Theridewassmoothandittookuslessthan40mintoarrive
attheCityCollegeofSanFranciscoforthefirsteventofthe
Jiu-JitsuWorldLeague2019Season.Timmissedaspecial
classforcompetitorsonSaturdayasIlandedbackatSJConly
intheevening.Hegainedaboutthreepoundsinmyabsence
anddidnotdowellinourbriefwarmupsparringearlierinthe
morning.Noneoftheseboostedconfidence.Inthecar,he
toldmeoncehewass...[
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RainsuddenlystartedpouringdownamidstormywindsasI
gotupearlyformyflight.ItwasChineseNewYearandI
lookedforwardtoseeingdad.Mywife'sBMWwasinthe
repairshopandsheloathedmylittlebeatenHondabut
kindlycalledUberforthefamilydinosaurwhohadbeen
resistingtechnology.5am,Isetout.
Thedriverlookedmyage,Mexican,withabigbelly,andenjoyed
chatting.Hehadbeendrivingforfouryearstosubsidizeh...[
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Yogaandkettlebellswingswarmedmeupandkickedoff
theday.Onlythetoesandfingersfelttheearlymorning
freezingair.Itwasgreattogetbackonthetrailaftera
monthawayfromrunning.
Forthepastmonths,Ihavegonebacktocoffee-drinking.
Everymorningatwork,Iyieldtothestrongpull.Mydose
ismodest,usuallyoneortwoespressosor12ozofblack
joe,butIhatethepowercaffeinehasoverme.Freedrinks
attheworkpla...[
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Warningofthedangerofegoisneithernewnorrare.
Saturday,onourwaytoBJJ,TimhappenedtoturnonBernard
Evslin's"Heroes,GodsandMonstersoftheGreekMyths"and
welistenedtothestoryofPhaethondrivinghisfather
Apollo'sgoldenchariottoshowofftohisfriend.Egoled
todisasterandtheboywasdestroyed.
ItalsohappenedthatIhadbeenreadingRyanHoliday'sbook
"EgoIsTheEnemy."...[
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Mydaystartedat5:30amonthisstormyWed.Afterafull
dayatworkandtwohoursofcrazycommuteback,Imade
guacamoleandmommadesoupandwehadanicesupper.Finally,
timetotakealittlerest.OrsoIthought.
TheminuteIputupmyfeetonthestool,Timdeliveredhis
mathhomeworkforreview:"Mymath.Please."matter-of-factly.
"Lord,Idon'towethismuch!"moanedIinexaggerateddespair.
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WhenTimwasabouttwo,welivedinanapartment
communityinnorthSanJosewherewebefriendedayoung
couplewiththeirnewborn.Thehusband,F,aPhDfroma
well-knowneastcoastuniversity,wasasmartguy.Atthe
marketbottom,hekeptacquiringhouses
inthearea,movingintonewonesandrentingouttheold.
Astheirwealthgrewovertime,thecouplehadtwomore
children.Thefamilyprospered.
Wewereinvitedtoeverynewhometh...[
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Thisyear,Istartedexperimentingwithgettingupearlyas
Ifoundthatlateeveningwasnotagoodtimetowork.I
certainlycouldnotdomuchphysicalafterabigsupper.
Besides,therewerenolackofinspirations.Jockostarts
hisdailyworkoutataround4:30am,e.g.Iusedtowakeup
at6:20,thenewtargetwas5:30,andIdidityesterday.
OneproblemseemedtobethatIgothungriertowardmeal
timeandstartedgrazing.Iatethefollowin...[
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Dec31gotabadstart.Timandmomhadskiedenoughand
wewenttoawildanimalzoo,locatedatadesolatecorner
north-westofthecity,onlytofindoutonarrivalthatthe
placewasclosedforwinter.Wedecidedonthespottoturn
southtoLakeTahoeandhalf-waytherewhensnowbegan
tofall,Istartedtowonderifanewmistakewasbeingmade.
WhatsavedthegracewasthatourUberdriver,anelderly
gentlemanwhoseparentscamefromRussiai...[
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Afteroneshorthour'sflightfromSJC,welandedinReno.
Outdoorsandintothedarkness,weweregreetedbythecold,
crisp,andbracingmountainair.Itwasmyfirsttimehereand
itremindedmeofCanada.
Enteringthehotellobby,Timtookonelookatthemachines
andmostlyunhealthy-andunhappy-lookingelderlypeople
sittinginfrontofthemandsaidwithdisgust:
"Allthesebozoswithnothingbettertodothansitting
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Withmanyholidayingoutoftown,drivinghadbecomeswift
andevenpleasant.Icouldsensesomeuneaseintheair,
however,asweheadedtotheairportthisquietmorning.
Thekidtalkedless.Thiswashissecondtimegettingon
anairplane.
MynephewHfinishedhisstudyanditwastimetosay
goodbye.HetookthreecoursesthistermandtheGREtest
andpassedallwithflyingcolors.Itremindedmeofmy
crazyquestforthegraduate...[
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