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Reading Michael Dibdin
(2022-07-12 09:48:15)
FromaSamuelHuntington(thepoliticalscientist)bookIfirstheardofDibdin, whereavillaincharacterinoneofhiscrimenovelsisquotedasserting"There canbenotruefriendswithouttrueenemies.Unlesswehatewhatwearenot,we cannotlovewhatweare..."ItringedunmistakenlyTao.30yearsago,Iwould havetriedtomemorizesuchamaximtoimpressotherswithitasIdidwithpop lyricsandWuXiapassages. MostofwhatIonc...[阅读全文]
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June in the Valley
(2022-07-03 10:11:40)
Wavinggoodbyeatthedoor,Billwatchedtheboymarchingacrosstheover-planted courtyardinthedirectionofthetrainstationforhiscommutetosummercamp. Thehighschoolerhadjustfinishedthefreshmanyearandalreadyout-growndadin size.Hehadgrownserious,too,atleastinappearance.Thekidpreferreddark clothesandacleanhaircutandkeptasolemnfacenomatterhowoftendad remindedhimtolightenup:"Remembertorelaxandsmi...[阅读全文]
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The Twelfth Month in Jiu-Jitsu
(2022-07-01 11:19:15)

Whatayear!ItfeltlikeyesterdaywhenIjoinedmykidonthemat.Firstof all,Ihavesurvived,whichalonemakesmehappy.AccordingtoRicksonGracie, "Eightoutoftenwalkoutofanaverageacademyinsixmonths."Oursisagreat school,butattritionhasindeedbeenbrutal.Icouldcountwithonehandguys whostartedaroundthesametimeasIandremained. Technically,Ihavestoppedbelievinginstrength,especiallymyown.Itis ...[阅读全文]
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Not Lightly Forgiven
(2022-06-27 10:18:41)
OnegrimWeltanschauungforthisnewerawaswellexpressedbytheVenetian nationalistdemagogueinMichaelDibdin'snovel,DeadLagoon:"Therecanbeno truefriendswithouttrueenemies.Unlesswehatewhatwearenot,wecannot lovewhatweare.Thesearetheoldtruthswearepainfullyrediscoveringafter acenturyandmoreofsentimentalcant.Thosewhodenythemdenytheirfamily, theirheritage,theirculture,theirbirthright,thei...[阅读全文]
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Life and Death in Shanghai (II)
(2022-06-20 09:50:35)
Amongthemillionsofvictimsduringthedecades-longpandemonium,NienCheng wasabletodeliverherowngrippingstoryinsimpleandfluentEnglish.That waspower.ItwasalsohelpfulthatIknewthepoliticallingo,e.g.,capitalist roaders,revisionists,comprador,etc.,thankstomyparentsandschooling. Rarelyhavingtolookupwords,Ifinishedthe560-pagevolumeinthreedays. Herfirst-handexperiencewasmoreengrossingthanahistori...[阅读全文]
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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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