Attheheightofthepandemic,someclownsspreadtherumorthattheUSArmy
athletesbroughtthevirustoWuHanlastOct.Then,astonishingly,aspeakerforthe
ChinesegovernmenttweeteditandaskedtheUSforexplanantion.IftheChinese
gov.hadevidence,whynotpresentit?Iftheyhadnotwhydidn'ttheyshutup?Do
theyseriouslyneedascapegoatatthisjuncture?Beforeanythingjellswithregard
tothetruecauseofthevirusandasthedi...[閱讀全文]
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(2020-03-21 20:19:47)
(2020-03-14 18:32:25)
Therunstartedaround7:45amwhenIjoinedL&SatthePriestRocktrailhead.
Theyhadalreadydoneoneloop(10milesintheshapeofthefigure8).Lhadone
andSfourmoretogo.TheMarinUltraChallengetodaywascancelledandSwas
goingtorunthesamedistancewithmoreelevationhere. Itwaschilly,windy,cloudy,andsupposedtorain.Iranintosmalldarkred
lizardsoften.TheyappearedfrozeninthemiddleoftheroadasIapproached
(2020-03-10 15:31:49)
IfirstranwithLtwoyearsagoatPriestRock.Wedid10milesthatdayandI
wastoastedatthefinish,unabletokeepupinthedownhillrace.Sincethen,I
haverunwithhimacoupleoftimesonMissionPeak,andwedida50kmwhere
hebeatmebyonehour. Sundaymorning,westartedattheMcAbeeentranceoftheQuickSilverparkand
did13milesinthehills.RunningbesideL,Icouldcompareourstylesand
especiallycadence.Minewasmuchhigherbothuph...[閱讀全文]
haverunwithhimacoupleoftimesonMissionPeak,andwedida50kmwhere
hebeatmebyonehour. Sundaymorning,westartedattheMcAbeeentranceoftheQuickSilverparkand
did13milesinthehills.RunningbesideL,Icouldcompareourstylesand
especiallycadence.Minewasmuchhigherbothuph...[閱讀全文]
(2020-03-05 15:35:49)
Themorningstartedwiththepersonalbadnewsthatdad'sconditionwent
downhillandthegeneralbadnewsofthespreadofthecoronavirus.Withteary
eyesfromallergy,IsneezedagooddealbeforeheadingoutforMissionPeak. TodaywascoolerandlesswindythanSaturday.Istartedascendingfromthe
Ohlonesideat8:50am,reachedthesummitat10:00am,arrivedattheSandyWool
lakeat11:15am,tookarest,camebackonthepeakat1:08pm...[閱讀全文]
(2020-03-03 16:08:46)
(2020-02-29 10:33:34)
Timwenttothisyear'sUSOpenMusicCompetitionandgrabbedonefirstand
onefourthplace.Itsoundslikebragging,butIsincerelywishedhehadwon
nothingwhichcouldleadtoquitingpianoandfreeinguptimeforphysicalactivities.
ItoldhimIdidnotlikethesecompetitionsbecauseonehadtobejudgedby
others.Ihatedexpertsandwouldratherdosomethinglikeliftingweightswhere
therewouldbenopitypoints,indulgences,ora...[閱讀全文]
(2020-02-22 17:43:43)
Dadwashospitalizedagain,thistimeforstomachpainwhichlaterwasdiagnosed
assomeinflamationinthepancreas.Inadditiontohimself,theZhaosandmy
cousinhadtoriskthecoronavirus.Idon'tknowwhenIcangobackwiththe
plagueragingovertheland.Thehelplessnessofthesituationremindedmeofmy
friendFausto. AMexicanAmerican,myformerneighborFaustoGarciawasaconstructionlaborer.
Hewelcomedustotheneighbor...[閱讀全文]
assomeinflamationinthepancreas.Inadditiontohimself,theZhaosandmy
cousinhadtoriskthecoronavirus.Idon'tknowwhenIcangobackwiththe
plagueragingovertheland.Thehelplessnessofthesituationremindedmeofmy
friendFausto. AMexicanAmerican,myformerneighborFaustoGarciawasaconstructionlaborer.
Hewelcomedustotheneighbor...[閱讀全文]
(2020-02-16 11:58:47)
ItookJan'slastthreeweeksoffandvisiteddadfrom21to31.Oncearrived,I
hadtwodaystomovearoundfreelyintownbeforebeingboxedinfortherestof
thevacationduetotheNCP(NovelCoronavirusPneumonia).Withnotmuchelseto
do,Imadegoodprogresswiththedictionary.BythetimeIcameback,Iwastwo
pagesaheadofschedule. Whilemakingalistoutofthe31pagesofnotesonFeb10,itstruckmethatI
shouldnotforceprogress.Var...[閱讀全文]
hadtwodaystomovearoundfreelyintownbeforebeingboxedinfortherestof
thevacationduetotheNCP(NovelCoronavirusPneumonia).Withnotmuchelseto
do,Imadegoodprogresswiththedictionary.BythetimeIcameback,Iwastwo
pagesaheadofschedule. Whilemakingalistoutofthe31pagesofnotesonFeb10,itstruckmethatI
shouldnotforceprogress.Var...[閱讀全文]
(2020-02-15 12:42:16)
FeburarystartedwithachillbutIwasprepared.AmongthesuppliesthatI
broughtbacktotheoldhouseforthenexttwoweekswerefiveone-lbcanisters
ofpropane.Fouryearsago,IboughtaportableMr.Heaterformywifewho
neededextrawarmthforafewdayseachwinter.Itwassimpletouseandworked
wellbutshetreatedthe16ozfuelcontainersasiftheywerebombsthatwould
explodeanytimewithoutwarning.Sheswitchedtoanelectricheateran...[閱讀全文]
broughtbacktotheoldhouseforthenexttwoweekswerefiveone-lbcanisters
ofpropane.Fouryearsago,IboughtaportableMr.Heaterformywifewho
neededextrawarmthforafewdayseachwinter.Itwassimpletouseandworked
wellbutshetreatedthe16ozfuelcontainersasiftheywerebombsthatwould
explodeanytimewithoutwarning.Sheswitchedtoanelectricheateran...[閱讀全文]
(2020-02-09 09:24:17)
Mycousinmetmeattheairportwearingamaskandhandedmeonerightaway:
"It'snotforthePM2.5.It'sthevirus."HelookedseriousasIwascavalier.
WuhanwastoofarawayinmymindandIthoughtpeopleupnorthwereover-
reacting.Ididn'tstarttopayattentionuntilthenextafternoonwhenMr.
Zhaobrokethenewsthatcheckpointsweresetupatanearbyvillagewheretwo
laborersreturningfromHubeiwereshowingsympt...[閱讀全文]
"It'snotforthePM2.5.It'sthevirus."HelookedseriousasIwascavalier.
WuhanwastoofarawayinmymindandIthoughtpeopleupnorthwereover-
reacting.Ididn'tstarttopayattentionuntilthenextafternoonwhenMr.
Zhaobrokethenewsthatcheckpointsweresetupatanearbyvillagewheretwo
laborersreturningfromHubeiwereshowingsympt...[閱讀全文]
