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(2022-02-19 08:37:14)
Whatisevil?Whateverspringsfromweakness.--FriedrichNietzsche
Thestoryofaderangedmiddle-agedwomanchainedtohercell,avictimofhuman
trafficking,andthemotherofeightchildrenfromongoingrapesinaXuZhou
village,explodedandkeptunfolding,revealingthetipofanicebergof
unspeakableevil.Suddenly,themilitarytensionontheUkrainianfront,theUS
societaldivide,Covid,oreventheOlympicgames,lostgravity.The...[阅读全文]
(2022-02-16 08:38:09)
InthisWXCpost,KrisB.'sapologyforhispoorjobperformancelefthisboss
speechless.Below,IjustjotteddownwhatIheardfromthevideo.
Boss:MainlyIwouldliketodiscussyourperformancedifferenceoflastyear
and2020.Youwereratedthetopemployeein2020butitdoesn'tfeellike
youwerenearlyaspresentorfocusedsincethen.
Kris:Yeah.Yeah.
Boss:What'schanged?
Kris:Well.2020wasthe2ndye...[阅读全文]
(2022-02-12 07:10:36)
Apparently,cleaningthetwo-year-oldRinnaitanklesswaterheaterandreplacing itscondensateneutralizerweretootrivialforthehalf-a-dozenplumbersthatI contactedfirstuntilonefromRedwoodcitytookupthejob. "Youcoulddoityourself,youknow."saidheattheotherendoftheline. "I'manewbieanddon'twantanexpensivemistake." "OK.I'lltakecareofyou."hepromised. ...[阅读全文]
(2022-02-09 08:04:50)
Sincereachingforties,Billhasbeenconstantlyamazedbytime.Theyearshave
broughtchangesinhimthatheneverthoughtpossible.Withoutmucheffort
ofhisown,thepastbecomesclear.Half-wayaroundtheglobefromhishometown
andwiththebenefitofhindsight,hecouldstringearlyeventsandseebetter
howoneledtoanother.Talkingwithhisnephewoverthephoneduringthe
ChineseNewYear,heurgedhimtotakeonchallengesandtoldaboutatur...[阅读全文]
(2022-02-05 09:08:01)
WhenIchancedtheotherdayuponapoembythe2nd-centuryADRomanpoet
Juvenalandwhichstartswiththefamous"menssanaincorporesano,"itclicked
instantly.IwonderifBruceLeehadreadthisbeforehesummedup"Donotpray
foraneasylife;prayforthestrengthtoendureadifficultone."
ThefollowingwascopiedshamelesslyfromWikipedia:
>orandumestutsitmenssanaincorporesano.
>fortemposceanimumm...[阅读全文]
(2022-02-02 08:48:27)
Jan2022waseventful.ThedayafterIreceivedmyfirststripe,coachGenewas
testedpositiveforOmicron.(Hesufferednothingandreturnedaftertwoweeks
of,asheputit,boringCovidvacation.)Ididnotgetthebuginspiteof
huggingandshakinghandswithhimthatnightormaybeIjusthadnosymptom.
TheschoolwasclosedforthreedaysandErictookover.
At50andapictureofhealth,theheadcoachlookedglowing.OneofmasterJean
Jacques...[阅读全文]
(2022-01-29 09:49:09)
ReadingadictionarytolearnEnglishwould'vesoundeddumbwhenIwaspreparing forstudyingabroadinthelate1990s.Bythen,myclassmatesandIhadalready gonethroughmorethan10yearsofregularclasses.Manyofushadpassedthe nationalgradefourandsixexams.Forme,betterEnglishequalledhigherscores. Tryingtobecomealivingdictionarywouldmeanboredomandwasteanddoomtofailure. Talkingaboutexams,Ilivedfor...[阅读全文]
(2022-01-26 08:47:44)
Ire-read"Sapiens:ABriefHistoryofHumankind"byYuvalNoahHararievery
year.Itremindsmethatmuchoftheworldismadeofstoriesinourcollective
thoughts,e.g.,countries,corporations,herachies,money,theCommunist
Manifesto,theDeclarationofIndependence,etc.,etc.Harariexplainswhatmany
modernismspromiseandhowtheyhavefared.Unlikemosthistorybooks,
"Sapiens"discussestheconditionofhuman...[阅读全文]
(2022-01-22 08:54:35)
ThemovieTheGladiatortellsthestoryof"Thegeneralwhobecameaslave.The
slavewhobecameagladiator.Thegladiatorwhodefiedanemperor."Terrificas
itis,thetaleisbutonemanifestationofarecurringtheme,whichIhave
observedsincecomingtothewestin1999,andespeciallysinceacquainted
throughtheirwritingswithafewGreekandRomansages.The"true"emperorin
thefilm,MarcusAurelius,wasoneofthem.
...[阅读全文]
(2022-01-19 08:18:51)
Mostof2021wasspentnursingthetendinopathyfromdownhillpoundingin
cushionedshoes.Nothingdisabling,theinjurynonethelessneverhealed100%and
inevitablysetmebackinsquating.IhadtostopSuryaNamaskar(SunSalutation)
inthemorning.Itwaspuzzlingthatsoontherightkneestartedtohurtatthe
backwhenbendingineitherthefrontalorlateralplane.Idon'tdoafull
lotussitanymore.Groinandkneepaineverytimegettingupf...[阅读全文]
