Afternearlysixmonthsofwaiting,TimwaselatedwhenthenewscamelateFri
afternoonthathewasacceptedatB,aprepschool."Ineversawmomthis
happy."hetoldmeonourweeklyhikethenextmorning."Well.That'swhatthis
isallabout,isn'tit?"Isaid.
Idon'tknowifthisappliestoothersbutthreegenerationsofboysinour
familyhaveallworkedhardtopleasetheirmoms.Inspiteofalatestartanda
c...[
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...Hehathdisgracedme,andhinderedmehalfamillion;laughedatmylosses,
mockedatmygains,scornedmynation,thwartedmybargains,cooledmyfriends,
heatedmineenemies;andwhat'shisreason?IamaJew.
HathnotaJeweyes?hathnotaJewhands,organs,dimensions,senses,
affections,passions?fedwiththesamefood,hurtwiththesameweapons,
subjecttothesamediseases,healedbythesamemeans,warmedandcooledby
thesame...[
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14-year-oldTimout-pressedthe47-year-oldmemid-2020.Inresponse,Iboughta
20kgkettlebellandstartedtotrain.Ipressedaboutthreetimesandonlyrecently
(mid-Jan2021)rampeduptosixtimesaweek.Inthepasteightmonths,the20kg
felthardenoughandIneverattemptedthe24kg.
Towardtheendoflastyear,myrightshouldersuddenlyhurtwhenliftingweightor
justtherightarm.Ithenread"ShoulderPain?TheSolution&Pre...[
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ABaptistpastor,aCatholicpriest,andaJewishrabbigottogetheronceaweek
forcoffee.Oneday,theywerechattingandgripingabouttheirtoughaudiences
andoneofthemsaid:"Ifyouthinkpeoplearetough,youshouldtrytopreachto
bears.""What?Bears?""Yes.Bearsarereallytough."Onethingledtoanotherand
theconversationcametoapointwheretheymadeabettoseewhocouldconvert
abeartohisownr...[
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Ithasbeen14monthssincethelasttimeIcamedownwithflu.Icaughtthebug
onSatFeb27,ranupMissionPeakregardlessthenextday,anditremainedmild
untilWed.ItookThuofffromworkandstoppedtraining.
Isneezedinboutsbutdidnotcough.Therightadductorsached(buttherestofthebodydidnot)whichhurtin
squatsandcertainyogapositions.Thegumabovetheupper-rightsecond
molarswelledup(probablyfromthewaterlesstrail-run)....[
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Now,I’veheardtherewasasecretchord
ThatDavidplayed,anditpleasedtheLord
Butyoudon’treallycareformusic,doyou?
Itgoeslikethis,thefourth,thefifth
Theminorfall,themajorlift
ThebaffledkingcomposinghallelujahHallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
HallelujahYourfaithwasstrongbutyouneededproof
Yousawherbathingontheroof
Herbeautyandthemoonlightoverthrewya
She...[
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Amangettingold,I'mtold,tendstoreflectonhispast.Thatsoundstrueand
whenIlookback,Icouldn'thelpcomparingmychildhoodwithTim's.Theyareso
differentthatitwouldappearthatthebackdropsdictatetheshows.Andyet,
fatherandsondoseemtosharesometraitsinhandlingtheworld.
ItjusthappenedthatIwasbornwhenthewars,famines,disastrousfollies,and
worstofpoliticalturmoilsweretakingabreather.Myfa...[
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Thisroyalthroneofkings,thissceptredisle,
Thisearthofmajesty,thisseatofMars,
ThisotherEden,demi-paradise,
ThisfortressbuiltbyNatureforherself
Againstinfectionandthehandofwar,
Thishappybreedofmen,thislittleworld,
Thispreciousstonesetinthesilversea,
Whichservesitintheofficeofawall
Orasamoatdefensivetoahouse,
Againsttheenvyoflesshappierlands,—
Thisblessedp...[
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Whenthereishealth,thereisjoyintheconciousnessofthedivine.
--7grizzly
OK.Iwasparaphrasing(Tolstoysaidlifeinsteadofhealth.)butitjustfelt
right.AccordingtotheBible,apersonisGod'slivingtemple.Iwouldassume
Godwouldhavepreferedawell-keptone.
Ikinkedmybackintrainingandspentthelunarnewyearweekrecovering.Nothing
felt100percent.Itrainedlittle,readandwroteless,barelytalkedduringmeal...[
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who'dbeensteadfastassmallchangeallhislife
forgavetheonewhobouncedbacklikeabadcheck
themomenthisfathertoldhimheoughtto.
Afterall,that'swhatbeinggoodmeans.
Infact,itwashewhohostedtheparty,
boughtthecrepes&champagne,
uncorkedeverybottle.Witheachdrink
anothertoasttohisbrother:ex-swindler,hit-man
&rapist.Bytheendofthenight
theentirevillage...[
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