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(2022-09-10 16:20:16)
IntheidylliccoastalvillagePortWenn,theonlyfamilydoctor(general
practitionerorGP)namedMartinEllinghamgoesabouthislifeandbusiness.Once
theyoungestvascularsurgeoninthecountry,heusedtoleadsquadsinoperation
theatersinsometopLondonhospitalsuntilanonslaughtofpanicattacksatthe
sightofblood(hemophobia).Itwasthetinyfishingportwherehespentchildhood
summerholidaysthatheinmidliferanbackto.
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(2022-09-05 17:22:06)
EversinceIbeganstudyingEnglish,Ihavebeenwonderingwhatgoesthrough
foreigners'minds.WouldmakingfriendsmeanthesameinLondonasitdidin
Beijing?Whatkindofpowerdoesafatherhasoverhiskids?ClassicChinese
conceptssuchasRen(仁)andYi(义)donotseemtoexistintheirconsciousness.
Theidealoffour-generations-under-one-roofseemsirrelevanttotheirlives.
Iremembereddebatingwithmyhigh-schoolclassmates...[阅读全文]
(2022-08-29 13:24:03)
IthasbeenthemildestBayAreasummereverinBill'smemory.Augustisalmost
overandtemperaturehasn'tevenbrokenabove90degreessofar.
Regardless,peanutshavearrivedlikeclockwork.ThesecondSunday,heswungby
Fremontfarmers'market,whichhasmovedtotheeastparkinglotoftheNewPark
Mallandin-betweentheiMaxtheaterand880,andboughttwolbsofthelegume
for$10.Hecouldn'thelpgrudgingthecost.Itgrat...[阅读全文]
(2022-08-27 08:53:54)
Sofar,gettingtoturtlehasbeenmygame.At152lbsandthelightest5
percentofthebeastsinthegym,Iendupatthebottom90percentofthetime
duringsparring,usuallyfromaninitialtakedown.Themomentwhentheguy
passesmylegsorwhenIfeellesspressureunderneathifhehasalreadybeen
bearingdownfromoneside,Iwouldgettomyshouldersandswitchlegstogetto
myelbowsandknees.AsIhavedoneitsomanytimes,ithasbecomefastanda
habi...[阅读全文]
(2022-08-20 10:04:17)
ThisisthebookthatledtothemoviewhichIwatchedsomanytimesthatI
couldmimicRed,Norton,Andy,andevenHadleyfromthesilverscreen.I
borrowedtheslimvolumetohaveatasteofStephenKing'swriting(otherthan
hisOnWriting)and,inthepasttwoweeks,foundmuchtodig.HereareRed's
thoughtsonasetofcufflink-worthyproductsfromAndy,
Howmuchworkwentintocreatingthosetwopieces?Hoursandhoursafter
lights-out...[阅读全文]
(2022-08-13 09:41:50)
AresidentoftheGoldenStatefor16years,IhaveoftenseentheCalifornia
poppies,andeachtime,Iremindedmyselfofwhattheywerenot,i.e.,opium
poppieswhichwereinmymindpermanentlyassociatedwiththe19th-centuryopium
wars.Mostrecently,picturesofavalleyofblossominasuperbloomfroma
friend'sblogfinallypromptedmetoreadaboutPapaversomniferum.Iopenedthe
Inglisbookjusttoseewhatithadtosay.
Lookingba...[阅读全文]
(2022-08-05 15:09:38)
Itmayhavenothingtodowiththewar,Covid,orinflation,butasiftryingto
savefuel,summerhasbeenfrugalonheat.July4thcameandwentwithoutmuch
fanfare.Thesoaringsilktreeshavedismantledtheirfurrypinkcloudsbutthe
crepemyrtles,alsoabundant,havearrivedbrandishingtheirbrightwhite,pink,
orvioletpanicles.Thepollardedplanetree,whichinwinterlookedlikea
monumenttoHydra,hasbranchesburstingoutofeachstumpedh...[阅读全文]
(2022-07-31 11:39:33)
SoIhavebeencruisingtheAurelioZencrimeseriesinJuly,11storiesin
totalandnotinchronicalorder.Reachingthelastpagesofthefinale,
"EndGames,"IamsureIwillre-visit.
ItwasaneducationinItaliancultures,lesstoutingorflatteringthantourist
guidesandnonethelessringingmoreaccurate.Thetalestookmeupanddownthe
ApenninePeninsula:
-Ratking(1989)-Perugia
-Vendetta(1991)-Sardinia
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(2022-07-29 10:48:23)
InJiu-Jitsu,aposition,anescape,oranattack,isanendlessprogression.
Itneverfailsindrills(withacooperatingpartner),islikelytoworkagainst
aphysicallyweakerorlessskilledopponent,andisunlikelytoworkonamore
experiencedorbigandstrongguy.Byfightingavarietyofopponents,the
studentabsorbsthedetailsandhisartgrowseffectiveovertime.Thisideahas
startedtomakesenseandmanifestedinallIhavedone.
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(2022-07-20 09:42:36)
WhenIwassmallandlivinginthevillage,anuncleusedtotellgraveyardtales
thatheldmespell-bounddeepintothenight.Typically,thevictimwasalone
coachyonaflat-bedcartbehindahorsetrottingalongonamoonlitcountryroad
andsomethingwouldhappenastheynearedtheburialground.Detailswerelavished
onthebleaklandscape,theclammyair,theunusualcargo,etc.,tolendcredence.
Theyweretruestories,heclaimed.Onlyherarelyf...[阅读全文]
