Allthatisgolddoesnotglitter,
Notallthosewhowanderarelost;
Theoldthatisstrongdoesnotwither,
Deeprootsarenotreachedbythefrost.
Fromtheashesafireshallbewoken,
Alightfromtheshadowsshallspring;
Renewedshallbebladethatwasbroken,
Thecrownlessagainshallbeking.
J.R.R.Tolkein
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For Tim.
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(2020-04-22 16:53:59)
(2020-04-20 10:14:57)
Inmyearlydaysofawakeningtohealth,Ioftenlookedback,feelingthankful,
experimenting,andreviewingchanges.Sincenewhabitscametostay,however,I
havestoppeddoubtingandevenlimitedexploring.Onlybadnewsremindedmefrom
timetotimeofhowblessedIhavebeen.Andtheyearspassed. Mybarefootlifestylehasbeeninspiredbyandinseparablefromrunning.Ihave
runtwomarathonsandone50k,allinXerosandals.Tome,runningfee...[阅读全文]
experimenting,andreviewingchanges.Sincenewhabitscametostay,however,I
havestoppeddoubtingandevenlimitedexploring.Onlybadnewsremindedmefrom
timetotimeofhowblessedIhavebeen.Andtheyearspassed. Mybarefootlifestylehasbeeninspiredbyandinseparablefromrunning.Ihave
runtwomarathonsandone50k,allinXerosandals.Tome,runningfee...[阅读全文]
(2020-04-16 12:44:19)
Igavebloodonceasajuniorincollege.Itwasabigdealandsomebelieved
bloodlosspermanentlydamagedone'shealthandmanyoptedout.Wewere
encouragedtodoitwithcashrewards,honors,andperkssuchasfreetasty
foodsfromthestudents'canteenstohelpusrecoverfromsuchaprofoundloss. IforgotexactlywhyIdecidedtodoitthistime.Itcouldbeanadonthestreet
oraspamemail.Orjustcabinfeverfromweeksofshelter-in-plac...[阅读全文]
bloodlosspermanentlydamagedone'shealthandmanyoptedout.Wewere
encouragedtodoitwithcashrewards,honors,andperkssuchasfreetasty
foodsfromthestudents'canteenstohelpusrecoverfromsuchaprofoundloss. IforgotexactlywhyIdecidedtodoitthistime.Itcouldbeanadonthestreet
oraspamemail.Orjustcabinfeverfromweeksofshelter-in-plac...[阅读全文]
(2020-04-14 11:01:30)
MyoldFremontneighborhoodlookedthesame.Constructedinthe1960s,theone-
andtwo-storystuccohousessharedblockwalls,eachwiththreeneighbors.They
werebuilt,Iwastold,forlow-incomefamiliesatthetime.Convenientlylocatedat
theedgeofthetechcenterandinagreatschooldistrict,theareaexperienced
fastgrowthinrecentyears.Morehigh-techworkersmovedinandreshapedthe
demographicprofile. Thelatestrainsg...[阅读全文]
andtwo-storystuccohousessharedblockwalls,eachwiththreeneighbors.They
werebuilt,Iwastold,forlow-incomefamiliesatthetime.Convenientlylocatedat
theedgeofthetechcenterandinagreatschooldistrict,theareaexperienced
fastgrowthinrecentyears.Morehigh-techworkersmovedinandreshapedthe
demographicprofile. Thelatestrainsg...[阅读全文]
(2020-04-12 08:35:59)
Thursdaynightwasnotpeaceful.WhileIwaslyingonmybacktryingtosleep,
itseemedalltheorgansinmybellywereconstantlychurning,makingthekind
ofnoiseremindingmeofaxenomorph.Whatweretheybitchingabout?Ihadn't
eateninthepast24hours.Maybethathadtodowithit.Dadpassedawayinthe
morning,mycousinbrokethenewsthatwehadbeenreadyfor.Hewas80years
old.Withinonehour,thinkingaboutdad,Idecidedtofast...[阅读全文]
(2020-04-11 19:26:55)
Startingfromthemiddleoftheweek,Ifastedfortwodaysandonlyloadedup
onfoodonFrievening.Satmorning,Ihadinstantnoodleswithtomatoandone
egg,filledthreebottles(about60oz)withwater,sugar,salt,andapplecider
vinegar.Istuffedtheminthebackpackalongwithsomealmondsandone
StarbucksDoubleshotEnergyCoffeeandsetoffformyweekendlongrun. Ssuggestedthisrun.AsInevervisitedUmunhum,curiositygotthebet...[阅读全文]
(2020-04-05 08:56:16)
Astripeofcleareasternskygavemehopethattheweatherreportcouldbe
wronganditmightnotrainafterallwhenIarrivedatMissionBlvdat7:30am.
ThisSat,ItookabreakfromrunningwithmyfriendsinAlmadenandplannedto
exploretheOhloneWildernessTrailfollowingtheOhlone50kfootrace,
well-knownforitstoughness(7500+ftofclimbing).Ioverloadedoncarbs
yesterdaywithbananas,pasta,andabigtunasaladsandwichandhada...[阅读全文]
(2020-04-01 17:05:37)
AquickWebsearchshowsthatittakes66daystoformanewhabit.Ifthatis
true,mydictionary-readingaddictionshouldhavearrivedafterthreemonths.
Otheraddictions,e.g.,running,tookagoodchunkoutofmeandweretoblame
forthedelayforFeburary'supdate. Iusuallyreadonepageaday,takingcopiousnotes.WhenforsomereasonI
cannotfinish,Iwillpickuptheslackthenextday.Aftereachmonth,Inumber
thenotesheetsandg...[阅读全文]
true,mydictionary-readingaddictionshouldhavearrivedafterthreemonths.
Otheraddictions,e.g.,running,tookagoodchunkoutofmeandweretoblame
forthedelayforFeburary'supdate. Iusuallyreadonepageaday,takingcopiousnotes.WhenforsomereasonI
cannotfinish,Iwillpickuptheslackthenextday.Aftereachmonth,Inumber
thenotesheetsandg...[阅读全文]
(2020-03-30 10:10:14)
Asoftoday,theSFBayareaishometoabout7.8millionpeople.
Andherearethenumbersofcasesoftheninecounties(SanJoseMercuryNews). SantaClaracountyhasabout2.0millionpeople.Notethat68%(ormaybeeven84%)ofdeathwerepeoplewithco-morbidities. [阅读全文]
(2020-03-29 11:20:27)
Iwokeupat6:00am,didyoga,shovedtwobottlesofwaterinthebackpack,
ingestedmorefood,madecoffee,andhittheroad.Itwasslightlyrainy,not
whatIhadhoped,andwithahintofapprehension(fortrudgingthroughmud)
IarrivedattheQuickSilverparkat7:20am. WiththeCovid-19situationworsening,officialshadjusttakenfurtherstepsto
enforcesocialdistancingbyclosingpublicparkinglots.ThatwaswhatI
thoughtwhen...[阅读全文]
