Saturdaynight,ItookTimtoseethe77-year-oldstorytellerperformatthe
SidneyGoldsteinTheaterinSF.
GarrisonKeillorcamefromasmallfarmingtowninMinnesotaandastrong
Lutherancommunity.Hebecameawritermakingalivingasaradioshowhost.
Hisstylewaslight-heartedandhumorous.Internationallysyndicated,"APrairie
HomeCompanion(APHC),"hisweeklyliveradioshow,reachedmewhenIwas
studyingontheC...[
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TheraincameearlythisyearandhadwetmostThanksgivinglongweekend.
Outsideitwascoldandmiserable.Indoors,however,Iwaselated
tofindanewproject:toreadthe2000+pagesofthefourtheditionofThe
AmericanHeritageDictionary.Ihaveswitchedtoappsandonlinedictionaries
formanyyearsonlytomakethisdiscovery.Itmademewonder:ifIhadbeenforced
toonlyusethisdictionary,wouldtherevelationstillcome?IsthattheTaoa...[
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DoyouwanttoknowwhyIamalivetoday?
Iwilltellyou.
Earlyon,duringthefood-shortage,
Someofusweremiraculouslypresented
Eachwithagoosethatlaidagoldenegg.
Myself,IkilledthecacklingthingandIateit.
Alas,manyandmanyoftheotherrecipients
Diedofgold-dustpoisoning.[
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17yearsagoandafourth-yeargraduatestudent,Ilivedwithmywifeonthe
12thfloorofahigh-riseonariverbankandclosetotheUniversity.Oursnug
one-bedroomapartmentoversawaclusterofsmallbusinessesamongwhich
wasavideorentalplace(itwasgonewhenIvisitedtheplaceinAug2019).
MostofthefilmswereonVHSandIwouldoftenborrowacoupleonthe
weekends.AlthoughIswamwithaMastersclubregularly,Ihadn'tfullyappreci...[
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Ineversawawildthing
sorryforitself.
Asmallbirdwilldropfrozendeadfromabough
withouteverhavingfeltsorryforitself.
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ThanksgivingDay,Linvitedmetorunthenextmorningwithhisfamilyascenic
10-milerinSanbornPark.Itwasonemonthshyoftheanniversaryofour2018
PriestRocktrailrun.Itwasveryrarethesedaysbut,asbeforethatrun,Ilost
sleepagain.
Afterawhitenight,achillymorning.Iwaswearingrunningshortsanda
long-sleeveshirtunderneaththejeansandjacketbutuponarrivingatthetrail
headdecidedtokeeptheouterwearon.Itwasa...[
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Thursday,IrereadPavel's2012articleaboutthedeadliftprogramofhisdad,
Vladimir,75yearsoldthen.Theguystartedattheage70andinfiveyears
progressedtolifting400lbsatthebodyweightof193lbs.
Whataninspiration!
Contrastitwiththewisdomofmyoldtribe:人过四十天过午.Ihadnothingto
say.SoIchosetodosomething.Iwenttothegymandlifted265lbs,twice,
anotherpersonalrecord,adding20lbsintwoweeks....[
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ThereisnoFrigatelikeaBook
TotakeusLandsaway,
NoranyCourserslikeaPage
OfprancingPoetry.
ThisTraversemaythepooresttake
WithoutoppressofToll.
HowfrugalistheChariot
Thatbearsahumansoul.
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Afterlifting225lbsonFri,cruisingover8.2flatmilesonSat,andhiking
3.5hoursonMissionPeakonSun,ItookarestonMon.Sohere'sarecap.
FriafternoonIfeltweakbeforelifting.ItseemedafterWed's6-milebrisk
run,mybloodsugarleveltookadive.Inthegym,Iwascareless(dueto
lackofenergyandattention)whenloadingthebaranda45-lbsplatefell
flatandlandedonmyrightfoot.Iwasonlyslightlyhurtbuttooknotice...[
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"Let'shiketheMisisonPeaktoday."Icalledouttothekidafterfinishingmy
morningroutine.
"Ihavepiano,math,andpianoagainonSundays,dad."Timpoutedhislipsin
exaggeratedregret."Maybetomorrow."A5'2"135lbsteenager,Timhadastrong
coreandwasformidableonthematbutwas,justaswhenIwas13,overweight.
Ittookhim7:36torunthemileintheXeroPrioIputonhim.
Justlike...[
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