Early2018,Ibegantoswingthe40kgkettlebell,firstwithtwoarms,and
graduallyswitchedtosingle-arm.Twoyearlater,Iwasabletodo100swings
withthatbelleverymorning.Ilovekettlebelltrainingformanyreasonsand
especiallyappreciateitssafety.Thatallowsonetoimproveandbuildupto
impressivestrengthovertime.
Forme,itwasnot100percentgoodnews,however,aswithmoreweightcamethe
problemofsweatyhands.T...[
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Timtoldmethathewaspreparingaspeechmimickingpartofadialogfromthe
movieTheShawshankRedemptionwhichgoeslikethis
"EllisBoydRedding,thefilesaysyou'veserved40yearsofalifesentence.
Doyoufeelyou'vebeenrehabilitated?"
"Rehabilitated?Nowletmesee.Idon'tknowwhatthatmeans."
"Well,itmeansyouarereadytorejoinsocietyasa..."
"IknowwhatYOUTHINKitmean...[
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Ihaven'tbeentotheworkplaceforovertwomonthsbynow.Thestructureit
providedhasbeenseemlesslyreplacedbymyownroutines.Idoyogaandtrain
withweightalmosteverydayandrunorhikeatleastthreetimesaweek.Reading
thedictionarytakesabigchunkoftime.Sincetherevelationonmylackof
ankle/calfflexibility,Ihavebeenstretchingevenwhenwatchingvideos.
Cookingandeatingthecannellinibeanshasledtogrowingsage...[
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IfeltabitqueasyasIsetdownthekettlebellandputonthesandals.For
onething,itwasraining.A10-minutedownpouramidalightshowermadethe
guttersbusy.
Recently,myrightfoothadgonethroughsomewonderfulalbeittorturousstretching.
Looseninguptheankle,however,seemedexposingweaknessaroundtheareaand
itwaspainfulinafewpositions.Ipushedmyselflastweek,randownmissionpeak
withrecklessabandon,andhadpai...[
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IwassothankfulthatTimsharedhispoemabouthisfirstlovewithme.And
herewaswhatIwroteback.
>DearTim,
>
>Thankyouforsharingyourpoem.Ienjoyeditverymuch.
>
>Teenageloveisbitter-sweetinthemind.Often,onecannothelpit.Ifyou
>feelliketoindulge,Idon'tblameyouasIcertainlydid.
>
>Butitisfickleatbestinreality.Youalreadyknowmanythingsarenotwhat
>theyarecrackeduptobe.Whatyou...[
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Anddidthosefeetinancienttime
WalkuponEngland'smountainsgreen?
AndwastheholyLambofGod
OnEngland'spleasantpasturesseen?AnddidtheCountenanceDevine
Shineforthuponourcloudedhills?
AndwasJerusalembuildedhere
AmongthesedarkSatanicmills?BringmemyBowofburninggold;
BringmemyArrowsofDesire:
BringmemySpear:Ocloudsunfold!
Bringmemychariotoffire.IwillnotceasefromMenta...[
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"Snake!"calledoutsomeoneinthefrontafterascream.Lyinginthebright
yellowgrassattheedgeofthetrail,thecoiledlightbrownserpentmustbe
overfourfeet,thelargestIhadseeninthewild.Despiteoftheexcitment
around,thecreaturestayedstillwithitsrattleflat,unimpressedbyabunch
ofweekendhikers,boredtodeathbythemonotonyofshelter-in-place.
AftergivingonepintofbloodinmidApr,Istopped20-mile+we...[
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Hewhobindstohimselfajoy
Doesthewingedlifedestroy;
Buthewhokissesthejoyasitflies
Livesineternity'ssunrise.[
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Ikeptdoingiteverymorninganddidn'tevenskipwhenvisitingBeijinginwinter.
Besidespreparingthebodyforrunningorliftingweights,theSuryaNamaskaris
acardioexerciseinitsownright.Agreatdynamicstretchingroutine,ithas
improvedmyposteriorchainflexibilityfromtouchingthetoestopalmingthefloor.
Ithasnotbeenapanacea,however,forallmyjointissues,asIrecently
realized.WhenfouryearsofSNhavenotf...[
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IfirstthoughtofkimchiwhenIfeltliketostockpileforshelter-in-place.A
culturalgemthattidestheKoreansovereverywinter,itcametomein2014
whenIhadthegoodfortunetorunintoMaangchi'svideos.Ihavesince
madeandenjoyedmanybatchesandevengivenitasgiftstofriendsatwork.
SinceMarch,Ihavemadetwobatches,eachwithonefive-poundcabbage,one
raddish,onecarrot,andoneonionandsomeofitsrelativessuchasgreen...[
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