 14:07:16)
AfriendofminewastrappedintheongoingShanghailockdown.Asmartguy,he acedinTsinghua,cametoAmerica,gotintocomputersandworkedforIntelin thedot-comdays,andwentontoWhartonandWallStreetduringthego-goyears offinancialengineering.Tous,hewassuccessincarnated. Irememberedaskingwhywhenhedecidedtogobackandhisanswerwas"Youdon't getthefeelingofbeingservedhereintheUS."Itseemedforsom...[阅读全文]
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Invest with Guts
(2022-04-10 21:02:38)
"Thekeytomakingmoneyinstocksisnottogetscaredoutofthem.Thispoint cannotbeoveremphasized.Everyyearfindsaspateofbooksonhowtopick stocksorfindthewinningmutualfund.Butallthisgoodinformationisuseless withoutthewillpower.Indietingandinstocks,itisthegutandnotthehead thatdeterminestheresults."--PeterLynch,BeatingtheStreet IsharedthequotewithTimduringourSundayafternoonwalk.Heand...[阅读全文]
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2022 QingMing Fast
(2022-04-06 14:22:15)
ApersonaltraditionwasbornafterdaddiedonApr92020andIchosenottogo backtoChina(well,notyet).Fastingwasaresponseoutofguiltanddespair:I coulddonothingforyouandletmerepentinsuffering.Inthebluefunkthat followed,Idecidedtodoitmoreoften.Fortwodays,Iwouldeatnothing aroundtheNewYear,theQingMingfestival,andmybirthday.Fastingonthese daysfeelsnaturalandsofar,Ihavebeenobservingtheritual. Lo...[阅读全文]
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The Nineth Month In Jiu-Jitsu
(2022-04-02 08:35:18)
Thefirsttwomonthsweretheworst,Iusedtothink,butearlyMarchfeltlike areplay.Theneckandleftshoulderhurt,allergywasinrage,energystayed low,andrecoverytookforever.Somenights,itfeltasifeveryboneinthe bodywerebroken.IdraggedmyselftothegymjusttotakeTimtothemat. Onegoodthingcomingoutofsufferingwasthediscoverythatpersistent bar-hanginghadsteadilyimprovedtheleftshouldertothepointitstartedto...[阅读全文]
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One Quote from JJM
(2022-03-30 08:54:51)
Atechniquehasnoemotion.Ithasnofear.Ithasnoanxiety.It'satechnique.Whenyoutrainorcompeteagainstsomeone,it’snotpersonversusperson,lowrankagainsthighrank,orreputationversusreputation.Itisachallengetoseewhohasthebettertechnique.Thisremovestheemotionandanxietyfromtheequationoftrainingorcompetition.ItisNOTyouthat’scompeting.Itisyourtechniquecompetingagainstyouropponent’stechnique.-J...[阅读全文]
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Back To Facebook
(2022-03-27 12:35:36)
Shortlyaftercreatinganaccountwithafakebirthdate,Ichangedmymindand startedtobelievethatIwoulddobetterwithoutFacebook.Studiesshowedthat peoplecouldgetanxietiesanddepressionfromcyberspacebycomparingwith others,eventhoughormaybebecausetheywere"friends."Thisseemedtoreflect badlyonusasavain,jealous,andbrittlebunchandasanaveragememberof thehumanrace,I'dbetternotriskit.Ith...[阅读全文]
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Life is God
(2022-03-23 17:27:49)
"Lifeiseverything.LifeisGod.Everythingchangesandmovesandthatmovement isGod.Andwhilethereislifethereisjoyinconsciousnessofthedivine.To lovelifeistoloveGod.Harderandmoreblessedthanallelseistolovethis lifeinone’ssufferings,ininnocentsufferings." --WarandPeacebyLeoTolstoy ProjectGutenbergeBook Translators:LouiseandAylmerMaude Ineverreadthebookbuthavealwaysr...[阅读全文]
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A Volunteer
(2022-03-19 09:03:30)
Springishavinghiccupswithanimpishwarmthintheairthatattimesgets peopletostripdowntotheirT-shirts.Ofcourse,hiccupsareunpredicatbleand moreoftenfolkshavetoputtheirhoodiesandjacketsbackononshortnotice. Everyyeararoundthistime,manyeagertoshowtheirfiguresortatooscatch coldthatway. Plantsseemsmarter.Theevergreensremainoblivious.Theredbudsanddogwoods areradiantlyblossoming,whichmight...[阅读全文]
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