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8.5 out 9 in Calculus
(2025-03-14 10:49:48)
``Igot8.5outof9inmath,''TimtextedduringhisSaturdaynightoutwith friends.``ThankGOD!Iamsoproudofyou!''dadreplied.``Thesecretwasto visualizetheproblems,''Timletonlater. CaculusAPhadbecomeanalbatrosssincelatelastfallafterafew early-decisioncolleges,includinghisdreamschool,letTimin.Thegoodnews, aftertheinitialexhiliration,worriedthefamilysick,however:theycould...[阅读全文]
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Jiu-jitsu Month 44 (flu recovery, sugar, seoi-nage)
(2025-03-01 09:23:26)
Igetsickonceortwiceayearandeachtimenormallyrecoverinlessthana week.Ihaven'thadaflushotinthepast20yearsexceptfortwoCovidjabsin 2021justtoshutthekarensup.OurdoctorsaregreatbutIprefertorelyon myselfinsteadoftheAmericanhealthcaresystem.Theinitialsymptomsweregone inthreedaysafterIcaughtthebugattheendofJan. Theattack,however,cameinstages.Next,Icoughednon-stopuntiltheeighth dayj...[阅读全文]
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Donna Leon: Friends in High Places
(2025-02-12 11:35:02)
Dibdin'sAurelioZenserieswassuchatreatthatIlookedupothercrime storiessetinItaly.AftertwoCamillerinovelsofInspectorMontalbano inSicily(translatedintoEnglish),IpickedupLeon's`FriendsinHigh Places,`aCommissarioBrunettistoryinVenice. Theproseoftenfeltrepetitiveandverbose.Justtogiveanidea,onpage97, Brunettiinterruptedthedoctorhere.`Isthereanywaytotellwhichwound killedhim?` ...[阅读全文]
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Jiu-jitsu Month 43 (Leon, health, etc)
(2025-02-07 20:39:39)
Towardthemiddleofthemonth,newsbrokethatMs.IvankaTrump'sfamilyhadbeenonthejiu-jitsujourney.InanNDTVpodcastshetoldwhatwaswell-knowninthetribe:``It'salmostlikeamovingmeditationbecausethemovementsaresomicro,''thebluebeltsaid.``It'slikethree-dimensionalchess.''``It'sfun,''shecontinued,addingthatthepractice``combinesphysicalmovementsandphilosophyinanamazingway....[阅读全文]
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Sick for Five More Days
(2025-02-05 14:25:46)
Ineededthelesson,theymusthavedecided,andasaresult,whatwasdismissed asa``lingeringcough''fedonitselfovernightand,likeasubplotofacrime novel,tookoverthesecondhalfofthesaga.Overeveryfiveorsixminutes, thephlegmgatheredtothepointwhereIhadtocoughhardtoresetitslevel.I didn'tminditmuchexceptfortwothings. First,itsrhythmkilledsleep.Unlessextremelydrowsy,Icouldnotenterthe l...[阅读全文]
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Sick for Three Days
(2025-01-31 10:35:46)
Unlikemany,Irecordpainfulexperiencesastheytendtoteachbetterandby narratingsuffering,Ihopetounderstandbetter.Ihaveturnedmyattention fromtheglossytothemattesideoflife,andleavethethrills,theglories, thecovetedhappiness,infleeting,totakecareofthemselves. TowardtheendofJan,IthoughtI'dsurvivedthefluseason,especiallyafter thewife'sCovidandtheboy'stwo-weekboutofheadacheandco...[阅读全文]
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New Year Resolution: The Decline and Fall Of The Roman Empire
(2025-01-06 14:29:40)
Asuddenjumpinvolumefromthesecondfloorjarredhiscultivatedserenityand BilllookedupfromhisworkonthisquietSaturdaymorning.Inhisearly50s, theChinesetransplantoftwodozenyearsdevotedaportionofhisdaytocopying aheftyAmericanEnglishdictionary,awaybywhichhesoughttobetterhimselfand allyahungerforknowledge. ``KaraisforeverOK!''blastedthewooferupstairs. Herecalledrightawaythebl...[阅读全文]
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Jiu-jitsu Month 42 (injuries and fun)
(2024-12-30 16:43:44)
Overthreeandahalfyears,itfeltthesporthadbrokeneverypartofmybody andmiraculouslynaturepiecedthembacktogether,withnopermanentdamages.As aresult,Ihadindeedbecomestronger,inmostparts. Nov28open-matwasatreat,butthemomentIsteppedoutofthegym,Ifelt painintheupperbackribcageasiftheinhalinglungballoonedtopushfrom theinsideintosomethingbroken.Whatwentwrongandwhy?Ihadnoclue,but whatfollo...[阅读全文]
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Jiu-jitsu Month 41 (Blue belt two years, Cauliflower Ear, Passed
(2024-11-30 14:33:44)
Whentheouteredgeofmyleftearbulgedayearago,Ididn'tpaymuchattention.Stickingstitchingneedlesthroughtheskinandsqueezingdrainedsomebeforetherestfirmedup.NowthatIhadtolivewithit,itwasafeatherinmycap,Iconvincedmyself,thatshowedmydedicationtothegruelingart.EarlyNov,thesufferingofmyleftearbuiltuptoanotherswelling,atthetopthistime.SomeBJJplayerssaidtheyjustwenttotheirfriendlyneighborhoodpharmacy,showed...[阅读全文]
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Sick for a Week
(2024-11-29 10:37:06)
ItstartedwithadeadliftonThuNov7.200lbsshouldn'tbetoohard,I thoughtasIloadedtwopairsof45lbsontothebaratthecornerofthegym beforethejiu-jitsuclass.Afterall,myrecordwasnear300lbsatmylast employer'sgymthreeyearsago. Thatassumptionturnedouttobethecauseofinjury.Istruggledtohoistthe weightupatthecostofpoorposture.Thelower-backpainfeltslightand familiar.Ifinishedtheclassthatda...[阅读全文]
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