Choose Strong
For Tim.
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(2021-04-10 07:20:08)
Itwasthattimeoftheyearwhen,inmyhometownacrosstheglobe,thewindhad
runoutofitsbitterness,thetreeshadwokenupfromtheirlongdrabsleep,
androwsandrowsofwinterwheathadburstedoutofthethawingland.Forthe
people,itwasatimetoponderonlife'sinevitablesandtovisitancestors'
restingplaces.I,however,hadn'tsteppedinmyfamilygraveyardforthreeyears.
AnoldercousinwentonSundayandsentpictures...[閱讀全文]
(2021-04-08 10:02:47)
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Idon'thatetaxidrivers.
Idon'thateanybody.
Theworldisfartooconfusingaplacetohateanybody.
Idon'tevenhatethatclownatthebankwhotellsmeIcan'tcashmycheckfor10days.
Orthatjerkatthesupermarket.
Orthoseidiotsonthesubway.
Orthesegeniuseswhobrokeupthephonecompany.
Ortrendsetters.
Idon'thatetrendsetters.
Peoplewhotelluswhatis"hot"andwhatis&qu...[閱讀全文]
(2021-04-05 09:00:39)
AmongthefewmoviesthatIkeptreturningtowasthe1982"Gandhi."Itmademe
reflectoftenonhownonviolencehadtakenbystormaworldthatusedtoaccept
nothingbutaneyeforaneye."You'vegiventhemawaytofight."saidKhanto
GandhiwhentheywereprisonedfordefyinganunjustBritishlaw.Itturnedout,
hiswayoffightinghadsincespreadlikeakillerapp.
IntheAmericanCivilRightsMovement,e.g.,MalcolmXan...[閱讀全文]
(2021-04-02 11:22:06)
PeoplewhosefirstlanguageisnotChinesemightfindthetweets(takenfrom thispostfromWXC)confusing,asTimdid."TheRelevantOrgans"seemedtohave ahardtimedecipheringthelogic,althoughhe/shemightalsobefacetious. Astheoriginalpostexplained,"ChineseEmbassyinIreland"triedto defendChina'sso-called"wolfwarriordiplomacy."Butitalsotriedtoavoid appearingweak,a...[閱讀全文]
(2021-04-02 09:29:53)
Sincetakinguprunningaboutsixyearsago(interruptedbyatwo-yearstintin
martialarts),Ihaveachievedlittletobragabout.Mylastmarathon(2019)
tookaroundfourhoursandIhaveneverrunlongerthan30milesontrails.I
realizedthatwhatIhavegainedwasexperience,especiallyininjuries.
AmuscleattherightinnerthighstartedtohurtearlyMar,enoughtomakeme
grimacebutnotscream,duringsquats,gettingup,orwiththerightle...[閱讀全文]
(2021-03-29 12:01:11)
"Peoplequestionmypatriotism.
ThatIdon'tlookAmericanenough.
Theycannotgetoverthisface.
Iwanttoshowyousomething.
Iwanttotellyou.
BecauseI'mnotafraid.
Idon'thavetoliveinfear,intimidation,orinsults.
I'm69yearsold.
AndI'mgoingtoshowyouwhatpatriotism,
thequestionsaboutpatriotism,
lookslike."
Withthat,LeeWong,ArmyveteranandTrustee...[閱讀全文]
(2021-03-28 08:50:11)
Timrecentlyshowedinterestsinmakingmoneyfromstocksandthatwasthetopic
duringthisSat'shike.Inlessthananhour,wecameupwithfivemodels.
ThefirstwasForest'sstyle,referingtoForestGump'ssuccessinbuyinginto
the"fruitcompany,"akaAppleComputer.TimtoldmeabouthowShaqO'Nealgot
atipfromhisbaby-sittertobuyGoogleearlyon.Webothagreedthatthese
wereinsanelyluckycasesonthesam...[閱讀全文]
(2021-03-25 08:59:40)
IheardoftheideabeforeandagainonWedfromJocko.Whenhewasateenager,
hethoughtthatascaryangryfacewaspower."Youcanloseyourtemperand
suddenlyyouseemtohavesomeextrastrength."herememberedthinking"IfIcan
gettheragethinggoingandpeopleareafraidofme,that'sapositivething."
IwouldhavewholeheartedlyagreedwhenIwasakid.Igrewupneverbeing
taughtexplicitlythatangerwasweakness...[閱讀全文]
(2021-03-21 10:20:54)
Afternearlysixmonthsofwaiting,TimwaselatedwhenthenewscamelateFri
afternoonthathewasacceptedatB,aprepschool."Ineversawmomthis
happy."hetoldmeonourweeklyhikethenextmorning."Well.That'swhatthis
isallabout,isn'tit?"Isaid.
Idon'tknowifthisappliestoothersbutthreegenerationsofboysinour
familyhaveallworkedhardtopleasetheirmoms.Inspiteofalatestartanda
c...[閱讀全文]
(2021-03-17 09:40:18)
...Hehathdisgracedme,andhinderedmehalfamillion;laughedatmylosses,
mockedatmygains,scornedmynation,thwartedmybargains,cooledmyfriends,
heatedmineenemies;andwhat'shisreason?IamaJew. HathnotaJeweyes?hathnotaJewhands,organs,dimensions,senses,
affections,passions?fedwiththesamefood,hurtwiththesameweapons,
subjecttothesamediseases,healedbythesamemeans,warmedandcooledby
thesame...[閱讀全文]
mockedatmygains,scornedmynation,thwartedmybargains,cooledmyfriends,
heatedmineenemies;andwhat'shisreason?IamaJew. HathnotaJeweyes?hathnotaJewhands,organs,dimensions,senses,
affections,passions?fedwiththesamefood,hurtwiththesameweapons,
subjecttothesamediseases,healedbythesamemeans,warmedandcooledby
thesame...[閱讀全文]
