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Sick for 10 Days
(2019-12-22 11:11:47)
Todefyflu(oranyothermalady)withdiet,exercise,andcoldshowerswasthe
dream(ormaybeillusionisabetterwordhere)thatIhavedeliberatedlychased.
Iseemtohavemadeprogressasmyphysicalconditionimproves.Iusedtoget
sickmultipletimesannuallybutonlycamedowntwiceayearrecently.Infact,
accordingtorecord,Ihadbeenluckyforthepast15months. Tuesdaynight,mythroatfeltdryanddrinkingwaterdidn'thelp.Thatm...[阅读全文]
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Epictetus 选译
(2019-12-19 18:10:01)
Don'tjustsayyouhavereadbooks. Showthatthroughthemyouhavelearnedtothinkbetter, tobeamorediscriminatingandreflectiveperson. Booksarethetrainingweightsofthemind. Theyareveryhelpful,butitwouldbeabadmistake tosupposethatonehasmadeprogress simplybyhavinginternalizedtheircontents. 不要说你读了书。 向我们展示通过读书你学会了更好地思考，成为了一个更明辨和自省的人。 书籍就...[阅读全文]
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Tim and Dad went to see A Prairie Home Companion
(2019-12-16 09:23:33)
Saturdaynight,ItookTimtoseethe77-year-oldstorytellerperformatthe
SidneyGoldsteinTheaterinSF. GarrisonKeillorcamefromasmallfarmingtowninMinnesotaandastrong
Lutherancommunity.Hebecameawritermakingalivingasaradioshowhost.
Hisstylewaslight-heartedandhumorous.Internationallysyndicated,"APrairie
HomeCompanion(APHC),"hisweeklyliveradioshow,reachedmewhenIwas
studyingontheC...[阅读全文]
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D is for Dictionary: Introduction
(2019-12-15 11:32:48)
TheraincameearlythisyearandhadwetmostThanksgivinglongweekend.
Outsideitwascoldandmiserable.Indoors,however,Iwaselated
tofindanewproject:toreadthe2000+pagesofthefourtheditionofThe
AmericanHeritageDictionary.Ihaveswitchedtoappsandonlinedictionaries
formanyyearsonlytomakethisdiscovery.Itmademewonder:ifIhadbeenforced
toonlyusethisdictionary,wouldtherevelationstillcome?IsthattheTaoa...[阅读全文]
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The Goose (by Muriel Spark)
(2019-12-11 10:49:45)
DoyouwanttoknowwhyIamalivetoday?
Iwilltellyou.
Earlyon,duringthefood-shortage,
Someofusweremiraculouslypresented
Eachwithagoosethatlaidagoldenegg.
Myself,IkilledthecacklingthingandIateit.
Alas,manyandmanyoftheotherrecipients
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Chinatown (the movie)
(2019-12-07 14:52:42)
17yearsagoandafourth-yeargraduatestudent,Ilivedwithmywifeonthe
12thfloorofahigh-riseonariverbankandclosetotheUniversity.Oursnug
one-bedroomapartmentoversawaclusterofsmallbusinessesamongwhich
wasavideorentalplace(itwasgonewhenIvisitedtheplaceinAug2019).
MostofthefilmswereonVHSandIwouldoftenborrowacoupleonthe
weekends.AlthoughIswamwithaMastersclubregularly,Ihadn'tfullyappreci...[阅读全文]
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Self-Pity (by D. H. Lawrence)
(2019-12-04 20:04:08)
Ineversawawildthing
sorryforitself.
Asmallbirdwilldropfrozendeadfromabough
withouteverhavingfeltsorryforitself. [阅读全文]
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Turkey Trot 2019
(2019-11-30 16:57:34)
ThanksgivingDay,Linvitedmetorunthenextmorningwithhisfamilyascenic
10-milerinSanbornPark.Itwasonemonthshyoftheanniversaryofour2018
PriestRocktrailrun.Itwasveryrarethesedaysbut,asbeforethatrun,Ilost
sleepagain. Afterawhitenight,achillymorning.Iwaswearingrunningshortsanda
long-sleeveshirtunderneaththejeansandjacketbutuponarrivingatthetrail
headdecidedtokeeptheouterwearon.Itwasa...[阅读全文]
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Another Goal For The Old Me
(2019-11-23 12:19:13)
Thursday,IrereadPavel's2012articleaboutthedeadliftprogramofhisdad,
Vladimir,75yearsoldthen.Theguystartedattheage70andinfiveyears
progressedtolifting400lbsatthebodyweightof193lbs.
Whataninspiration! Contrastitwiththewisdomofmyoldtribe:人过四十天过午.Ihadnothingto
say.SoIchosetodosomething.Iwenttothegymandlifted265lbs,twice,
anotherpersonalrecord,adding20lbsintwoweeks....[阅读全文]
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There is no frigate like a book (by Emily Dickinson)
(2019-11-20 19:38:44)
ThereisnoFrigatelikeaBook
TotakeusLandsaway,
NoranyCourserslikeaPage
OfprancingPoetry.

ThisTraversemaythepooresttake
WithoutoppressofToll.
HowfrugalistheChariot
Thatbearsahumansoul. [阅读全文]
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