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Hallelujah (by Leonard Cohen)
(2021-03-03 09:49:42)
Now,I’veheardtherewasasecretchord
ThatDavidplayed,anditpleasedtheLord
Butyoudon’treallycareformusic,doyou?
Itgoeslikethis,thefourth,thefifth
Theminorfall,themajorlift
ThebaffledkingcomposinghallelujahHallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
HallelujahYourfaithwasstrongbutyouneededproof
Yousawherbathingontheroof
Herbeautyandthemoonlightoverthrewya
She...[阅读全文]
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Caesar and God
(2021-02-28 15:31:13)
Amangettingold,I'mtold,tendstoreflectonhispast.Thatsoundstrueand
whenIlookback,Icouldn'thelpcomparingmychildhoodwithTim's.Theyareso
differentthatitwouldappearthatthebackdropsdictatetheshows.Andyet,
fatherandsondoseemtosharesometraitsinhandlingtheworld. ItjusthappenedthatIwasbornwhenthewars,famines,disastrousfollies,and
worstofpoliticalturmoilsweretakingabreather.Myfa...[阅读全文]
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This England (by Shakespeare)
(2021-02-24 15:24:06)
Thisroyalthroneofkings,thissceptredisle,
Thisearthofmajesty,thisseatofMars,
ThisotherEden,demi-paradise,
ThisfortressbuiltbyNatureforherself
Againstinfectionandthehandofwar,
Thishappybreedofmen,thislittleworld,
Thispreciousstonesetinthesilversea,
Whichservesitintheofficeofawall
Orasamoatdefensivetoahouse,
Againsttheenvyoflesshappierlands,—
Thisblessedp...[阅读全文]
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Recovery and Memory of Pop Songs
(2021-02-21 16:39:50)
Whenthereishealth,thereisjoyintheconciousnessofthedivine.
--7grizzly OK.Iwasparaphrasing(Tolstoysaidlifeinsteadofhealth.)butitjustfelt
right.AccordingtotheBible,apersonisGod'slivingtemple.Iwouldassume
Godwouldhavepreferedawell-keptone. Ikinkedmybackintrainingandspentthelunarnewyearweekrecovering.Nothing
felt100percent.Itrainedlittle,readandwroteless,barelytalkedduringmeal...[阅读全文]
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The Prodigal Son's Brother (by Steve Kowit)
(2021-02-18 12:39:47)
who'dbeensteadfastassmallchangeallhislife
forgavetheonewhobouncedbacklikeabadcheck
themomenthisfathertoldhimheoughtto.
Afterall,that'swhatbeinggoodmeans.
Infact,itwashewhohostedtheparty,
boughtthecrepes&champagne,
uncorkedeverybottle.Witheachdrink
anothertoasttohisbrother:ex-swindler,hit-man
&rapist.Bytheendofthenight
theentirevillage...[阅读全文]
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2021 Chinese New Year
(2021-02-14 12:31:38)
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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What a California Winter Taught Me
(2021-02-10 07:21:15)
IwenttothewoodsbecauseIwishedtolivedeliberately,tofrontonly
theessentialfactsoflife,andseeifIcouldnotlearnwhatithadto
teach,...--Walden,HenryDavidThoreau Myreasonsforlivingaloneintheoldhouseweremundane.Iloveditsbright
serenespaceanditsquietneighborhoodclosetothetrails.Mykidgrewuphere
andIknewmycloseneighbors.Inthepast13years,theworstcrimebefellus
waswhenapairofshoesvanishedf...[阅读全文]
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Hurt Myself Swinging
(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]
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Good Luck, Maggie!
(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]
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My Wordlist Manifesto
(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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