Timwashotatmysuggestionofchangestoourweeklymenu."Butthebeans
stay!"heinsisted.TheSausageandBeans(SalsiccieeFagioli)hadbecomea
staplesinceitsdiscoveryearly2020frommyfavoritecookbook.Fornew
inspirations,Iturnedtothesamesource,ItalianCookingForDummiesbyCesare
CasellaandJackBishop.
20yearsago,freshofftheboat,Itriedtomakeforeigndishesbymyselfand
the$20bookwasamajorc...[
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The48kgkettlebell,akathebeast,arrivedattheendofJunewhenIcould
barelydotwo-armswingsandonegobletsquatwithit.Intwomonths,I
progressedto3x3squats.Insixmonths,swingshavebecomeeasier(10reps
take15insteadof17seconds)andsquatsmuchlessintimidating.I'mableto
single-armswingthebeastbuthavenoplantoswitchtothatmoveuntilIcan
doitstrongly.Atpresent,Iworkwiththe48kgtwiceandwiththe40kgorth...[
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Ihaveadded10lbsoverthelastthreeyears,myweightmarchingunstoppably
towardthemid150s.Ifeelobligedtorationalize.
Early2018,IachievedtheSimplegoalwiththe70lbskettlebell.Inowswingandsquatwitha108lbsbell.Ninemilesused
tobeaweekendlongrunbutnowpartofaweekdaymorningroutine.Ihave
shavedhalfanhouroffmymarathontimeandrecentlyhavebeenabletorunup
MissionPeaktwiceinarow.Mywaistlinehasstayedthe...[
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Stopalltheclocks,cutoffthetelephone,
Preventthedogfrombarkingwithajuicybone,
Silencethepianosandwithmuffleddrum
Bringoutthecoffin,letthemournerscome.
Letaeroplanescirclemoaningoverhead
ScribblingontheskythemessageHeIsDead,
Putcrepebowsroundthewhitenecksofthepublicdoves,
Letthetrafficpolicemenwearblackcottongloves.
HewasmyNorth,mySouth,myEastandWest,
Myworkingweeka...[
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Afterafragmentedsleep,Igotupat4:20am,downedtwobananasandonejugof
water,headednorth,andarrivedearlyattheRodeoBeachtomeetLandhisson
S.Wehadn'truntogethersinceearlyApril.
Itwasdarkandthebigparkinglotwasalmostempty.Icouldseetheoutlines
ofthehillsononesideandhearthePacificontheother:endlesswaves
rushedtoshoremakingasoothingnoise.Dawncamequietlyandswiftly,however.
In20minuteso...[
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ItdrizzledonandoffalldaySaturdayandthenextmorningcameafewheavy
showers.MissionPeakmustbemuddyashellandafteroneglassofwaterand
threebananas,IwentonthegoodoldAlamedaCreekTrail.Ineededalongrun
toprepareforanevent.
61-year-youngLsigneduponaMarinHeadlands100milerearlyDecemberandI
wassupposedtopacehimatnight."Youwillgetadifferentperspective."he
promised.Nowthattheracewas...[
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Thisyear,accordingtorecords,Isufferedfromaswollenjawandlackof
energyfourtimes:thesecondhalfofJune,earlyAugust,mid-October,andearly
November.Eachtime,trainingcametoaslumpforatleastoneweek.Iused
toblamefish,coffee,somevirus,over-training,andstressfromworkbut
finally,Ibelievedithadbeenmainlydehydration.
Ittookmeawhile,however,tofindthebestwaytohydrate.Plainwaterwas
boringandsow...[
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IstartedreadingtheAHD4lastThanksgiving.JustlikeForrestGumpgoingona
longrun,therewasnotastrongreason.Itsimplyfeltgood.Ididhaveafew
inspirations,however,includingMalcolmXwhoreadadictionarywhileserving
prisonandthecontemporaryAmonSheawhoreadtheentireOED(OxfordEnglish
Dictionary)inoneyear.Averagingonepageaday,Ireachedpage365(thecolor
chart)onNov25,2020.
Earlyon,Itriedtoretainint...[
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Homeistheplacewhere,whenyouhavetogothere,
Theyhavetotakeyouin.--RobertFrost
WhenIwasaboutfour,momwastryingtomakeitintown,dadwasteachingfar
away,andIlivedwithmygrandparentsandanunclewhowasabouttomarry.
Weddingspromisedfunandprofit,especiallyforthekidsatthebride'sside.
Adultstookusseriouslyasweturnedthegateintoatollbooth.Wecollected
hongbaos(dimesandnicklesinsmallreden...[
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Ifyoucankeepyourheadwhenallaboutyou
Arelosingtheirsandblamingitonyou,
Ifyoucantrustyourselfwhenallmendoubtyou,
Butmakeallowancefortheirdoubtingtoo;
Ifyoucanwaitandnotbetiredbywaiting,
Orbeingliedabout,don’tdealinlies,
Orbeinghated,don’tgivewaytohating,
Andyetdon’tlooktoogood,nortalktoowise:Ifyoucandream—andnotmakedreamsyourmaster;
Ifyoucanthi...[
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