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Life and Death in Shanghai (I)
(2022-06-15 09:28:53)
Atayoungage,Irealizedthatmyparentshadaneventfulpast.Itwastypical forthemtorefertothe1960famine,theFourCleanups,theGreatLeapForward, theCulturalRevolution,etc.,inconversationsandwhentheydoledoutdaily parentalguidance.Thefaminewasregularlyemployedtoteachfrugalityand man-madetragedieswerecitedindiscipliningimpudence.Theyhadhadpainful lessonsandwereeagertopassonthatknowledgetotheironlys...[阅读全文]
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A Review of 'Who Are We?'
(2022-06-08 09:13:59)
SamuelHuntington's"Whoarewe?"tookawhiletofinish.Itslanguagewas distinctfrommostofmyreadingssofar.Jargonsfromsocialsciencesand politics,subjectsforwhichIhadcaredlittle,slowedmedown.Thankfully,big wordsdidnotmeansloppywriting.Theprofessorwasconciseandtothepoint. Therewerejustmuchtosayasthebookcitedresultsfromstudyafterstudyto proveitspoints. ThiswasthefirsttimeIno...[阅读全文]
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Two Meanings of 'Head'
(2022-06-03 09:26:50)
Attackedbymisinformation,virulentontheInternet,Ihaveturnedtothe dictionaryandbeenamazedatthegemsthere,hidinginplainsight,andat thequieteloquenceofthetome. TheAmericanHeritageDictionary,4thEd.spendshalfapageontheword"head," andtwonounalmeaningsstandout. 8.(Usedwithasingleverb)Thesideofacoinhavingtheprincipaldesign, oftenoftheheadofafamousperson,andthedate.Oftenus...[阅读全文]
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The 11th Month In Jiu-Jitsu
(2022-06-01 09:41:37)
Theinexplicableinjurywentawayintwoweeks,mylowerbackfeltasgoodas new,andIreturnedtojiu-jitsuwithrenewedcaution.Ihavelongnoticedthat experiencedguys,especiallyabovethepurplebeltlevel,donotseemto strugglewithalltheirstrengthinsparring.Iftheyarecaughtinabad positionandfailtodefend,theysimplytap.Theyseemtotreatfightingasany otherschoolsubject.CoachGene,everprotective,sometimesremindedmet...[阅读全文]
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Tim's Last Term Essay
(2022-05-29 16:28:10)
Tim'slastEnglishassignmentwastowriteaboutafamilyheirloombasedonan interviewwithme.Iwassohappyreadinghisseconddraftandreflectionbelow. Ironingoutafuturewithoutcreases Thestoryofmyheirloomintertwineswiththatofmygrandmother.In1986, whenmynow49yearoldfatherlivedinChina’sHebeiProvinceandattended elementaryschool,hismotherbeganlearningthehumbleartoftailoring. Shebecam...[阅读全文]
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Who Are We?
(2022-05-25 13:17:08)
IneverthoughtIcouldenjoyreadingasocialscientist.FromwhatIknow,from Taleb'sworksandmyownexperience,manyarepronetoignoremarginalbutvital datatofittheirmodels.IhavebeenawareoftheauthorSamuelHuntingtonfora whileandtriedacoupleoftimeshiswell-known"TheClashofCivilizationsand theRemakingofWorldOrder."Itwasfullofmulti-syllabicwordsandfeltdull. Instead,Iwasrecentlyattractedtohi...[阅读全文]
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Foyle's War: Fifty Ships
(2022-05-18 16:14:50)
ThepopularTVserieswasbroughtupduringmycalltoafriendonMother'sDay. Shelikedthediction,shetoldme.Imyselfwasimpressedbythescriptand actingandstillrememberedafewdialogues.Moreover,Foyle'sWar(andDoc Martin)mademeanAnglophile,fallinginlovewiththecultureandthescenary oftheBritishsouthcoast.ItfeltalongtimesinceIlastwatchedit. "FiftyShips"inseries2wasafavoriteepisodeand...[阅读全文]
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Two Weeks of Healing
(2022-05-16 10:46:53)
12dayspassedsinceMon,May2whenIinjuredmyselfsparringwithTim.The backhurtalmostthesamewayafterdeadliftingwithapoorform.Thefirstfew days,Icouldn'tdoanything.Gettingupfromthecouchtooksomemajoreffort andalotofgrimaces.Therecoveryhadbeensteady,however.Inoneweek,Iwas abletoresumemymorningroutine,theTibetanfiverites,plus21bridges. Itturnedout,however,thatmyrighthandsufferedaworsedam...[阅读全文]
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The Last Generation
(2022-05-12 17:15:57)
ThreeWhiteGuards*wereatthedoor.Inchalkycoverallsandwhitemasks showingnothingbuttheeyesbehindthefacescreens,theylookedchilly, sterile,andlikebulkyrobotsjustofftheassemblyline.Volunteersforthe government's"dynamic-zero"effort,theyseemedtransformedoncedonningthe uniformswhichnotonlyfendedoffthedeadlyvirusbutalsoseemedtoendow thepowertogiveandtakeaway. "Youneed...[阅读全文]
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April, Spring Break, and Office Reopening
(2022-05-07 07:18:09)
JanuaryhastheNewYear,FeburaryoftenhastheChineseNewYeartolook forwardto,andMarchusuallyisthebusiestatworkplace.Billhadnotpaid muchattentiontoApriluntil2022.Thecloudsoftentookhalfoftheskyand hidthesunbehind,leavingtheotherhalfbrightandsapphireblue.Thebare branchesofthegingkotreeshadbeengussiedupinafewweekstofulljade greensummerattire.Rainswereagaintoomuchtoaskandafewshowerswere che...[阅读全文]
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