Itmightbeanage-relateddellusionbutBillfeltthattimewasspeedingup
sincethepandemic.Withoutanewearth-shatteringgizmo,anoverseasvacation,
afamilyreunion,ajobswitch,orafootrace,twoyearsweregone.Adaystill
consistedof24hoursbutdidn'tseemtopackasmuchlifeasitusedto.Cheap
minutesmusthavebeenprintedsomewhereanddilutedtheworthofthehour.On
theflipside,wouldtheaveragelifespanbeaccordingly...[
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AfriendofminewastrappedintheongoingShanghailockdown.Asmartguy,he
acedinTsinghua,cametoAmerica,gotintocomputersandworkedforIntelin
thedot-comdays,andwentontoWhartonandWallStreetduringthego-goyears
offinancialengineering.Tous,hewassuccessincarnated.
Irememberedaskingwhywhenhedecidedtogobackandhisanswerwas"Youdon't
getthefeelingofbeingservedhereintheUS."Itseemedforsom...[
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"Thekeytomakingmoneyinstocksisnottogetscaredoutofthem.Thispoint
cannotbeoveremphasized.Everyyearfindsaspateofbooksonhowtopick
stocksorfindthewinningmutualfund.Butallthisgoodinformationisuseless
withoutthewillpower.Indietingandinstocks,itisthegutandnotthehead
thatdeterminestheresults."--PeterLynch,BeatingtheStreet
IsharedthequotewithTimduringourSundayafternoonwalk.Heand...[
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ApersonaltraditionwasbornafterdaddiedonApr92020andIchosenottogo
backtoChina(well,notyet).Fastingwasaresponseoutofguiltanddespair:I
coulddonothingforyouandletmerepentinsuffering.Inthebluefunkthat
followed,Idecidedtodoitmoreoften.Fortwodays,Iwouldeatnothing
aroundtheNewYear,theQingMingfestival,andmybirthday.Fastingonthese
daysfeelsnaturalandsofar,Ihavebeenobservingtheritual.
Lo...[
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Thefirsttwomonthsweretheworst,Iusedtothink,butearlyMarchfeltlike
areplay.Theneckandleftshoulderhurt,allergywasinrage,energystayed
low,andrecoverytookforever.Somenights,itfeltasifeveryboneinthe
bodywerebroken.IdraggedmyselftothegymjusttotakeTimtothemat.
Onegoodthingcomingoutofsufferingwasthediscoverythatpersistent
bar-hanginghadsteadilyimprovedtheleftshouldertothepointitstartedto...[
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Atechniquehasnoemotion.Ithasnofear.Ithasnoanxiety.It'satechnique.Whenyoutrainorcompeteagainstsomeone,it’snotpersonversusperson,lowrankagainsthighrank,orreputationversusreputation.Itisachallengetoseewhohasthebettertechnique.Thisremovestheemotionandanxietyfromtheequationoftrainingorcompetition.ItisNOTyouthat’scompeting.Itisyourtechniquecompetingagainstyouropponent’stechnique.-J...[
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Shortlyaftercreatinganaccountwithafakebirthdate,Ichangedmymindand
startedtobelievethatIwoulddobetterwithoutFacebook.Studiesshowedthat
peoplecouldgetanxietiesanddepressionfromcyberspacebycomparingwith
others,eventhoughormaybebecausetheywere"friends."Thisseemedtoreflect
badlyonusasavain,jealous,andbrittlebunchandasanaveragememberof
thehumanrace,I'dbetternotriskit.Ith...[
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"Lifeiseverything.LifeisGod.Everythingchangesandmovesandthatmovement
isGod.Andwhilethereislifethereisjoyinconsciousnessofthedivine.To
lovelifeistoloveGod.Harderandmoreblessedthanallelseistolovethis
lifeinone’ssufferings,ininnocentsufferings."
--WarandPeacebyLeoTolstoy
ProjectGutenbergeBook
Translators:LouiseandAylmerMaude
Ineverreadthebookbuthavealwaysr...[
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Springishavinghiccupswithanimpishwarmthintheairthatattimesgets
peopletostripdowntotheirT-shirts.Ofcourse,hiccupsareunpredicatbleand
moreoftenfolkshavetoputtheirhoodiesandjacketsbackononshortnotice.
Everyyeararoundthistime,manyeagertoshowtheirfiguresortatooscatch
coldthatway.
Plantsseemsmarter.Theevergreensremainoblivious.Theredbudsanddogwoods
areradiantlyblossoming,whichmight...[
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TheAHD4producesoneentertainingpageontheword'get.'IthelpedthatI
hadmetmanyofitsmeaningsastransitiveandintranstiveverbsandits
phrasalverbsandidioms.Iespeciallyenjoyedtheusagenotesattheend
whichsolvedacoupleoflong-standingpuzzlesthatIdidnotknowevenhow
tophrase.
Theuseof'get'inthepassive,asin'Wegotsunburnedatthebeach,'is
generallyavoidedinformalwriting.Inl...[
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