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Don't forget you are Chinese.
(2021-04-10 07:20:08)
Itwasthattimeoftheyearwhen,inmyhometownacrosstheglobe,thewindhad runoutofitsbitterness,thetreeshadwokenupfromtheirlongdrabsleep, androwsandrowsofwinterwheathadburstedoutofthethawingland.Forthe people,itwasatimetoponderonlife'sinevitablesandtovisitancestors' restingplaces.I,however,hadn'tsteppedinmyfamilygraveyardforthreeyears. AnoldercousinwentonSundayandsentpictures...[阅读全文]
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Punchline (by David Seltzer)
(2021-04-08 10:02:47)
... Idon'thatetaxidrivers. Idon'thateanybody. Theworldisfartooconfusingaplacetohateanybody. Idon'tevenhatethatclownatthebankwhotellsmeIcan'tcashmycheckfor10days. Orthatjerkatthesupermarket. Orthoseidiotsonthesubway. Orthesegeniuseswhobrokeupthephonecompany. Ortrendsetters. Idon'thatetrendsetters. Peoplewhotelluswhatis"hot"andwhatis&qu...[阅读全文]
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Fighting, Gandhi Style
(2021-04-05 09:00:39)
AmongthefewmoviesthatIkeptreturningtowasthe1982"Gandhi."Itmademe reflectoftenonhownonviolencehadtakenbystormaworldthatusedtoaccept nothingbutaneyeforaneye."You'vegiventhemawaytofight."saidKhanto GandhiwhentheywereprisonedfordefyinganunjustBritishlaw.Itturnedout, hiswayoffightinghadsincespreadlikeakillerapp. IntheAmericanCivilRightsMovement,e.g.,MalcolmXan...[阅读全文]
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A Faux Pas
(2021-04-02 11:22:06)

PeoplewhosefirstlanguageisnotChinesemightfindthetweets(takenfrom thispostfromWXC)confusing,asTimdid."TheRelevantOrgans"seemedtohave ahardtimedecipheringthelogic,althoughhe/shemightalsobefacetious. Astheoriginalpostexplained,"ChineseEmbassyinIreland"triedto defendChina'sso-called"wolfwarriordiplomacy."Butitalsotriedtoavoid appearingweak,a...[阅读全文]
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Abdominal Tendinopathy
(2021-04-02 09:29:53)
Sincetakinguprunningaboutsixyearsago(interruptedbyatwo-yearstintin martialarts),Ihaveachievedlittletobragabout.Mylastmarathon(2019) tookaroundfourhoursandIhaveneverrunlongerthan30milesontrails.I realizedthatwhatIhavegainedwasexperience,especiallyininjuries. AmuscleattherightinnerthighstartedtohurtearlyMar,enoughtomakeme grimacebutnotscream,duringsquats,gettingup,orwiththerightle...[阅读全文]
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Is This Enough?
(2021-03-29 12:01:11)
"Peoplequestionmypatriotism. ThatIdon'tlookAmericanenough. Theycannotgetoverthisface. Iwanttoshowyousomething. Iwanttotellyou. BecauseI'mnotafraid. Idon'thavetoliveinfear,intimidation,orinsults. I'm69yearsold. AndI'mgoingtoshowyouwhatpatriotism, thequestionsaboutpatriotism, lookslike." Withthat,LeeWong,ArmyveteranandTrustee...[阅读全文]
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A Few Investment Models
(2021-03-28 08:50:11)
Timrecentlyshowedinterestsinmakingmoneyfromstocksandthatwasthetopic duringthisSat'shike.Inlessthananhour,wecameupwithfivemodels. ThefirstwasForest'sstyle,referingtoForestGump'ssuccessinbuyinginto the"fruitcompany,"akaAppleComputer.TimtoldmeabouthowShaqO'Nealgot atipfromhisbaby-sittertobuyGoogleearlyon.Webothagreedthatthese wereinsanelyluckycasesonthesam...[阅读全文]
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Anger Equals Weakness
(2021-03-25 08:59:40)
IheardoftheideabeforeandagainonWedfromJocko.Whenhewasateenager, hethoughtthatascaryangryfacewaspower."Youcanloseyourtemperand suddenlyyouseemtohavesomeextrastrength."herememberedthinking"IfIcan gettheragethinggoingandpeopleareafraidofme,that'sapositivething." IwouldhavewholeheartedlyagreedwhenIwasakid.Igrewupneverbeing taughtexplicitlythatangerwasweakness...[阅读全文]
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Tim Loves Mom
(2021-03-21 10:20:54)
Afternearlysixmonthsofwaiting,TimwaselatedwhenthenewscamelateFri afternoonthathewasacceptedatB,aprepschool."Ineversawmomthis happy."hetoldmeonourweeklyhikethenextmorning."Well.That'swhatthis isallabout,isn'tit?"Isaid. Idon'tknowifthisappliestoothersbutthreegenerationsofboysinour familyhaveallworkedhardtopleasetheirmoms.Inspiteofalatestartanda c...[阅读全文]
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Hath not a Jew eyes? (Shakespeare)
(2021-03-17 09:40:18)
...Hehathdisgracedme,andhinderedmehalfamillion;laughedatmylosses,
mockedatmygains,scornedmynation,thwartedmybargains,cooledmyfriends,
heatedmineenemies;andwhat'shisreason?IamaJew. HathnotaJeweyes?hathnotaJewhands,organs,dimensions,senses,
affections,passions?fedwiththesamefood,hurtwiththesameweapons,
subjecttothesamediseases,healedbythesamemeans,warmedandcooledby
thesame...[阅读全文]
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