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(2023-01-30 16:09:40)
Overtheweekend,Inailedthenameofwhathitme:gumboil.Mygumactedup
againattheupperbackontherightsideandgavemeafever,chills,andbody
achesFridaynight.Ihadtoskipjiu-jitsuonSatandonlygotwellonSunday
afterIpushedmythumbintotheswellandsqueezedoutthepus.
ItremindedmeofamoreseriousattackoneandahalfyearsagoafterwhichI
sworetobettermydentalhygieneandtorinsemouthwithsoda-waterrecommended
bya...[阅读全文]
(2023-01-28 19:47:33)
-macrobioticsn.Thetheoryorpracticeofpromotingwell-beingandlongevity,principallybymeansofadietconsistingchieflyofwholegrainsandbeans.macrobioticadj.-macrocytosisn.Thepresenceofmacrocytesintheblood.-macronn.1.Adiacriticalmarkplacedaboveavoweltoindicatealongsoundorphoneticvalueinpronunciation.-maculatetr.v.Tospot,blemish,orpollute.adj.-MADabbr.mutualassureddestruction-MADDabbr.mothersagainstdrunkdriv...[阅读全文]
(2023-01-22 08:46:19)
-lunarscapen.1.Apictureorotherrepresentationofthemoon'ssurface.2.A
landscapereminiscentofthemoon'ssurface:Thesandstoneformations
transformedthelandintoabarrenlunarscape.
-lunateorlunatedadj.Shapedlikeacrescent.
-luncheonmeatn.Processed,prepackagedmeat,oftenmoldedintoaloafand
servedslicedforuseinsandwichesorsalads.AClunch-meat.
-lunkern.InformalSomething,especi...[阅读全文]
(2023-01-15 10:51:26)
-lowblown.1.SportsAnillegalblowinboxingthatlandsbelowthe
exponent'swaist.2.Anunscrupulousattack;aninsult.
-lowcomedyn.Comedycharacterizedbyslapstick,burlesque,andhorseplay.
-lowdownn.SlangThewholetruth:gaveusthelowdownonwhathappenedatthe
party.
-low-downorlowdownadj.1.Despicable;base:alow-downcoward.2a.Gloomy;
depressed.b.Earthy;funky:alow-downblues;thelow-downsou...[阅读全文]
(2023-01-14 20:53:25)
70后小时候大多看过电视连续剧《姿三四郎》。讲的是柔道(judo)集各流派之长，战胜传统柔术(jiu-jitsu)，脱颖而出的故事。剧中的师父，矢野正五郎，就是以柔道创始人,KanoJigoro,为原型。
事实往往比故事更精彩。Kano的弟子MitsuyoMaeda，学成后离开了柔道总部Kodokan，到美洲闯荡。一路上向人们展示柔道/柔术，和传统摔跤(wrestling)竞技，后来到了中美洲，最终到了巴西。一生赢[阅读全文]
(2023-01-08 10:08:13)
-LombardyAregionofnorthernItalyborderingonSwitzerland.Firstinhabitedby
aGallicpeople,itbecamethecenterofthekingdomoftheLombardsinthe
sixthcenturyA.D.andpartofCharlemagne'sempirein774.TheLombardLeague
ofcitiesdefeatedEmperorFrederickIin1176.
-Lombardypoplarn.Adeciduoustreehavingupward-pointingbranchesthatform
aslender,columnaroutline.
-lonely-heartsadj.Oforrelatingtope...[阅读全文]
(2023-01-06 10:49:22)
Stormandheavyrainfallusheredin2023and,underalingeringcold,Bill
enteredanewdecadeofhislife.Whenhewasyoung,therewerethingstolook
forwardto,planstocarryout,andgoalstomeet.Fastpacedscenesplayed
throughhis20sand30s,leavingnotimetoponderonwhathadtrulytranspired.
Inhis40s,however,whattheworldcheeredonbegantopale.HehadaYahoo!
emailaccountandshoppedatAmazon.Butmostnovelties,e.g.,iPhones,Face...[阅读全文]
(2022-12-31 12:48:21)
-litterbagn.Abagused,asinanautomobile,fordisposaloftrash.
-litterbugn.InformalOnewholitterspublicareaswithwastematerials.
-littermaten.Onememberofagivenlitterofanimaloffspring.
-littoraladj.Oforonashore,especiallyaseashore:alittoralproperty;
thelittoralbiogeographiczone.n.1.Acoastalregion;ashore.2.The
regionorzonebetweenthelimitsofhighandlowtides.
-livedownToovercomeorred...[阅读全文]
(2022-12-28 10:14:18)
Well,Iamsohappytohavesurvivedthefirstmonthasabluebelt.Myinitial
fearfaded,noseriousinjuriescame,andpeopletreatedmethesameasbefore.
Ofcourse,mystandardofsurvivalwasnotwinningbutsimplyenjoyingthedaily
drill.
Iheardalotaboutitbeforeandmaybehadthebluebeltbluesforacoupleof
daysafterbeingpromotedonNov18,feelingundeserving.IsoonrecoveredasI
keptshowingupandfeelingnoshameintapping.So...[阅读全文]
(2022-12-26 15:32:11)
Sinceawakeningtohealthabout10yearsago,notonlyhaveIpaidmuch
attentiontodietandexercisebutalsomonitoredeverysickness.I've
recordedthedetailseachtimeIfeltundertheweatherforthepastfiveyears.
Typically,Iwouldgettwoorthreecoldsperyear.ThelastwasinFeb2022.
Recently,Istartedregularjuicing.Iinvestedinamasticatingjuicerawhile
ago.Itworkedwellbutcleaningwasahassle.Asaresult,Ididn't...[阅读全文]
