Incollege,IrememberedseeingonTVagirl
doingyogabythesea.Itwasofcourseno
usetome,Ithought,andjustsomeexotic
calisthenicsfromaremotepeoplewhom
XuanZangthemonkdraggedhisfeetformany
yearstovisit.Iwouldnevermeetthem(Wrong!).Itwasmuchmoreprofitable
formetopouroverbooksandpasstests.
(MaybeIwasright.)
Fast-forward20yearsofpassingtests,
pouringoverbooks,andcomputerprog...[
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Wejoinedthedowntowncrowdataround1:30pm.
Afterseeingseveralkids'gamesneartheentrance,
Timdecidedtowalkaroundabitbeforepartingwith
hisdollars(Hebrought$13andIgavehim$20).
Wehadagoodtimeatthebooths.Onecouple
carvedseaanimalshapesoutofwood,matchingthe
material'soriginalcolorandshape.Someofthem,
e.g.,anoctopusfromtherootsofatree,were
veryimpressive.Atanotherpl...[
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After30iterationsofSuryaNamaskara(SunSalutation),
IescortedTimoutofthehouseataround7:10am.His
weightwentupthismorningandwedecidedtohikethe
MissionPeakinsteadofourusualweekendwalkor
skate-boarding.
Itwasafoggymorningandperfectforhiking.Thestreet
leadingtothetrailheadwaspackedandwehadtopark
fartherdowntheroad.Theclimbwassteepbutwewerein
goodshape.Onerunnerpassedb...[
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Afteronehourofsmoothdriveand30minata
Starbucks,Iarrivedatasmallgyminatownto
thenorthofSanFrancisco.Ataround8:25am,
moststudentswereonthematsstretching.I
checkedinwithRicatthefront.Heappearedin
hisearly40sandwasshort(about5'5"),dark,
andverymuscular.Hehadafriendlysmile.
Thestudentswereayoungpersonaltrainerfrom
MountainView,a40-somethingfiremanwho
pr...[
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Putalidonanythingmadefromwhitericeandwheat
flour.Youwentthroughsomeleanyearswhenyou
weresmallandwhenanythingwhite,riceorflour,a
delicacy.Thememoryhasbeenindelible.Butit's
timetostoplettingyourtastebudstellyouwhattoput
inyourmouth.Useyourbrain.Don'tletthebig
dreamstellyouthatthemundaneisunimportant.
Lifeisineverydayunsexydetails.Sopayattention.
Ifyouthinktheab...[
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WhenIwassmall,cornstalkswereharvestedaftercobs.
Theyweredriedandpiledhigheverywhereinthe
villageandmainlyforfuelthroughthewinter.Wekids
foundthepilesagreatplayground.Wediggedholesand
madeourhideoutsinthem.Thesesecretplacesbecame
inevitablystrategicinwargames.Itwasquitefun.
Someobservantcomradefoundoutothercrittersmade
dwellingsinthepilestoo.Somechickens,forexample,
c...[
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Iwantedtomakeitforalongtime.FromtherecipesI
read,Chineseorotherwise,borschtsoundedlikeagreat
additiontomyculinaryrepertoire.Itlookedgoodand
nutritionallysoundand,judgedfromtheapparentzealof
theauthorsandonlinecommenters,musttastegreat.
Thistime,Imainlyfollowedtherecipefromthispost
withsometwists.Here'sexactlywhatIdid.
Ingredients(Allfreshvegetablesarediced.)
-2pie...[
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The2016Bay2Breakerswasfantastic.Iwasabletoenjoyend
toendbarefootandcarryingmybackpack(about10lbs).It
wasmuchmoreofafestivalthanarace.Iremembered
chasingagroupofrunnersdressedupasRomanlegionaires
(calledacentipede)inGoldenGatePark.Ittookme4days
torecoverfromthat7.5-milerun.
Otherthanthat,inthepastseveralmonths,Ididvery
moderaterunning,about10milesaweek.Myplantar
fasci...[
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GrandmafitintotheprototypeoftraditionalChinese
virtuousvillagewomen.Shehadamildtemperandwas
neverfearedbyuskids.Shewasnevertheleaderand
neitherwassheeloquentorforceful.Herpowerwasinserving
othersthroughtirelessdailytasks,e.g.,cleaning,mending,
cooking,feeding,etc.Shewastoughandkind.People,young
andold,gravitatedtoher.Shewaslovedbyall.
Youwouldneverfindheroutsideherhomego...[
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SincetheSanFranciscoMarathon,Ifeltambivalenttoward
running.Late2015,thankstorunninganddiet,myweight
droppedtothelow140lbsandthelightestsincecollege.
Injuries,however,tookthejoyoutofthesport.Itried
cyclingandrestartedswimming,hopingtocomebackto
thegameandbeabletorunfaster.Butovertime,running
slowlylostitsappeal.
Forme,runninglongdistancesbringsbraggingrightsbutdoes
no...[
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