Theworldhasbecomeincreasinglysensational.Itmightfitthegrandschemeof
thingswhereinnocenthumansfallintoanelaboratelycraftedtrap.Ormaybeit
isourowndoingandexpectationallalong.Thenewsisusuallybad,andifnot
outrightso,itislikelytobeominousandworrisome.Theragingpandemicneverfails
tograbtheheadlines,theeconomyisfaltering,andtheriskforWWIIIislooming.
Theskyseemsalwaysabouttofall.
Whi...[
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Thisweekend,myfriendLflewtoArizonafortheJavelina100-Milerace.Hewas
addictedtotheecstasyrunningthroughdarknesstogreetthesunriseandcross
thefinishline.Thisyear,inspiteofthepandemicwhichledtomanyeventsbeing
cancelledorputoff,the60-year-oldhasfinishedtwo100Kmandfour100Mi
races.Whataninspiration!
Icouldimaginethethrillandeuphoriaattheendofalongdarkadventurebut
arguedthatoneneeded...[
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Itisknownthatregularexercises,necessaryastheyare,areonlyapartial
answertotheaccumulativeharmfromlong-timesitting.Ifeelhorriblegetting
upfromthechairaftersittingtwoorthreehoursstraightwhichisusualfor
aprogrammer.Thefirstfewsteps,myfeetandespeciallytherightfootwould
gothroughanadjustment.Thelegswouldneedtwoorthreesecondstoget
backingear.AgingmustplayaroleherebecauseIneverremember...[
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Youcanliveyourlifeontheedgeofyourseat
Youcantakeyourplacedownoneasystreet
Orjustloseyourmind
Overthingsonlymoneycanbuy
Butit'safactoflifenomatterwhatyoudo
Everystakeyouclaim,everydreamcometrue
Downdeepinside,thesekindathingsneversatisfy
Oh,loveisthepreciousthing
Setyoufreeandgiveyourheartthewingstofly
Loveisthelivingdream
Callin'yourname
Tellin...[
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MytrainingcametoascreechinghaltonWedOct14.Iwokeupwithaslight
feverandtowardtheendoftheday,theupperleftjawswelledandmyheadfelt
hotandmuddy.Mybodywasflashingafamiliarredlight(itwouldbecalled
上火intraditionalChinesemedicine).Thesymptomsremindedofavirusattack
andIeventhoughtofCovid.Itwouldhelpmeunderstandbylookingbackand
observingtheeventsthathadledtothisonslaughtasIsawitassomethi...[
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Wed10:02am,oneglanceoverthemeetinginvitationthatjustarrivedatmy
inboxtoldmesomethingwashappening.Itwasfromtheengineeringheadtomy
teambutSandeep(ourmanager)wasnotinvited.Withinanhour,wewereshocked
tolearnthathewasletgo."Hispositionwasterminated"wastheofficialline
thatIsqueezedoutoftheVP.
SandeepcamefromtheQA(QualityAssurance)departmenttotakeoveraftermy
managerlefttw...[
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Watchingwhatsomecalledthemostimportantvicepresidentialdebatein
history,Iwasstruckbytheeaseandeloquenceofbothcandidates.
"Youareentitledtoyouropinionsbutnottoyourfacts,"calmlyunleashed,
scoredarhetoricbullseyeasiffromamastersniper.Apoliticalvet,facing
icychargeswrappedincattyquestions,theVicePresidentcarriedhimself
admirably.Hestatedhisunflappablepoints,sometimesunrelat...[
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Ihavefoundthatparsleyisanobleplant.Sincethestore-boughtflat-leaf
seedlingwastransferedtoabiggerpot,ithasbeengivingmeunfailinglyone
freshbundleperweekformypasta.Itslushleavescreatedshadewhichkept
thesoilmoistduringthehotsummeranditneverattractedpests.Asparsley
isaperennial,Ilookforwardtomanymoreharvests.Mydoctorfriendsang
highpraisesoftheherbandurgedmetoadditwhenjuicing.Todothat...[
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IrecoveredonlyslowlyfromthelongruntwoweeksagoandlastWednesday
wastheworst.Ifeltlackofenergyandwantedtodonothing.Aroundthis
timeoftheyear,Iusedtoflybacktostaywithdad,meetingpeople,enjoying
thefall,andfeastingonpeanutsandgrapes.NowthatdadwasnomoreandCovid
madetravelhard,Ineverfeltsolonely.Ishouldhavebeenthankful,forsomany
things,butitwaswhatitwas.Foracoupleofhours,IthoughtIwasdep...[
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Lastweek,IskippedrunningfromTuetoSattoavoidbadairandtorecover
fromtheLaborDaylongrunwhereIfeltpunishedmorebythe100-degreeheat
thanthe27.2-miledistance.Meanwhile,Ikeptstretchingcalvesandliftingweights.
Inparallel,Iwastryingtostayawayfromcoffee.Afterthreeweeks,however,
myabnegationhadnotbroughtmuchbettersleep.Iwasalittledisheartened.I
needtoinvestigatemore.Itistimetore-listento&qu...[
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