TodayIdecidedtogetbacktoexercisebybikingtowork.
Morningtrafficwasverylightandtheweatherwascool.I
rodeacrosstheDumbartonbridge,glidedthroughtheupper
rightcornerofEastPaloAlto,followedtheMountainView
shorelineandthentheBayTrail,andarrivedatmy
workplaceintheSouthBay,allin1:50min.
Ithasnotbeenfunforthepasttwoweeks.Icouldn'tdo
anythingwiththatpainfulshoulder,notevenrefill...[
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IgotasevererightshoulderpainonMondaybyliftingand
swinginga16kgkettlebell.Ithadbeenapieceofcakebut
thistimesomehowitengagedwrongpartsoftheshoulderand
Ifeltthepainrightaway.Thenextday,itgotworseandI
couldn'tliftmyrightarmwithoutpain.Oneweekalmost
passedanditwasonlygettingbetterslowly.
NowI'vegotachancetoenjoysometimeofffromallphysical
exercises,itmightbegoodt...[
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Iam100thisyear,neartheendoflife.Idon'tknowhow
muchfurthertogo,it'snotuptome,butIamquitesure
thathomecomingisathand.
Iwouldliketoflushawaythedustgatheredoverthe
centurybeforeIgo.Atthispoint,Idon'tfeelsmug
likeConfuciuslookingdownfromMountTaibutsimply
livequietlyinmyownlittleworld.WhenIthinkofthis,
Ifeelpeaceful.Ishallpeacefullywelcomeeachnew
dayandgetready...[
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Googlemapsaiditwouldtakeme1hr59mintogettoworkby
bikeandIbeatitthismorningby10minandfeltgood.Not
justthatIwasfast,mylaborhadanextrapurposein
additiontoexercising.Mylittlebikefeltsturdyandupto
whateverstressIcouldthrow.[Ibraggedtoosoon.Thetripback
took2hrs45min,duetothewindandlowenergy.Itwastough.]
3weeksafterthehillrun,myleftkneestillhurt,evenin
thepool.Yes.OnThu,Iwent...[
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Iexercisedalotoverthepast2weeks,mostlyfromriding
abikeforabout2hourseveryday.Ididn'tforgetweight
trainingandhavebeendoingsessionsintheeveningswhen
nottootired.Atwork,Istandonmyfeetfor5or6hoursaday.
Ontheotherhand,Iseemtohavedevelopedasortofsugar
rush.Icraveforsweetthings,sugar/coffee,chocolates,
icecreambars,etc.,andcan'tstopeatingthingslike
fruitsandalmondsonceI...[
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Someoftheunixcommandsarenot
scripting-friendly.Take"stat-c%sfilename"or
"md5sumfilename."Whydothesecommandshaveto
printoutthe<filename>inadditiontothesize
andthemd5checksumofthefile,respectively,
andgivenooptiontomuffleit?Iknowsomeunix
toolsareespeciallyhandyandsomeshellsoffer
waystomanipulatestrings.Butthoseshouldn'tbe
thereasontoskipt...[
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IheardaboutDavidFosterWallaceonNPRyesterday.Whata
guy!IthenreadhiscommencementspeechatKenyonCollege
(Thisiswater)andwasblownawaybytheclaritywithwhich
heputthings.I'llreadhimmorebutincaseIforget
here'sanextractfromthatspeech.[Speakingofspeeches,I
likeCharlieMunger'sUSCtalk,too.]
Intheday-to-daytrenchesofadultlife,thereis
actuallynosuchthingasatheism.There...[
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IbelievewhatIgotfromtheSFMwastheMCL(Medial
CollateralLigament)sprainwhichwasnothelpedbythe
followingSaturdaymorning'shillrun.Poundingdownhill
feltgoodbutingeneralmightnotbeagreatidea.Iread
thattheligamentneeds12weekstofullyrecover.
Ridingabike20miles(total1.5hrs)adaycommutingto
andfromworkhasworkedfine.I'vedoneitfourtimesthis
week:Mon,Wed,Thu,andFri.Agoo...[
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Ittookmethreedaystorecoverfromtheracelastweekend
andIwenttothehillswiththegangtoday.KrantheSFM
lastweek,too.Hewasinwave3andwayaheadofme.Itwas
goodtoseeEllenandEd.W,MandAdidnotcome.
Wedecidedtoruntheridgetrails,fromthenorthendall
thewaytothetopoftheNikehill.Theslopeswere
surprisinglysteep.Theywereshorterbutmuchharderthan
MissionPeak.Mostdownhillswerenotrunnable.Iwas
...[
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OnecomplaintIgotabouttheSanFranciscoMarathonwas
transportation.SFisnotoriouslydifficulttofindparking.
(Ilaterlearntfromapacerthatsincetheracesstartedso
early,itwasactuallynotthathard.)SoIdecidedtotake
theBARTbusleavingBayfairat4:05am.Ihadtogetupat
3:00amtogetready.Icouldn'tgettosleeplastevening
before12:00am.SoallIgotwas3hrssleepbeforemyfirstMarathon.
Imadeonecupofc...[
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