SomehowItunedintothe2005speech"Thisiswater"by
DavidF.Wallacethismorning.Itmighthavetodowiththe
episodeatabeachinCrissyFieldparkyesterdaywhereTim
andIhadanunpleasantexperience.
WearrivedatSFaround2:30pmandspentonehourparading
upanddownMarketstreet(Timlovedthecity.)before
drivingupnorthtothepark.Thebreezewasstrongandwe
decidedthebeachwasonlylightlypopulatedandtri...[
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ItooktwoweeksofftobewithTimbeforehis
summercampandmanagedtofinishthreebooks.
-Antidote:HappinessforPeopleWhoCan'tStand
PositiveThinkingbyOliverBurkeman
Ihaveborrowedandtriedtoreadthisbook
sincetwomonthsagoafterseeingitmentioned
inareviewofthebook"TheArtofNotGivinga
F*ck"byMarkManson,anamazinglyyoung
authorwithsomefunnyanddeepinsights
aboutthecurrents...[
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MyloveforthebeveragehadrootsintheCanadian
winters.Acupofsteamingblackcoffeewitha
mapledonutora"double-double"(coffeewith2
unitsofcreamandsugar)atTimHorton'swassuch
atreattolookforwardtoafter20minutes'
morningmarchinthenumbingfreeze.
Aspartofregaininghealth,Ihavegivenupmilk
andsugarandbeendrinkingonlyblackcoffee.It
seemscomfortingduringintermittentfa...[
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Ihadsomeliqoratsupperand,onehourlater,
feltliketoexerciseandwentforthekettlebells.
FortwoyearsIhavebeenspoiledbythecannon
ballwithahandle.Theyarecompactand
convenientandIcanexerciseinmybedroomand
almostanytimeIwant.Nodrivingtothegym,no
fees,andnogears.Afterthefirstyear,Ihave
beenabletostayawayfromrookiemistakesandmy
traininghasbecomeverysafe.Thebellsweigh
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Forthepastyear,Yogahasbecomemyreligion.I
doSuryaNamaskar(SN)everymorning,startingfrom
30repetitionsandbuildingupto50inafew
months.Theearlierglitchesincludingwristpain,
toedorsi-flexionpainandinitialtightnessare
almostallgoneandmyflexibilityhasimproved.
WithslightlybentkneesIcanstay
palm-on-the-floornow.
Inthelasttwomonths,Igraduallyaddedthe
TibetanFiveRites,consi...[
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ItookmysontoaSharks'gameSundayevening.It
wasmyfirsttimetoahockeygame(intheUS)and
purelyforTim'ssake.Aswestrolledtowardthe
SAPcenterdowntownSanJose,Irealizeditsat
justacrossthestreetfromtheCalTrainDiridon
station.Mikepickedmeupthere14yearsago.
IknewhimfrommyfirstjobbackinBeijing.He
wasthin,short,andacoupleofyearssenior.He
hadagreatsenseofhumorandwasveryfri...[
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TimwaspumpedafterTuesday'sgrappling.Hewon
byacrosschokeanddeclaredhimselffirst
submissionartistinthefamily.(OnThursday,he
wasalmostcaughtinarearchokebyasmallerbut
muchnimbleropponent.Hewasnothappy:"Iwant
tolearn.Teachmemore.")Meanwhile,Iwasa
littlesurprisedbythesenseoffamilypridea
10-year-oldcouldfeel.Hetoldmehewantedto
knowmoreabouttheclan'shistorywhichev...[
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Youknowthefeelingthatthingsyouthought
bullsh*ttysuddenlystarttomakesenseand
things,evenexcitingdiscoveries,thatusedto
makesensenolongerdo?Ihavefeltthatway
afewtimesinrecentyearsbuttodayIwill
focusonbread-baking.
Itappealedtomysenseofaccomplishmentand
yearningforfreedom.Anamatuercoulddoitwell.
MichaelPollan,inhisbook"Cooked,"described
howaftertrialsanderrors...[
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IttookStevenSashenseveralyearsafterreading
the2009bestseller"BornToRun"toproducethe
perfecthumanfootwear.Iboughtmyfirstpairof
XeroZ-TreksandalsinMar2015.
Overthepasttwoyears,theXeroes,orratherthe
barefootlifestyle,haveliberatedmytoesfrom
thetyranyofthecrampingtoebox(Yes.The
modernshoeindustryhasreplacedthepracticeof
Chinesefoot-binding,whichwasforwomen,wit...[
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IhavetriedtheGracieDiet(www.graciediet.com)foraboutthreemonthsduringwhichIhavetwoorthreemealsaday.Onekeyimportformewasnofoodwithoutrelish.Thedietdictatesthatanadultputatleastfourandahalfhoursbetweenmeals.Irespondverywelltothiskindofquantatativerules.Ihavetriedthefood-combinationrulesandfeltthatmixingtoomanyvarietiesinonemealdoesseemtoburdenthedigestivesystem.Havingasinglekindoffruitorstarchforamea...[
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