Yesterdayinthedictionary,Icameuponfourimpressivewordsandphrases.The
firstthreewerenotexactlynew.ButasIrealizedforawhilethattruthhas
layers,Iwentawaywithadeeperunderstanding.Last,thevirtuesaccordingto
classicWesternphilosophywerestrikingincontrasttosomeoftheEastern.
IhavelongforgottenwhatIlearnedfromhigh-schoolchemistry.Inreal-life,
allIknowaboutcarbonisthatthediamondisafreeformo...[閱讀全文]
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For Tim.
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(2020-09-13 14:20:31)
(2020-09-07 20:06:54)
Sat,TimandIvisitedtheMarinHeadlands.AtGoldenGateBridge'snorth
end,ittookusawhiletofindtheunderpassthatledtotheSCAtrailon
thewestside.Upwardtotheleft,theConzelmanroadtookustoBattery
Spencer,aplacewhichusedtohostheavyguns.Itofferedastunningviewof
thebridgefromahigherelevationthanthepopularvistapoint.Itwasamazing
thatwefounditafterlivingnearbyfor13years.WealsohikedtheSCAit...[閱讀全文]
(2020-08-30 18:34:18)
MissionPeakstillclosed,IdrovedowntoNewAlmadenforthesecondweek.
Today'splanwastorunfromtheHaciendaentranceoftheQuicksilverparkto
PriestRockattheSierraAzulPreserve,partoftheQS100route.Insteadofthe
two33ozbottles,Ifilledupthe1.5Lwaterbladderinthehydrationpackto
seethedifference.Iwouldneedfuelandslippedintothebagacanofsardines. Oneadditionalgoal,besidesfinishingandthesameast...[閱讀全文]
(2020-08-25 12:52:19)
TheplanwastoreadonepageadayandIhadbeen10pagesbehindschedule
(260pages).Forthepasttwomonths,workhadbeenintenseandIhadalsoramped
uprunning,eachtakingabigchunkoftime.Interestingly,Ifeltneithertheurgency
forkeepingupnorthefrustrationforlackingprogressonthedictionaryfront.Istill
readandenjoyedeverydaywhatIcould. Anotherproblemstartedtobotherme,however,asthewordsIreadIquicklyforgot.閱讀全文]
(260pages).Forthepasttwomonths,workhadbeenintenseandIhadalsoramped
uprunning,eachtakingabigchunkoftime.Interestingly,Ifeltneithertheurgency
forkeepingupnorthefrustrationforlackingprogressonthedictionaryfront.Istill
readandenjoyedeverydaywhatIcould. Anotherproblemstartedtobotherme,however,asthewordsIreadIquicklyforgot.
(2020-08-23 20:01:32)
Satnightwassleeplessanditwasnotbecauseofthehotandsmokyair.I
couldn'tkeeptomorrow'slongrunoffmymind.Lastweekend'slightningstorm
setofffiresallaroundtheBayAreaandamidtheensuingdamage,manyeastbay
parkswereclosed.SittingrightattheedgeoftheburningSunolWilderness,
MissionPeakwasoneofthevictims.Ineededtofindanothertrailtorun. Lastweek,itwasagainonebookfromMichaelPollant...[閱讀全文]
(2020-08-16 19:02:26)
Everysummer,therehavetobeafewhotdayswithtemperaturesinthehigh90s,
whentheygive"ExcessiveHeatWarnings,"butitalmostneverrains.Idon't
rememberawarmnightturningintoastormymorningsinceIcametotheBay
Area.ThatwaswhathappenedSatnight,however.Theheatkeptmefromsleeping
forthefirsthalfandthunderswokemeupearlymorning.Icheckedemail,
pushedameetingtotheevening,filleduptwo28ozbo...[閱讀全文]
whentheygive"ExcessiveHeatWarnings,"butitalmostneverrains.Idon't
rememberawarmnightturningintoastormymorningsinceIcametotheBay
Area.ThatwaswhathappenedSatnight,however.Theheatkeptmefromsleeping
forthefirsthalfandthunderswokemeupearlymorning.Icheckedemail,
pushedameetingtotheevening,filleduptwo28ozbo...[閱讀全文]
(2020-08-10 10:38:40)
Forthepasttwoweeks,Iraneverydayandtotaledover80miles.Itwas
inspiredbytherunnersIknow:myfriendLwhoruns50mileseveryweek,
Murakamiransixmilesaday,andthe2010WS100runnersfeaturedinthe
UNBREAKABLEfilm.Myownrace,10weeksfromnow,wascanceledbutIstill
wantedtoseewhatitfeltliketogooutandruneverysingleday. ItwasnotashardasIfeared.Fourdaysoftheweek,weight-liftingwouldwarm
meupwellandrunni...[閱讀全文]
inspiredbytherunnersIknow:myfriendLwhoruns50mileseveryweek,
Murakamiransixmilesaday,andthe2010WS100runnersfeaturedinthe
UNBREAKABLEfilm.Myownrace,10weeksfromnow,wascanceledbutIstill
wantedtoseewhatitfeltliketogooutandruneverysingleday. ItwasnotashardasIfeared.Fourdaysoftheweek,weight-liftingwouldwarm
meupwellandrunni...[閱讀全文]
(2020-08-01 11:13:54)
ItwasahotdaytowardtheendofJune2010andonthecourseoftheWestern
States100MilesEnduranceRunfromSquawValleyinLakeTahoetoAuburn,CA.
Thedefendingchampionwasstrugglingwithinjurieswhilethethreeleadersof
thepackwerevyingforthetitle.GeoffRoes,theAlaskanchef,didnotfeelhimself
beforethesecondhalfandfellbehindformorethan15minandthe22-year-old
Spaniard,KilianJornet,laydowninpainandfatigueafte...[閱讀全文]
States100MilesEnduranceRunfromSquawValleyinLakeTahoetoAuburn,CA.
Thedefendingchampionwasstrugglingwithinjurieswhilethethreeleadersof
thepackwerevyingforthetitle.GeoffRoes,theAlaskanchef,didnotfeelhimself
beforethesecondhalfandfellbehindformorethan15minandthe22-year-old
Spaniard,KilianJornet,laydowninpainandfatigueafte...[閱讀全文]
(2020-07-17 13:32:30)
Imetthesewordsononepage(225)inmydictionaryandfeltaneedtowrite
somethingaboutthemastheyallsoundexoticallydelicious. Thefirsttwoarenamesofsausages."bratwurst"referstoapork(brat)
sausage(wurst),and"Braunschweiger"isliversausagederivedfromthenameofa
placeBraunschweiger(Brunswick).Thethirdword,brawn,hasthesenseof
headcheese,anmialheadmeatsinaspic.InnorthernChina,w...[閱讀全文]
somethingaboutthemastheyallsoundexoticallydelicious. Thefirsttwoarenamesofsausages."bratwurst"referstoapork(brat)
sausage(wurst),and"Braunschweiger"isliversausagederivedfromthenameofa
placeBraunschweiger(Brunswick).Thethirdword,brawn,hasthesenseof
headcheese,anmialheadmeatsinaspic.InnorthernChina,w...[閱讀全文]
(2020-07-16 11:24:49)
"Dad,wearerunningoutofquinoa.CanImakebrownriceinstead?"
"Sure.Doyouknowhow?"
"Pieceofcake."
Irecentlystartedtoaskhimtousetherice-cooker,twiceaweek,aspart
ofhiseducation.Timalreadysuccessfullymadequinoaafewtimesandwas
confidenttotryhishandsonbrownrice.Theresultthatdaywasmiserable,
however:itwasrock-hard. "Howmuchwaterdidyouputinthere?"...[閱讀全文]
ofhiseducation.Timalreadysuccessfullymadequinoaafewtimesandwas
confidenttotryhishandsonbrownrice.Theresultthatdaywasmiserable,
however:itwasrock-hard. "Howmuchwaterdidyouputinthere?"...[閱讀全文]
