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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Heachievedsuccesswhohaslivedwell,laughedoften,andlovedmuch;
Whohasenjoyedthetrustofpurewomen,therespectofintelligentmenandtheloveoflittlechildren;
Whohasfilledhisnicheandaccomplishedhistask;
WhohasneverlackedappreciationofEarth'sbeautyorfailedtoexpressit;
Whohaslefttheworldbetterthanhefoundit,
Whetheranimprovedpoppy,aperfectpoem,orarescuedsoul;
Whohasalwayslookedfortheb...[
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Iwasfirstintroducedtothebarbellbyacollegeclassmate.Weighing170lbs,
tallandstrong,Fuchawasabearofaguy.HetracedbacktoManchuroyaltyand
wasproudofhisYellowRed-Flag(镶黄旗)origin.Bornintoanupper-middleclass
family,hedidgymnasticsinchildhoodandattendedatopBeijinghigh-school
beforebecomingmyroommateintheuniversity.
Aprivatelyownedgymopenedneartheboys'dormsinoursophomoreyearandm...[
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Withstilltwomonthsleftin2019,InonethelessthinkitissafetosayIhave
readmainlytwoauthorsthisyear,thecontemporaryJapaneseHarukiMurakami,
andBuddSchulberg,anAmericanJewwhopassedawayin2009.
IlearntaboutMurakamifirstthroughrunningandovertimepostsonWXCand
cametolikehisfictionalcharactersandadmirethepersoninreallife.Some
criticsthoughthisnovelslackcontent,alotofpagesaboutnothingexciting....[
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Iseethemstandingattheformalgatesoftheircolleges,
Iseemyfatherstrollingout
undertheochresandstonearch,the
redtilesglintinglikebent
platesofbloodbehindhishead,I
seemymotherwithafewlightbooksatherhip
standingatthepillarmadeoftinybricks,
thewrought-irongatestillopenbehindher,its
sword-tipsaglowintheMayair,
theyareabouttograduate,theyareabouttogetmarried,
theyare...[
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ThisgigsawtheturningpointinBill'sadultlife.Twomonthsbeforehis40th
birthday,hewasrecruitedbyacompanytoworkonitsnextgenerationInternet
trafficanalyzerwhiletheywerebeingboughtoutbyanSF-basedfirm.Hefinished
histasksinthefirstyearbutittookHQmuchlongertofigureoutwhattodo
withtheirnewlyacquiredasset.
Meanwhile,Billgotlucky.Hediscoveredanewfrontierwherenomanagement
decisionwasne...[
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Intheday-to-daytrenchesofadultlife,thereisactuallynosuch
thingasatheism.Thereisnosuchthingasnotworshipping.Everybody
worships.Theonlychoicewegetis_what_toworship.Andan
outstandingreasonforchoosingsomesortofGodorspiritual-typething
toworship----beitJ.C.orAllah,beitYahwehortheWiccan
mother-goddessortheFourNobleTruthsorsomeinfrangiblesetof
ethicalprinciples----isthatprettymuch...[
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Fornearlythreeyears,Billhasworkedforthisfirm.Inthefirst,hewas
luckyandwroteatime-tested(inventedintheearly90's)centralpieceof
systemsoftware.Under3000lines,itwasprobablythebestcodehehadever
writtenand,evenamazingtohimself,sofarbug-free.Theexperienceseemedto
validateandgranthimthementalpoisethatheusedtolack.Nomatterwhat
otherssay,hecouldtellhimselfthathewasOKatwhathedid.
...[
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Billwasthenamehegavehimselfathisfirstjob.
Itwasearly1998andhejustgraduatedwithaMaster'sdegreeincomputer
software.Thefirmwasprivately-ownedandajoint-venturewithaUScompany,
makingthehottestcomputerchipsandcommunicationtechnologies.Justafew
blocksawayfromhiscollegedorm,ittooktwofloorsofthenewfive-starJade
PalaceHotelintheburgeoningHaidianhigh-techdistrictinBeijing.
Mostofhis...[
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