Wed10:02am,oneglanceoverthemeetinginvitationthatjustarrivedatmy
inboxtoldmesomethingwashappening.Itwasfromtheengineeringheadtomy
teambutSandeep(ourmanager)wasnotinvited.Withinanhour,wewereshocked
tolearnthathewasletgo."Hispositionwasterminated"wastheofficialline
thatIsqueezedoutoftheVP.
SandeepcamefromtheQA(QualityAssurance)departmenttotakeoveraftermy
managerlefttw...[
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Watchingwhatsomecalledthemostimportantvicepresidentialdebatein
history,Iwasstruckbytheeaseandeloquenceofbothcandidates.
"Youareentitledtoyouropinionsbutnottoyourfacts,"calmlyunleashed,
scoredarhetoricbullseyeasiffromamastersniper.Apoliticalvet,facing
icychargeswrappedincattyquestions,theVicePresidentcarriedhimself
admirably.Hestatedhisunflappablepoints,sometimesunrelat...[
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Ihavefoundthatparsleyisanobleplant.Sincethestore-boughtflat-leaf
seedlingwastransferedtoabiggerpot,ithasbeengivingmeunfailinglyone
freshbundleperweekformypasta.Itslushleavescreatedshadewhichkept
thesoilmoistduringthehotsummeranditneverattractedpests.Asparsley
isaperennial,Ilookforwardtomanymoreharvests.Mydoctorfriendsang
highpraisesoftheherbandurgedmetoadditwhenjuicing.Todothat...[
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IrecoveredonlyslowlyfromthelongruntwoweeksagoandlastWednesday
wastheworst.Ifeltlackofenergyandwantedtodonothing.Aroundthis
timeoftheyear,Iusedtoflybacktostaywithdad,meetingpeople,enjoying
thefall,andfeastingonpeanutsandgrapes.NowthatdadwasnomoreandCovid
madetravelhard,Ineverfeltsolonely.Ishouldhavebeenthankful,forsomany
things,butitwaswhatitwas.Foracoupleofhours,IthoughtIwasdep...[
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Lastweek,IskippedrunningfromTuetoSattoavoidbadairandtorecover
fromtheLaborDaylongrunwhereIfeltpunishedmorebythe100-degreeheat
thanthe27.2-miledistance.Meanwhile,Ikeptstretchingcalvesandliftingweights.
Inparallel,Iwastryingtostayawayfromcoffee.Afterthreeweeks,however,
myabnegationhadnotbroughtmuchbettersleep.Iwasalittledisheartened.I
needtoinvestigatemore.Itistimetore-listento&qu...[
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Yesterdayinthedictionary,Icameuponfourimpressivewordsandphrases.The
firstthreewerenotexactlynew.ButasIrealizedforawhilethattruthhas
layers,Iwentawaywithadeeperunderstanding.Last,thevirtuesaccordingto
classicWesternphilosophywerestrikingincontrasttosomeoftheEastern.
IhavelongforgottenwhatIlearnedfromhigh-schoolchemistry.Inreal-life,
allIknowaboutcarbonisthatthediamondisafreeformo...[
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Sat,TimandIvisitedtheMarinHeadlands.AtGoldenGateBridge'snorth
end,ittookusawhiletofindtheunderpassthatledtotheSCAtrailon
thewestside.Upwardtotheleft,theConzelmanroadtookustoBattery
Spencer,aplacewhichusedtohostheavyguns.Itofferedastunningviewof
thebridgefromahigherelevationthanthepopularvistapoint.Itwasamazing
thatwefounditafterlivingnearbyfor13years.WealsohikedtheSCAit...[
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MissionPeakstillclosed,IdrovedowntoNewAlmadenforthesecondweek.
Today'splanwastorunfromtheHaciendaentranceoftheQuicksilverparkto
PriestRockattheSierraAzulPreserve,partoftheQS100route.Insteadofthe
two33ozbottles,Ifilledupthe1.5Lwaterbladderinthehydrationpackto
seethedifference.Iwouldneedfuelandslippedintothebagacanofsardines.
Oneadditionalgoal,besidesfinishingandthesameast...[
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TheplanwastoreadonepageadayandIhadbeen10pagesbehindschedule
(260pages).Forthepasttwomonths,workhadbeenintenseandIhadalsoramped
uprunning,eachtakingabigchunkoftime.Interestingly,Ifeltneithertheurgency
forkeepingupnorthefrustrationforlackingprogressonthedictionaryfront.Istill
readandenjoyedeverydaywhatIcould.
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Satnightwassleeplessanditwasnotbecauseofthehotandsmokyair.I
couldn'tkeeptomorrow'slongrunoffmymind.Lastweekend'slightningstorm
setofffiresallaroundtheBayAreaandamidtheensuingdamage,manyeastbay
parkswereclosed.SittingrightattheedgeoftheburningSunolWilderness,
MissionPeakwasoneofthevictims.Ineededtofindanothertrailtorun.
Lastweek,itwasagainonebookfromMichaelPollant...[
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