Choose Strong
For Tim.
博文
(2021-06-20 08:42:20)
20yearsagowhenIfirstcametothewest,againsttheculturalandlanguage
barrierIfeltdeafanddumb.Eachtinyinteractionwiththeoutsideremindedme
ofthehopelessnessofthesituation.Daily,deepdoubtsaboutthefuturevexed
me.Lookingback,however,itwasn'tthatbad.Foronething,itkeptmefrom
wastingtimeinfrontoftheTV.
Ofcourse,IhavereadanddonemyshareofWeb-surfingandmovie-watching.
UnliketheTVorevenra...[阅读全文]
(2021-06-12 11:55:37)
Bill'snewhobby,copyingafull-sizeddictionarywordforword,hasbeenmet
withfirstcuriosityandthenridiculefromhisbetterhalf.Toher,Billis
losingsightofhiscareer."Whatifyouliveto100andknoweverywordunder
thesun,butrunoutofmoneybeforeyoudie?"Amysometimeswouldmock.Inher
mind,runningoutofmoney,anytime,isabsolutelytheworstthingthatcould
happenandtimeisbestinvestedinone'strade.
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(2021-06-10 17:39:17)
IsawaclipafewweeksagowhereanAsian(John)waspummelledbyablack
guy(Tyrone)onaNewYorksubwaytrain.Tyronewasfitandabout3inchestaller
andJohnwasnomatch.AsJohngaveupfightingandturnedaway,protectinghis
headwithhishands,TyronethrewhisrightarmaroundJohn'sneckandputhim
tosleepwitharearnakedchoke.TyronemightknowsomeJiu-Jitsu,itoccrredto
meatthetime.
JohncouldnotturntofaceTyronetobreak...[阅读全文]
(2021-06-06 08:39:32)
Satmorning,ruckingbackfromdowntownLosAltos,westoppedattheDeMartini Orchard,afarmers-marketstylegrocerystore,andcameawayawed.Itboasteda fewexoticfoods,includingporcini,morel,andtrufflesandbuffalomilkand thiswasthefirsttimewesawfreshfiddleheadsinastore,fetching$30/lb. Justfivedaysago,IpaidfourbucksatanearbyKoreanstorefora2lbpack ofpresoakedfernbrake. Meanwhile,halfaglobeawa...[阅读全文]
(2021-05-31 09:28:03)
Thumorningandafteragoodrest,theheatandpainvanishedandmymindturned
clear.Isailedthroughstrengthdrillswithastrongfinish.Alingeringpain
underthecheekboneabovetherightuppermolarsremindedme,however,thatit
wasnotover.
Thepastweekfeltlikeadecade.OntheeveningofThuMay20myrightface
startedtobulgeundertheeyeandalmostdoubledinsizeovernight.Thingsdid
notimprovethenext24hoursandtheuppergum...[阅读全文]
(2021-05-26 10:01:31)
Norton:
ThisisMr.Hadley,captainoftheguards.
IamMr.Norton,thewarden.
_You_areconvictedfelonsand
thatiswhytheysentyoutome.
Rulenumberone:noblasphamy.
IwillnothavetheLord'sname
takeninvaininmyprison.
Theotherrulesyou'llfigureout
asyougoalong.Anyquestions?
Con:
Whendoweeat?
Hadley:
YOUEATWHENWESAYYOUEAT!
YOUSHITWHENWESAYYOUSHIT!
YOUPISSWHENW...[阅读全文]
(2021-05-23 16:40:22)
SinceMarch,Iwasplaguedbyanadductorpainself-diagnosed(withhelpfrommy
friendL)asabdominaltendinopathy.IskippedaraceinMayandwasdownon
running,squating,andevensuryanamaskar.FromwhatIread,I'dbetterlet
timeworkitsmagic.TheChinesefolkwisdomsaysitcouldtakemorethanthree
months.Twomonthspassedanditshowednosignofrelenting.
Itwasparticularlyfrustratingtomebecause,inthewakeofdailystreet
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(2021-05-14 08:41:27)
"Thosesoldierswhoarenotwillingtobeageneralarenotgoodsoldiers."
--Napoleon
Indifferenttotheon-goingpandemic,Billisgrowingolderlikeeveryoneelse.
Thesedays,hefindshimselfpreferthingsthewaytheyareinsteadofhoping
forchange.Afterall,he'sspentthefirsthalfofhislifelearninglessons
andwantedtoholdontowhat'slearnedforawhile.
Threemonthsago,theDMVurgedhimtoupgra...[阅读全文]
(2021-05-10 08:37:05)
[Afewvideosofreal-lifeviolencewereinstructivetome.Onewaswhena
refereeflooredafighterwithaslickbackkickafterjudo-throwinghiscoach
whojumpedintheringandinsultedandspittedattheumpire.Anotherwaswhen
aGracieshotinhead-firstforaclinch,asignaturemoveinGracieJiu-Jitsu,
atthestartofafight.ThelastcameonMay1,whenEvan,ateenagebasketball
playerfortheSouthBaySnipers,gotanastypunchasheturnedtoface...[阅读全文]
(2021-05-08 07:26:23)
LastMay,Iboughtagardensagetoseeifitcouldpayforitselfasan
essentialingredientinourbeandish.Theten-leafseedlinghassinceturned
intoanaromaticsilver-greenbushofdozensofup-shootingbranchesthriving
ina10galpot.Ithasyieldedover1000leaves,mostofwhichhavebeendried
andstoredup.AccordingtotheWeb,theculinarysagehasthreetofouryears
ofhighproductivity.SoI'mexpectingthetotalharvesttotop8000lea...[阅读全文]
