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Inviticus (by William Ernest Henley)
(2021-12-29 14:55:32)
Outofthenightthatcoversme, Blackasthepitfrompoletopole, Ithankwhatevergodsmaybe Formyunconquerablesoul. Inthefellclutchofcircumstance Ihavenotwincednorcriedaloud, Underthebludgeoningsofchance Myheadisbloody,butunbowed. Beyondthisplaceofwrathandtears LoomsbuttheHorroroftheshade, Andyetthemenaceoftheyears Finds,andshallfind,meunafraid. Itmattersnothows...[阅读全文]
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A Wet Christmas
(2021-12-25 19:10:03)
AlthoughDecthroughFebtypicallysees90%oftherainfallintheSFBayArea, Ididn'trememberawetChristmas.Outdoorsfeltmiserableinthebitinggusts underanominoussky.Thefoliage,oncepromisingabundanceandjoyinOct,had turnedrustyandbleaktowardthelastweekoftheyear.Amongthedeciduous, theginkgotreeshadheldoutthebest,gracefulevenastheirbrightgolden Chinese-fanleavesweresheddingandpilingup.Thiswasthew...[阅读全文]
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Six Months of Jiu-Jitsu
(2021-12-22 22:06:29)
Sixmonthsin,theyarestilltellingmetorelax."Iamstrongbutyoudon't havetooverpowerme!"The190lbswhite-hairedbluebeltremindedme. Indeed,mostseniorwhitebeltsseemtohavechangedtheirstrategies.Theystill trytoadvanceandsubmitbutarewillingtoletgowhentheyloseaposition. Theyrarelyengageinatug-of-warstylefight,e.g.,foragriporachoke. ThereisDanny,atallslimyoungbuck,whowasinjuredon...[阅读全文]
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Papa and His Baby See Manhattan (Garrison Keillor)
(2021-12-19 09:29:13)
[Imightusetheitinerarysomedayastheguy'sfamiliarwithManhattan,althoughnotallplacesstillstand.] Hush,littlebaby,don'tsayaword. Papa'sgonnatakeyoutoWest43rd, ThestreetwhereBenchleyandHaroldRoss AndDorothyParkerhitthesauce Asthecopyeditorshitthecaffeine AndputoutTheNewYorkermagazine. Ifliteraryhistoryisnotaninspiration, PapawilltakeyoutoGrandCentralStation An...[阅读全文]
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A Soy Sauce Dilemma
(2021-12-16 09:23:42)
"ThreewildAlaskalobsters,oneforeach."Amyannouncedthedinnerplan, admiringthegiantrosycrustaceanssnuggedinplasticandfoamasshelaidthem outonthecounter. "Youcanhavemine."cameBill'sunderwhelminganswerfromtheotherendofthe kitchenisland.Hewaslunchingonsomesteamedpurplesweetpotatoes. Ithasbeenatypicalexchangebetweenthemandifonereplaces"Alaska lobsters...[阅读全文]
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Tel Aviv
(2021-12-12 10:33:55)
"Seeingthemonster'sheadloomingabovethedarkwaves,Andromedaquickly whippedoutheriPhoneanddialedanumberandHermes'swingedsandalsflew Perseusininnotime,"Theoldmanturnedandpointedtoaclusterofrocks off-shore"andthatwaswherePerseusslayedthedragonandsavedtheprincess." Thetourguide,alivelysquatgentlemaninhis60s,withawrinkledand sun-tannedfaceunderaheadofsnowyha...[阅读全文]
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Chinatown (again)
(2021-12-09 10:09:39)
Sincediscoveringitintheearly2000s,Ihavealwayslovedthe1974movie, Chinatown,andre-watchedeveryyear.Thestory,writtenbyRobertTowne,bears thedistinctiveflavorofRaymondChandlerandtellsaboutahard-boiledprivate detectivenavigatingthelabyrinthofahideouscrime.Afterwatchingitsomany timesandthethrillsgone,however,whatstillpullmeinarethedialogues. Thesedays,Ioftenfindmyselfrecitingsomeofthemwhil...[阅读全文]
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One Third in Two Years
(2021-12-04 22:50:56)

Couldthesufferingofalltheearlyyearsofrote-learningmorphinmiddleage intoahobbythatgavemeanotherreasontothanklife?Afterformalschooling, itstartedasanitchthathadtobescratchedregularly.Onceortwiceayear, Ihadtoreadsomevocabularybooks,notnecessarilynew,andoftentookthe examsofferedthere.Thiswentonforadozenorsoyears.Andthen,around2019 Thanksgiving,ItooktheleaptostartreadingtheAmericanHe...[阅读全文]
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Going Home, The Chinese Version
(2021-11-30 13:59:33)
女：树上的鸟儿成双对 男：绿水青山绽笑颜 女：随手摘下花一朵 男：我与娘子戴发间 女：从今再不受那奴役苦 男：夫妻双双把家还 女：你耕田来我织布 男：我挑水来你浇园 女：寒窑虽破能抵风雨 男：夫妻恩爱苦也甜 女：你我好比鸳鸯鸟 同：比翼双飞在人间 F:Birdsarecouplinginthetrees. M:Allsmilesarethegreenwatersandmountains. F:Ipickafloweroffthecu[阅读全文]
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Five Months of Jiu-Jitsu
(2021-11-27 09:00:11)
Althoughmostbeginnersdropout,dadsstickwithjiu-jitsu.Sofar,Iknow atleasteightdads,includingme,whopracticebesidestheirkids.Mosthave earnedbluebeltsandabove.We'djokethatwedon'twanttobebeatenupby thekidsbutIsometimeswonderexactlywhywearepulledintothis. Thepastmonthsawprogressindefenseas,althoughIoftengotdominated,I protectedmyselfwellandrarelywassubmitted.Inaddition,Ihadafew...[阅读全文]
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