Sunday,Ifollowedthisrecipeandmademyfirstmayowith2eggyolks,1cupof
lightand1/8cupofextravirginoliveoil(inthatorder),2tspofDijon
mustard,and1tspofdistilledvinegar.Itwas,astheauthorsaid,adoddle.
Inthebeginning,aquarteroflightoliveoilin,itfeltliquidy.Asmoreoil
wasadded,themixturestayedthesameconsistency,andtowardtheend,however,
itactuallythickened.
Theresultwasbutteryandyu...[
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Wearenotinthebusinessofmartialarts.Weareinthebusinessofselling
confidence.--HelioGracie
TowardtheendofJune,finallythebugsseemedtoretreat.Irelaxedandrolled
easy,recoveredwell,andcouldsensemyprogress.Thatsecondstripe,IfeltI
haveearnedit.Sailinghomeonmye-bikeafterthenoonclassundertheclear
skyandwarmsun,Ifeltsoblessedandsometimessangoutloud:Halelujah!
Alightbulbwentonandsudde...[
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Ientertheturtlepositionalotandthetrap-and-roll(akaPeterson'sroll)is
oneofmygo-tomovesfromthere.Ithasbecomeovertimesecondnaturewhenever
Isensemyopponent'sarmonthefarside.OnceItrapthatarm,rarelytheycan
counter.Ithasgivenmemanyvictoriesonthemat.
Inthepastfewmonths,however,peopleinmygym(especiallyRichard)were
gettinggoodattakingmybackjustasIstartedtheroll.Itwasnotagood
fe...[
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InJune,IreadthreeofJamesClavell's"AsianSaga".
IpickedupNobleHousefromthelibrary'sfreebooksshelfearlierthisyear,a
heftyvolumeandwhatIneededafterhalfadozenshortfictionanthologies.I
enjoyeditoverallandparticularlysomedialoguesbetweenCaseytheAmerican
businesswomanandthewriterPeterMarlowe,e.g.,
"WhatDOyouknowaboutme?"
"Lots."Againthefaint,easy...[
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I'dencourageeveryonetorunamarathon,fortheinvaluablelessonsitteaches.
Onecandashfor100m,200m,400m,butnot26.2miles.Thatdistancechallenges
notjustone'sendurancebutmoretheirattitudeandapproach.One'smind
switchesfromobsessingwithwhat'swithoutlikethefinishlinetofocusingon
theperfectionofeachstride,e.g.,tomakingthegaitmoreefficientorthelanding
lesspainful.Andtheparadigm...[
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Lastmonth,ImadethecrushingdiscoverythatJiu-jitsudoesn'tshieldme
frombugs.Infact,itmightgivethemmorechances.IntoMay,Ihadtrainedfour
daysaweeksincerecoveringfromabackinjuryandthejoyhadn'tlasteda
month!Overall,sincefall2024,Ifellsickaboutfourtimes.
Comparethatrecordto2023whenIsailedthroughonewholeyearuntouched.Itmade
memissrunning.Ididnotrunin2023either,butsurewasmoreactive...[
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IfeltgreatonMay6.Iescapedeveryoneoftheir(JustinandCaptainMike)
north-southkimuraattemptswithatechniquelearnedfromHenry'svideos.Ilater
toldthemwhatIdidandtheyallhadanah-hamoment.IdidIminarifirston
Mikethecopandfinishedhimwithdouble-troubleandsecondontheCaptainMike
buthecrowdedmeandIcouldn'tfinishhim.
May5Machineshowedthesingle-legXguardincludingitsentryanditsmain
sweep...[
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杨慎
滚滚长江东逝水，浪花淘尽英雄。是非成败转头空。青山依旧在，几度夕阳红。
白发渔樵江渚上，惯看秋月春风。一壶浊酒喜相逢。古今多少事，都付笑谈中。
TherollingYangziwatersfadetotheeast,carryingwiththemallheroes.
Right,wrong,win,orlosscrumblesintomerevanityatahead-turn.
Onlythegree...[
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DarrenpuncturedmyballoonwhenhesaidthatolderpeopleheldontowaterwhenIwastryingtoconvincemyselfthatmyweightgainwasallmuscle.Iendedupgettingmorestrictwithdiet.MyfriendAndreasgavemetwostrongrubberbands.Ihaven'tusedthemregularlyforstrengtheningmyhooksbuttheyhelpedmestreching.IcouldcomfortablyrestinAsiansquatnow.Startingmid-april,Ihurtmylowerbacktwice,firstwhentryingtoelevatemyopponenttodoahalf-guard...[
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APAD:Nomorecakesandale?
Meaning:
"Cakesandale"aresynonymouswiththegoodlife,like"beerandskittles."
Background:
Thewordcakeisoftenusedasasametaphorfor`agoodthing'-asin`take
thecake'forexample.Thefirstuseofcakesandalewiththatallusionis
Shakespeare'sTwelfthNight,1602:
SIRTOBYBELCH:
Outo'tune,sir:yelie.Artanymorethanasteward?Dostthouthink,...[
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