Itishardtofindamoremundanewordthan"cow"buttheword"cowpea"wasnew
tome,alongwithtwousefulidioms"haveacow"and"tillthecowscomehome."
Thecrabseemstohavethereputationofanegativeattitudeandthewordtaints
someothersitpairswith,e.g.,crabstickandcrabbedbutthecrabcactiwere
elegantanditsblossomsbeautifulinmychildhoodmemories.
Coyotetheanimalisfamiliarbu...[
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Inthemiddleofwinter,ithit70degreesandfeltlikeatypicaldayinMay.
Whataworld!?Thebreezeandbrightsunwerewelcoming,however,as
westrolledtowardthelibrarytoreturnabook.
Timdidn'tconsiderHTMLalanguage."Itis[sic]codyediting"hesaid."Trytowrite
aprogramwithareallanguagetodotheediting,then."Isuggested.Buthewas
moreinterestedinliteratureandhistory,hetoldme."Great...[
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WhenIwassmall,momwenttoseeafortunetellerandbroughtbackmixednews.
Ihadagoodfuture,shewastold,butwouldbealatebloomer.Althoughnot
filthyrich,Iwoundn'tbelackingmoney.Last,Iwoulddieinaforeignland.
After40+years,Iwouldsaythattheforecastshavebeenlargelyaccurate.I
acedinschool,safe-landedinNorthAmerica,earnedanaboveaverageincome,
andmadeagoodliving.Thebloomerpartistobeseenbutatleast...[
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TimhadabigtesttodayandIwasnotallowednearhim.Whenagoodchunk
ofmydaycenteredonthekid,thiswastough.Therefore,IwasverythankfulthatI
couldspendtimeinotherrewardingways.Igotup,readafewentriesinthe
dictionary,devouredtwobananas,sippedoneglassofhotlemonwater,andwent
downMissionBlvd.
Theweatherreportsaiditwasthestartofawarmanddrystreak.ButIwas
greetedwithachillandagustasIgotoutof...[
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Timwashotatmysuggestionofchangestoourweeklymenu."Butthebeans
stay!"heinsisted.TheSausageandBeans(SalsiccieeFagioli)hadbecomea
staplesinceitsdiscoveryearly2020frommyfavoritecookbook.Fornew
inspirations,Iturnedtothesamesource,ItalianCookingForDummiesbyCesare
CasellaandJackBishop.
20yearsago,freshofftheboat,Itriedtomakeforeigndishesbymyselfand
the$20bookwasamajorc...[
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The48kgkettlebell,akathebeast,arrivedattheendofJunewhenIcould
barelydotwo-armswingsandonegobletsquatwithit.Intwomonths,I
progressedto3x3squats.Insixmonths,swingshavebecomeeasier(10reps
take15insteadof17seconds)andsquatsmuchlessintimidating.I'mableto
single-armswingthebeastbuthavenoplantoswitchtothatmoveuntilIcan
doitstrongly.Atpresent,Iworkwiththe48kgtwiceandwiththe40kgorth...[
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Ihaveadded10lbsoverthelastthreeyears,myweightmarchingunstoppably
towardthemid150s.Ifeelobligedtorationalize.
Early2018,IachievedtheSimplegoalwiththe70lbskettlebell.Inowswingandsquatwitha108lbsbell.Ninemilesused
tobeaweekendlongrunbutnowpartofaweekdaymorningroutine.Ihave
shavedhalfanhouroffmymarathontimeandrecentlyhavebeenabletorunup
MissionPeaktwiceinarow.Mywaistlinehasstayedthe...[
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Stopalltheclocks,cutoffthetelephone,
Preventthedogfrombarkingwithajuicybone,
Silencethepianosandwithmuffleddrum
Bringoutthecoffin,letthemournerscome.
Letaeroplanescirclemoaningoverhead
ScribblingontheskythemessageHeIsDead,
Putcrepebowsroundthewhitenecksofthepublicdoves,
Letthetrafficpolicemenwearblackcottongloves.
HewasmyNorth,mySouth,myEastandWest,
Myworkingweeka...[
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Afterafragmentedsleep,Igotupat4:20am,downedtwobananasandonejugof
water,headednorth,andarrivedearlyattheRodeoBeachtomeetLandhisson
S.Wehadn'truntogethersinceearlyApril.
Itwasdarkandthebigparkinglotwasalmostempty.Icouldseetheoutlines
ofthehillsononesideandhearthePacificontheother:endlesswaves
rushedtoshoremakingasoothingnoise.Dawncamequietlyandswiftly,however.
In20minuteso...[
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ItdrizzledonandoffalldaySaturdayandthenextmorningcameafewheavy
showers.MissionPeakmustbemuddyashellandafteroneglassofwaterand
threebananas,IwentonthegoodoldAlamedaCreekTrail.Ineededalongrun
toprepareforanevent.
61-year-youngLsigneduponaMarinHeadlands100milerearlyDecemberandI
wassupposedtopacehimatnight."Youwillgetadifferentperspective."he
promised.Nowthattheracewas...[
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