Ilovecookingandcookinghasledtogardening,outofhatingwaste.
MostfoodwasteinAmericahappensintheprivatekitchen,Ireadsomewhere.
Storessellinbulktomakeaprofitandnucleusworkingfamilies,forone
reasonoranother,cannotfinishwhattheybuy.Inmyhouse,freshgreenssuch
ascilantro,evenboughtinsmallpackages,canenduphalfinthetrashcan.
Thishasbeenthecauseofendlessnaggingfrustrationforme.Igrewup...[
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Itwasaweekofrecovery,notfromalongrun,butfromthecumulativestress
fromworkoverthepastfewweeks.Withaswollenjaw,Icameunderattackby
avirusandfeltitforthreedaysandhadtoskiptwotrainingsessions.But
Thursday'sweight-liftingandrunwentwell.IthinkIhavebeatenthemthisround.
Iwasluckytosneakinanorderforthe48kgkettlebellearlyJune.AsofSat
June27,allbellsunder176poundsatRogueFitnesshavego...[
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Ineverthoughtworkingfromhomecouldbedemanding.Pre-Covid,thethought
ofworkingremotelyalwaysconjuredupinmymindimagesofpossibilitieswitha
relaxedlifestyle:Icouldrunerrands,takecareofhouseholdwork,cooknice
meals,etc.Tosomeextent,theseweretrueuntiltwoweeksago.
ThepacepickedupafterIcommittedalargechunkofcodeintothecommon
repository(themainbranchincomputerjargon)rightbeforethelastmonth<...[
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Justfortherecord.[
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TimandIstartedourhiketowardMissionPeakaroundnoon.Thefirstweekend
ofMPre-opening,trafficontheOhlonesidewasmucheased.Itwasacooland
windySaturday.Afewlazyfluffycloudshangfromanazuresky.Earlysummer,
thehillshavehastilychangedintoabrightgoldencoat.Againstabluecanvas,
theylookedmajestic.
Thegrasswastall,yellow,andthick.ItremindedmeofLauraIngalls's
prairie.Asidefromthe...[
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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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