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Another Goal For The Old Me
(2019-11-23 12:19:13)
Thursday,IrereadPavel's2012articleaboutthedeadliftprogramofhisdad,
Vladimir,75yearsoldthen.Theguystartedattheage70andinfiveyears
progressedtolifting400lbsatthebodyweightof193lbs.
Whataninspiration! Contrastitwiththewisdomofmyoldtribe:人过四十天过午.Ihadnothingto
say.SoIchosetodosomething.Iwenttothegymandlifted265lbs,twice,
anotherpersonalrecord,adding20lbsintwoweeks....[阅读全文]
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There is no frigate like a book (by Emily Dickinson)
(2019-11-20 19:38:44)
ThereisnoFrigatelikeaBook
TotakeusLandsaway,
NoranyCourserslikeaPage
OfprancingPoetry.

ThisTraversemaythepooresttake
WithoutoppressofToll.
HowfrugalistheChariot
Thatbearsahumansoul. [阅读全文]
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How to lose four lbs in four hours.
(2019-11-18 20:50:20)

Afterlifting225lbsonFri,cruisingover8.2flatmilesonSat,andhiking
3.5hoursonMissionPeakonSun,ItookarestonMon.Sohere'sarecap. FriafternoonIfeltweakbeforelifting.ItseemedafterWed's6-milebrisk
run,mybloodsugarleveltookadive.Inthegym,Iwascareless(dueto
lackofenergyandattention)whenloadingthebaranda45-lbsplatefell
flatandlandedonmyrightfoot.Iwasonlyslightlyhurtbuttooknotice...[阅读全文]
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2019 Veteran's Day
(2019-11-17 09:14:12)
"Let'shiketheMisisonPeaktoday."Icalledouttothekidafterfinishingmy
morningroutine. "Ihavepiano,math,andpianoagainonSundays,dad."Timpoutedhislipsin
exaggeratedregret."Maybetomorrow."A5'2"135lbsteenager,Timhadastrong
coreandwasformidableonthematbutwas,justaswhenIwas13,overweight.
Ittookhim7:36torunthemileintheXeroPrioIputonhim. Justlike...[阅读全文]
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What is success? (by Bessie Anderson Stanley)
(2019-11-13 19:26:02)
Heachievedsuccesswhohaslivedwell,laughedoften,andlovedmuch;
Whohasenjoyedthetrustofpurewomen,therespectofintelligentmenandtheloveoflittlechildren;
Whohasfilledhisnicheandaccomplishedhistask;
WhohasneverlackedappreciationofEarth'sbeautyorfailedtoexpressit;
Whohaslefttheworldbetterthanhefoundit,
Whetheranimprovedpoppy,aperfectpoem,orarescuedsoul;
Whohasalwayslookedfortheb...[阅读全文]
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Barbell for a Middle-aged Programmer
(2019-11-10 09:00:16)

Iwasfirstintroducedtothebarbellbyacollegeclassmate.Weighing170lbs,
tallandstrong,Fuchawasabearofaguy.HetracedbacktoManchuroyaltyand
wasproudofhisYellowRed-Flag(镶黄旗)origin.Bornintoanupper-middleclass
family,hedidgymnasticsinchildhoodandattendedatopBeijinghigh-school
beforebecomingmyroommateintheuniversity. Aprivatelyownedgymopenedneartheboys'dormsinoursophomoreyearandm...[阅读全文]
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Two Authors in 2019
(2019-11-03 16:51:07)
Withstilltwomonthsleftin2019,InonethelessthinkitissafetosayIhave
readmainlytwoauthorsthisyear,thecontemporaryJapaneseHarukiMurakami,
andBuddSchulberg,anAmericanJewwhopassedawayin2009. IlearntaboutMurakamifirstthroughrunningandovertimepostsonWXCand
cametolikehisfictionalcharactersandadmirethepersoninreallife.Some
criticsthoughthisnovelslackcontent,alotofpagesaboutnothingexciting....[阅读全文]
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I Go Back to May 1937 (by Sharon Olds)
(2019-11-02 12:58:29)
Iseethemstandingattheformalgatesoftheircolleges,
Iseemyfatherstrollingout
undertheochresandstonearch,the
redtilesglintinglikebent
platesofbloodbehindhishead,I
seemymotherwithafewlightbooksatherhip
standingatthepillarmadeoftinybricks,
thewrought-irongatestillopenbehindher,its
sword-tipsaglowintheMayair,
theyareabouttograduate,theyareabouttogetmarried,
theyare...[阅读全文]
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Laid-off
(2019-10-27 09:58:42)
ThisgigsawtheturningpointinBill'sadultlife.Twomonthsbeforehis40th
birthday,hewasrecruitedbyacompanytoworkonitsnextgenerationInternet
trafficanalyzerwhiletheywerebeingboughtoutbyanSF-basedfirm.Hefinished
histasksinthefirstyearbutittookHQmuchlongertofigureoutwhattodo
withtheirnewlyacquiredasset. Meanwhile,Billgotlucky.Hediscoveredanewfrontierwherenomanagement
decisionwasne...[阅读全文]
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选译：This is water. by David Foster Wallace
(2019-10-22 09:33:41)
Intheday-to-daytrenchesofadultlife,thereisactuallynosuch
thingasatheism.Thereisnosuchthingasnotworshipping.Everybody
worships.Theonlychoicewegetis_what_toworship.Andan
outstandingreasonforchoosingsomesortofGodorspiritual-typething
toworship----beitJ.C.orAllah,beitYahwehortheWiccan
mother-goddessortheFourNobleTruthsorsomeinfrangiblesetof
ethicalprinciples----isthatprettymuch...[阅读全文]
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