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(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]
(2022-01-15 19:34:33)
TheAmericanHeritageDictionary,4thEd.(AHD4),dispatchesthewordwithoneline:
conj.Forthereasonthat;since.
butIhavemetmoreinterestingusagesrecently.
Oneisintheverydictionaryitself.Thefirstmeaningofthewordforlorn,
AHD4states,is"appearingsadorlonelybecausedesertedorabandoned."
AppleInc.'sdictionaryapponmylaptopstillthinks'because'isa
conjunctionbutaddshelpf...[阅读全文]
(2022-01-11 09:37:00)
InthemiddleofMondayeveningclass,coachGenecameandwrappedabandof whitesporttapearoundtheblackpatchattheendofmybelt,apromotionafter sixmonthsofhardwork.Everyoneclapped.Neitherthestripenorthemoment couldmoneybuy. After40,thiswasoneoftheraremomentsIfeltrecognizedforsomething. Duringthepastnineyears,Ilostaquarterofbodyweight,ranlongdistances, andliftedweightandsuccessescamequie...[阅读全文]
(2022-01-08 08:00:00)
ChineseofBill'sgenerationorolderneednolectureonfrugality.Scarcityand especiallylackoffoodintheirchildhoodtaughtthemlessonsnoteachercan. Moreover,ifittakesonly30daysofpersistenceforaphysicaldrilltobecome anexercisehabit,ideassuchasstretchingadollarorsavingforarainyday haveseepedintotheirbloodandbecomeaninstinctafterthoseleanyears. Inthe1980s,however,thingswereturnedupside...[阅读全文]
(2022-01-04 09:10:45)
上海滩(黄沾）
ShanghaiShores(JamesWong)
浪奔，
浪流，
万里滔滔江水永不休。
Theydash.
Theyglide.
Overtenthousandlirippling,
TheYangtzewaterhasneverdied.
淘尽了
世间事，
混作滔滔一片潮流。
Everyaffairoftheworlditpansoutand
Intothesewavesitblends.
是喜，
是愁？
浪里分不清欢笑悲忧。
AmIhappy,or
AmIsad?
There'snotellingfromthewave...[阅读全文]
(2022-01-01 23:52:21)
Donotprayforaneasylife,
prayforthestrengthtoendureadifficultone.
--BruceLee
2022hasarrivedquietlyamidtensionsaroundtheglobe,rampantinflationin
theUS,andomicron.
Dec31,halfadozencollegeclassmatespoppedupwishingeveryoneaHappyNew
Year,arecord-lowturnoutinour18-memberWeChatgroup.Iwasnotsurprised,
however.OvertimeandtheInternet,thestrengthofourgoodwishesseemedto
frittera...[阅读全文]
