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(2022-03-10 09:18:07)
Sincethemini-camp,IhavebecomeafanofmasterJeanJacques.Forsucha
champion(allthemoreinspiringbecauseofhishandicap),hishumilityis
exceptional.Iverymuchlookforwardtoseeinghimmore.
Online,Ihavediscoveredhispodcast,NoGiRequired,wherehetalkstopeople
fromallwalksoflifeandwhoselivesaretouchedbythegentleart.Heshows
genuineinterestintheirstoriesoffthemat.Attheendofaninterview,with
X,e.g....[阅读全文]
(2022-03-06 15:04:06)
Thepastweek,Imighthavere-discoveredhangingasthesolutiontomy upper-bodypainfromjiu-jitsu(TheideaoriginallycametomefromMr.Steve MaxwellinaJoeRoganpodcast).Ihangthreetimes,eachabout45seconds, everydayonWedandThu,andthe$20door-waypull-upbarworkedwondersonthe shouldersandribcage.BySundaymorning,gettingupontheelbows,makinga proudchest,andshrugging,allfeltmuchbetter. Themini...[阅读全文]
(2022-03-02 08:12:16)
WhenIsaythatmyjiu-jitsuisinvincible,it'snotthatIcanbeateverybody,
it'sjustthatnobodycanbeatme.--RicksonGracie
Atanytime,oneormorepartsofthebodyalwayshurt.Therightgroinhas
neverbeenrestoredtoitspre-2021condition.Theleftfoothasrecovered80%
fromthefootlockinJan.Thepulledlowerbackmuscleshavebeenimproving
slowly.Theshouldersandtheleftribcageacheeverymorning.Therighthip
sti...[阅读全文]
(2022-02-26 08:22:38)
ThebugmusthavebittenmearoundFeb10,aWednesday.Ithadbeensixmonths
sincethelastcoldandrecordshowedthattwice-a-yearwasmypattern.Since
Jan,Iwasactuallyexpectingsomething.
Ihadnofeverbutaslightlyrunnynoseandsneezedfromtimetotime.Islept
wellandmymorningheartratestayedinthemid40s.Mybodydidn'tache,not
fromthesicknessatleast,myenergylevelwasOK,andIkepttrainingjiu-jitsu.
Wed(Feb...[阅读全文]
(2022-02-23 09:06:53)
IforgotexactlywhyIpickedupthisbookforthelongweekend.Inthe
dictionary,Ihavereachedtheword"Gandhi"whichmighthavereviveda
curiosityinIndia.Ihadn'treadanythingaboutthatcountrysince"TheGreat
IndianObsession."Ijustthoughtthestorywhichinspiredthe2008movie,
SlumdogMillionaire,mightbeagoodbetalthoughIhadn'twatchedthefilm.
Inabout300pagesthebookrecountsadozench...[阅读全文]
(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]
