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(2024-03-10 17:22:39)
Sofar,I'vereadfourbooksfromthefamousChineseauthorwhowrotein
English.MidFeb,someonepostedintheonlineforum,MYSJ,ashortbioofHa
JinandthenextweekIfinished'Waiting,'Mr.Jin'sNationalBookAward
winningpiece.ItsbackdropissetinthenortheastChinaandIcoulddefinitely
relate.Idon'texactlylikethemaincharacters,somereviewscriticizedthem
as'wooden,'butthatwashowIremembered...[閱讀全文]
(2024-03-06 21:23:55)
Awell-knownauthorsaidthataboveacertainage,men'sheartshardenandthey
losetheabilitytocry.AsIwasfinishingreadingMalcolmX'sautobiography,a
molarwasactingup,whichmustexplainthefewtearsIcouldn'tholdbackat
thispassageintheepilogue:
Here--atthisfinalhour,inthisquietplace,Harlemhascometobid
farewelltooneofitsbrightesthopes--extinguishednow,andgonefromus
forever...
I...[閱讀全文]
(2024-03-02 08:25:44)
EricdroppedbyonFeb1andtaughtthesitdownreversefromtheturtleand
defenseoftheguilotine.Thatday,IlearnedsomemovesfromLance,atallwiry
bluebelt,afterbeingswepttryingtostandupintheguardtopass.Hetaught
mehisbutterflytricksafterhesweptmetwicewithit.
Jiu-jitsuishardasitallowsfullforceinsparring.Whenthefight-or-flight
instinctkicksin,onedoeseverythinginhispower.Theearlydays,themat
remin...[閱讀全文]
(2024-02-28 11:47:04)
Meaning:theconsequenceofthecircumstancesintowhichapersonisborn.
Forexample,aprincewillprobablyhaveadifferentlifetoapauperoran
InuittoaKalaharibushman.Thetermmayalsobeappliedtosomeinnatetalent
thatapersonhasbyvirtueoftheDNAtheyinheritedfromtheirparents.For
example,"LeBronJames'ssuccessatbasketballwas,inpart,duetotheaccident
ofbirthofgrowingto6feet,8inchestall".
...[閱讀全文]
(2024-02-23 10:11:36)
Ifeltsomethingdays,orevenacoupleofweeks,beforeFriFeb16butasmy
energywasgoodandheadcool,Itrainedasusual.Ihadcomeeverydayofthat
weekandrolledwithfiveguysinThu'sclass.Thegymwasclosedforseminar
onFridayjustastheflurampeduptowhereIneededabreak.
Theworstdaysofthefluwerelikeawalkinthepark,however,comparedwith
twoyearsago.IfeltabitweakandhadsorethroatonFriday,slightbodyache
onSat...[閱讀全文]
(2024-02-21 19:53:42)
OnFriday,TimgavemeElieWiesel'sbook"Night,"anassignmentinhis
highschoolHolocaustLiteratureclass."Tellmewhatyouthink."hesaid.
Inthespaceof120pages,theauthormanagedtopackafast-pacednarrationof
hisfamily'sandfellowJews'gruesomeordealsthroughNaziconcentrationcamps.
Theslimvolumetoldnumerousmacabretaleswithoutnumbingorboringthis
reader.
Ifini...[閱讀全文]
(2024-01-31 08:52:18)
2024kickedoffwithablast.Thefirstweek,IenjoyedtheshoulderlocktransitioningtoarmlockfromguardtaughtbyBrendaandthearm-dragfollowedwithheel-triptakedownfromAdam.Wetrainedtheflower-sweepandthesnap-downandusingittoinduceposturingupforthesingleordouble-leg.FranciscotoldmeIcoulddoano-gipapercutteronhimwhenIisolatedhisarmsfromcross-side.Icouldn'tbelieveitandheshowedme.Ipulledabackmusclewhendoingspin-to...[閱讀全文]
(2024-01-30 09:47:20)
Icheckedoutthefamoustome(Everyman'sLibraryedition)fromtheRoseGarden
libraryonMondayJan8,2024.Fallinginloveimmediatelywiththenarrative,I
didn'trushbutplannedtoenjoyoneortwochaptersaday.Atthatpace,I
wouldfinisharoundtheendofFeburary,Ithought.
Yetthestoryproceededatagoodclipandbyandbygrewonme.Ilaughedand
cried,justastheauthorintendedabout200yearsago,atthescenessketchedby
...[閱讀全文]
(2024-01-02 15:54:27)
Agooddietandregularphysicalexertionshavedonewonderstomyimmunesystemalthoughittookonedecade.Iusedtogetsicktwiceayearonaverage,evenaftersixmarathons.Butfor2023,forthefirsttimeinmylife,Ihavestayedmalady-free.IknewitwaspossiblebecauseofLuiswhostartedultrarunningat52andracedintohis60s,didn'tgetthebugsliketherestofusatwork.IthoughtitwashisgenesbuthereIam.BraggingcouldjinxitbutIdofeelverygoodaboutmys...[閱讀全文]
(2023-12-25 10:25:06)
Itfeltunrealthat10yearshavepassedsinceIdecidedtolivehealthyafter
beinginformedofthephysicalcheckresultswhenIturned40.Iwasthenfat,
sick,andnearlydead.Adecadelater,forthefirsttimeinmylife,Iwent
throughayearsickness-free.WhateverIdidin-between,Ididitforhealth.
Thefirststepwastoloseweight.Insixmonths,justbyeatingless([閱讀全文]
