Fridaywasthelunarnewyear,alsoknownastheSpringFestival,whichwas
usuallycelebratedwithfireworks,couplets,dumplings,andfamilygatheringsin
thelandofChina.Thistimeoftheyear,migrantsusedtotravelacrossthe
country(andrecentlytheglobe)toreunitewithlovedones.Onecollege
roommate,Billremembered,spenttendaysoutofatwo-weekwinterbreakonthe
round-tripbetweenBeijingandHainan.
For2021,however...[阅读全文]
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For Tim.
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IwenttothewoodsbecauseIwishedtolivedeliberately,tofrontonly
theessentialfactsoflife,andseeifIcouldnotlearnwhatithadto
teach,...--Walden,HenryDavidThoreau Myreasonsforlivingaloneintheoldhouseweremundane.Iloveditsbright
serenespaceanditsquietneighborhoodclosetothetrails.Mykidgrewuphere
andIknewmycloseneighbors.Inthepast13years,theworstcrimebefellus
waswhenapairofshoesvanishedf...[阅读全文]
theessentialfactsoflife,andseeifIcouldnotlearnwhatithadto
teach,...--Walden,HenryDavidThoreau Myreasonsforlivingaloneintheoldhouseweremundane.Iloveditsbright
serenespaceanditsquietneighborhoodclosetothetrails.Mykidgrewuphere
andIknewmycloseneighbors.Inthepast13years,theworstcrimebefellus
waswhenapairofshoesvanishedf...[阅读全文]
(2021-02-06 07:53:03)
Theysaypainisthebestteacherandtheysaytwice-fooledshameonme.Me?I
amfarfromthatsmartandIhavetolearn,repeatedlyandthehardway. Ihaverecentlyre-discoveredtheimportanceofpostureandre-learnttodeep-
hingeasthekettlebelltravelsbackwardbetweenthelegsduringtheswing.It
waslikearchery:thefartherbackthestringisdrawn(notoverdrawn,ofcourse),
themoreenergyispent-up,thefartheraheadthearrowshootsu...[阅读全文]
amfarfromthatsmartandIhavetolearn,repeatedlyandthehardway. Ihaverecentlyre-discoveredtheimportanceofpostureandre-learnttodeep-
hingeasthekettlebelltravelsbackwardbetweenthelegsduringtheswing.It
waslikearchery:thefartherbackthestringisdrawn(notoverdrawn,ofcourse),
themoreenergyispent-up,thefartheraheadthearrowshootsu...[阅读全文]
(2021-02-02 08:36:28)
Ijustreadabout21-year-oldMagaretMacNeil,aChinesegirladoptedbyan
Ontariocouple,winningmedalsatWorldChampionshipsandgoingtorepresent
theGreatWhiteNorthinthecomingOlympics.Whatanamazingstory!
WhatcrossedmymindwasapassagefromPsalm118(NIV): 22Thestonethebuildersrejected
hasbecomethecornerstone;
23theLordhasdonethis,
anditismarvelousinoureyes.
24TheLordhasdoneitthisveryday...[阅读全文]
Ontariocouple,winningmedalsatWorldChampionshipsandgoingtorepresent
theGreatWhiteNorthinthecomingOlympics.Whatanamazingstory!
WhatcrossedmymindwasapassagefromPsalm118(NIV): 22Thestonethebuildersrejected
hasbecomethecornerstone;
23theLordhasdonethis,
anditismarvelousinoureyes.
24TheLordhasdoneitthisveryday...[阅读全文]
(2021-01-30 08:14:30)
ThefeelingwasgettingstrongerthatIshould'vedonemorethanmechanically
goingthroughtheAmericanHeritageDictionaryandleavingonlyathickpileof
noteswhichnoone(especiallymyself)carestoread.Tryingtoremembereverything
interesting,however,provedfutile.Therearejusttoomany. Nonetheless,givingupretainingaltogetherfeltequallywrong.WhenIencounteredforthefirsttime"crapemyrtle,"e.g.,
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goingthroughtheAmericanHeritageDictionaryandleavingonlyathickpileof
noteswhichnoone(especiallymyself)carestoread.Tryingtoremembereverything
interesting,however,provedfutile.Therearejusttoomany. Nonetheless,givingupretainingaltogetherfeltequallywrong.WhenIencounteredforthefirsttime"crapemyrtle,"e.g.,
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ThisSat,Imademy27thbatchofkimchi.
IbecameafanofMaangchi'svideosinlate2014.Theyweregreattogetone
startedonKoreancooking.Sincethen,Ialwaysplayedher"Easy-to-MakeKimchi"
onalaptopforguidancewhenmakingabatchmyself. Withpractice,however,Ineededthevideolessandsearchingthroughitforafew
forgottendetails,e.g.,theamountofoneingredient,becameapain,especially
whenadsgotinthe...[阅读全文]
startedonKoreancooking.Sincethen,Ialwaysplayedher"Easy-to-MakeKimchi"
onalaptopforguidancewhenmakingabatchmyself. Withpractice,however,Ineededthevideolessandsearchingthroughitforafew
forgottendetails,e.g.,theamountofoneingredient,becameapain,especially
whenadsgotinthe...[阅读全文]
(2021-01-21 14:12:00)
Itishardtofindamoremundanewordthan"cow"buttheword"cowpea"wasnew
tome,alongwithtwousefulidioms"haveacow"and"tillthecowscomehome." Thecrabseemstohavethereputationofanegativeattitudeandthewordtaints
someothersitpairswith,e.g.,crabstickandcrabbedbutthecrabcactiwere
elegantanditsblossomsbeautifulinmychildhoodmemories. Coyotetheanimalisfamiliarbu...[阅读全文]
tome,alongwithtwousefulidioms"haveacow"and"tillthecowscomehome." Thecrabseemstohavethereputationofanegativeattitudeandthewordtaints
someothersitpairswith,e.g.,crabstickandcrabbedbutthecrabcactiwere
elegantanditsblossomsbeautifulinmychildhoodmemories. Coyotetheanimalisfamiliarbu...[阅读全文]
(2021-01-17 14:29:51)
Inthemiddleofwinter,ithit70degreesandfeltlikeatypicaldayinMay.
Whataworld!?Thebreezeandbrightsunwerewelcoming,however,as
westrolledtowardthelibrarytoreturnabook. Timdidn'tconsiderHTMLalanguage."Itis[sic]codyediting"hesaid."Trytowrite
aprogramwithareallanguagetodotheediting,then."Isuggested.Buthewas
moreinterestedinliteratureandhistory,hetoldme."Great...[阅读全文]
Whataworld!?Thebreezeandbrightsunwerewelcoming,however,as
westrolledtowardthelibrarytoreturnabook. Timdidn'tconsiderHTMLalanguage."Itis[sic]codyediting"hesaid."Trytowrite
aprogramwithareallanguagetodotheediting,then."Isuggested.Buthewas
moreinterestedinliteratureandhistory,hetoldme."Great...[阅读全文]
(2021-01-16 13:02:39)
WhenIwassmall,momwenttoseeafortunetellerandbroughtbackmixednews.
Ihadagoodfuture,shewastold,butwouldbealatebloomer.Althoughnot
filthyrich,Iwoundn'tbelackingmoney.Last,Iwoulddieinaforeignland. After40+years,Iwouldsaythattheforecastshavebeenlargelyaccurate.Iacedin
school,safe-landedinNorthAmerica,earnedanaboveaverageincome,andmade
agoodliving.Thebloomerpartistobeseen,i.e.,howl...[阅读全文]
Ihadagoodfuture,shewastold,butwouldbealatebloomer.Althoughnot
filthyrich,Iwoundn'tbelackingmoney.Last,Iwoulddieinaforeignland. After40+years,Iwouldsaythattheforecastshavebeenlargelyaccurate.Iacedin
school,safe-landedinNorthAmerica,earnedanaboveaverageincome,andmade
agoodliving.Thebloomerpartistobeseen,i.e.,howl...[阅读全文]
(2021-01-10 08:28:10)
TimhadabigtesttodayandIwasnotallowednearhim.Whenagoodchunk
ofmydaycenteredonthekid,thiswastough.Therefore,IwasverythankfulthatI
couldspendtimeinotherrewardingways.Igotup,readafewentriesinthe
dictionary,devouredtwobananas,sippedoneglassofhotlemonwater,andwent
downMissionBlvd. Theweatherreportsaiditwasthestartofawarmanddrystreak.ButIwas
greetedwithachillandagustasIgotoutof...[阅读全文]
