Themorningstartedwiththepersonalbadnewsthatdad'sconditionwent
downhillandthegeneralbadnewsofthespreadofthecoronavirus.Withteary
eyesfromallergy,IsneezedagooddealbeforeheadingoutforMissionPeak.
TodaywascoolerandlesswindythanSaturday.Istartedascendingfromthe
Ohlonesideat8:50am,reachedthesummitat10:00am,arrivedattheSandyWool
lakeat11:15am,tookarest,camebackonthepeakat1:08pm...[
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Ihaveclimbedthehighestmountains
Ihaverunthroughthefields
Onlytobewithyou
Onlytobew...[
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Timwenttothisyear'sUSOpenMusicCompetitionandgrabbedonefirstand
onefourthplace.Itsoundslikebragging,butIsincerelywishedhehadwon
nothingwhichcouldleadtoquitingpianoandfreeinguptimeforphysicalactivities.
ItoldhimIdidnotlikethesecompetitionsbecauseonehadtobejudgedby
others.Ihatedexpertsandwouldratherdosomethinglikeliftingweightswhere
therewouldbenopitypoints,indulgences,ora...[
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Dadwashospitalizedagain,thistimeforstomachpainwhichlaterwasdiagnosed
assomeinflamationinthepancreas.Inadditiontohimself,theZhaosandmy
cousinhadtoriskthecoronavirus.Idon'tknowwhenIcangobackwiththe
plagueragingovertheland.Thehelplessnessofthesituationremindedmeofmy
friendFausto.
AMexicanAmerican,myformerneighborFaustoGarciawasaconstructionlaborer.
Hewelcomedustotheneighbor...[
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ItookJan'slastthreeweeksoffandvisiteddadfrom21to31.Oncearrived,I
hadtwodaystomovearoundfreelyintownbeforebeingboxedinfortherestof
thevacationduetotheNCP(NovelCoronavirusPneumonia).Withnotmuchelseto
do,Imadegoodprogresswiththedictionary.BythetimeIcameback,Iwastwo
pagesaheadofschedule.
Whilemakingalistoutofthe31pagesofnotesonFeb10,itstruckmethatI
shouldnotforceprogress.Var...[
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FeburarystartedwithachillbutIwasprepared.AmongthesuppliesthatI
broughtbacktotheoldhouseforthenexttwoweekswerefiveone-lbcanisters
ofpropane.Fouryearsago,IboughtaportableMr.Heaterformywifewho
neededextrawarmthforafewdayseachwinter.Itwassimpletouseandworked
wellbutshetreatedthe16ozfuelcontainersasiftheywerebombsthatwould
explodeanytimewithoutwarning.Sheswitchedtoanelectricheateran...[
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Mycousinmetmeattheairportwearingamaskandhandedmeonerightaway:
"It'snotforthePM2.5.It'sthevirus."HelookedseriousasIwascavalier.
WuhanwastoofarawayinmymindandIthoughtpeopleupnorthwereover-
reacting.Ididn'tstarttopayattentionuntilthenextafternoonwhenMr.
Zhaobrokethenewsthatcheckpointsweresetupatanearbyvillagewheretwo
laborersreturningfromHubeiwereshowingsympt...[
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AfewpostsincludingthisoneremindedmeofPavel's2014article
"TheCostofAdaptation"whichstartedwith
AccordingtoProf.Bayevsky,atanygivenmoment,between50to80%ofall
peopleareintheso-calleddonozoologicalstate,orbetweenhealthand
illness.AccordingtoacademicianNikolayAmosov,thesepeopleareonly
“staticallyhealthy”—untiltheenvironmentdisruptstheirfragilestatus
...[
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6:00am,itwasdarkwithasoftdrizzleandtheairwaswarmtowardtheendof
thewinter.Carryingabackpackandtowingapieceofluggage,Iheadedoutand
walked10mintoarriveattheplatform.Tallcedarsandthewell-keptappartments,
threeorfourstorieshigh,stoodsilentlyfacingthewell-litstation.Cars
werefarandfewinbetweenontheCentralExpresswayrunningparalleltothe
tracks.ItfeltsopeacefulattheheartoftheValley.
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IcamebackfromtheChineseNewYearvacationonthelastflightofthelastday
ofJan2020.UA890shotacrossthePacificinunder10hours.Itwasalsothe
firsttimeIdidn'tneedtofilloutaformforcustoms."HaveyouvisitedWuhan
duringyourtrip?"wastheonlyquestionforme."No.Sir.Istayedhomein
Beijingall10days.""Welcomehome."HegreetedmewithasmileandIpassedin
record-breakingtime.They...[
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