Sunday,IjoinedLandhisyoungestson,S,foraruninthe
SantaCruzMountainsnearLosGatos.Ivisitedtheareaa
yearagobutnotthattrail.Worryingaboutmissingthe
7:00amstarttimeandloathingalarmclocks,Ihadtocheck
onceeveryhalfanhourthroughthenight.Iprobablyslept
lessthananhourintotal.
Iarrivedatthetrailhead15minearlyandwastryingto
napinthecarwhenmyfriendsshowedupinultra-running
gears.Lw...[阅读全文]
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(2018-12-24 09:48:11)
(2018-12-16 08:52:52)
MyfriendLandIdecidedtoruntogethernextSundayonhis
hometrail,forabout10miles.Hewaspreparingforanother
100-mileraceandthiswasoneofhistrainingroutes.I,on
theotherhand,hadrunmostlyonflatpavedsurfaces.The
lastandonlytimeIranonatrailwasthreeyearsago.
"You'lldofine."hereassured. Iwasnotsosure,however.Onpaperatleast,thetrail
seemednolesschallengingthanMissionPeakand...[阅读全文]
hometrail,forabout10miles.Hewaspreparingforanother
100-mileraceandthiswasoneofhistrainingroutes.I,on
theotherhand,hadrunmostlyonflatpavedsurfaces.The
lastandonlytimeIranonatrailwasthreeyearsago.
"You'lldofine."hereassured. Iwasnotsosure,however.Onpaperatleast,thetrail
seemednolesschallengingthanMissionPeakand...[阅读全文]
(2018-12-09 09:34:41)
Timranagainandwasfinallyelectedhistorianforthe6th
grade.Comparedwithothers,hiscampaignlookedeffortless:
heputupthreepostersintotalwithoutonepicture,went
onstage,toldafewjokes,andwonbyalandslide.Whatmade
himmoreproudwasthathediditwithnohelpfromus,
whichremindedmeofmyownchildhood.
Inthosetoughyears,momlivedsimple,workedhard,and
savedeverypennybutrarelyhelpedin(read:meddledwi...[阅读全文]
(2018-12-09 08:35:47)
Overtheyears,IhaveheardaboutDr.WestonPriceandhis
bookfrommanypeople*,butsomehowmanagedtoavoidreading
ituntilrecently.The80-year-oldwork(minewasthe8th
editionand23rdprinting)seemstohavegrowninpopularity
withage.Thereisevenanonlineversion,asIdiscovered
later,allthe528pagesofit.Itwassurprising,however,
thatnoneofthelibrariesIfrequentcarriesthetitle.
Hearingfromothers,Ithought...[阅读全文]
(2018-12-02 09:28:18)
Ivisitedtheclinicafterathree-yearabsenceandmetmy
newphysician,Dr.Jain.Thepretextwasphysicalcheckup
andtherealgoalwastogethimtoprescribephysical
therapysothatIcanseearolferformyplantarfasciitis
andpostureandphysicalperformancequestions.Irecently
discoveredthatIhad$1000tospendfor2018inmy
HSAaccount."ThedoctorshouldbeIndianandtherefore
moreopentoalternativemedicine&qu...[阅读全文]
newphysician,Dr.Jain.Thepretextwasphysicalcheckup
andtherealgoalwastogethimtoprescribephysical
therapysothatIcanseearolferformyplantarfasciitis
andpostureandphysicalperformancequestions.Irecently
discoveredthatIhad$1000tospendfor2018inmy
HSAaccount."ThedoctorshouldbeIndianandtherefore
moreopentoalternativemedicine&qu...[阅读全文]
(2018-11-25 09:50:10)
LateNovemberkicksofftheKimjangseason,theannual
festiveperiodacrossthelandofKoreajustbeforewinter,
andIhavereturnedtoKimchi.Senecaurged:daily,acquire
somethingtobetterprepareyourselfagainstfortunewhich
givesandtakesaway.Thesimpleanddown-to-earthgift
fromcultureseemsworthyofapractisingStoic. It'sbeenalongtime,oneandahalfyearstobeexact,
sinceIlastmadethestuff.Dietex...[阅读全文]
(2018-11-18 11:15:50)
MyfriendL,58,finishedaftermultiplefailedattemptshis
first100-mileraceearlyNovandlookedgreat.Proudly
showingoffhisshinnybuckle,hestartedtotalkaboutthe
crowneventofultrarunningintheU.S.,theWesternStates
100.It'salotterysystem,heexplained,andhehadto
finishsomeotherracestohavemoreticketsinforabetter
chance.Hewouldn'tgolongerthan100miles,hesaid,and
nexthewasgoingtosp...[阅读全文]
first100-mileraceearlyNovandlookedgreat.Proudly
showingoffhisshinnybuckle,hestartedtotalkaboutthe
crowneventofultrarunningintheU.S.,theWesternStates
100.It'salotterysystem,heexplained,andhehadto
finishsomeotherracestohavemoreticketsinforabetter
chance.Hewouldn'tgolongerthan100miles,hesaid,and
nexthewasgoingtosp...[阅读全文]
(2018-11-11 08:21:13)
Intothefall,Timhasbecomebusy,includingweekends.
It'scrabseason,however,andwehaven'tforgotten.Sunday
morning,afterreadingatthecoffeeshopfortwohours,
Iboughtthebait,achickenquarter,atanearbyPhilipino
market,filledthegastank,pickedupTim(who'sjustoff
mathtraining)andgears,andheadedtoSF. WeenteredviatheBayBridgeandskirtedtheedgeofthe
citytowardourspot.Theareah...[阅读全文]
(2018-11-04 09:53:04)
It'sanewbattleandIfeellosing.
SinceIstartedstrengthtraininginmid-2015and
intermittentfastinglater,Ihavealwaysbeenabletostay
around146lbs,easily.Mynear-term(2-3years)goalisto
reachSinisterormylimitsatthatweight.Thegreatimage
ofBruceLeecomestomindoftenwhenItrain.Idon'twant
tolookbulkybuteverypoundmustcount.SixmonthsafterI
passedtheSimpleTest,however,thingsstartedto...[阅读全文]
intermittentfastinglater,Ihavealwaysbeenabletostay
around146lbs,easily.Mynear-term(2-3years)goalisto
reachSinisterormylimitsatthatweight.Thegreatimage
ofBruceLeecomestomindoftenwhenItrain.Idon'twant
tolookbulkybuteverypoundmustcount.SixmonthsafterI
passedtheSimpleTest,however,thingsstartedto...[阅读全文]
(2018-10-28 09:38:33)
Thecompanywasacquiredbyaprivatefundand,afterthe
stockvestingwasacceleratedearlythisyear,manychoseto
leave.Fournewengineers,includingme,joinedaroundJan
2017.Atthetimeofwriting,onlyyourstrulywasleft. JumpingshipisnormalinSiliconValleyandIhavedonemy
share(fourjobsineightyears).Overtime,however,my
zestinfindingagreatnewjobhasdied.Lookingback,I
havecometoAmerica,survived,ands...[阅读全文]
stockvestingwasacceleratedearlythisyear,manychoseto
leave.Fournewengineers,includingme,joinedaroundJan
2017.Atthetimeofwriting,onlyyourstrulywasleft. JumpingshipisnormalinSiliconValleyandIhavedonemy
share(fourjobsineightyears).Overtime,however,my
zestinfindingagreatnewjobhasdied.Lookingback,I
havecometoAmerica,survived,ands...[阅读全文]
