TheonlysciencefictionIreadsofarwasanadolescent'sversionofH.G.
Wells's'WaroftheWorlds.'Notveryimpressed.Ienjoysomemoviesofthe
genre,though,e.g.,theAlienfranchiseandTheMatrix.Infact,Ilikedthe
scriptsofthelattersomuchthatIcoulddoanimpressionofAgentSmith.
SowhenanewfriendhighlyendorsedworksbyMr.LiuCixin,Iwasintrigued.
Later,Irememberedthatmynephewravedabout"TheT...[閱讀全文]
Choose Strong
For Tim.
博文
(2019-12-24 12:51:19)
(2019-12-22 11:11:47)
Todefyflu(oranyothermalady)withdiet,exercise,andcoldshowerswasthe
dream(ormaybeillusionisabetterwordhere)thatIhavedeliberatedlychased.
Iseemtohavemadeprogressasmyphysicalconditionimproves.Iusedtoget
sickmultipletimesannuallybutonlycamedowntwiceayearrecently.Infact,
accordingtorecord,Ihadbeenluckyforthepast15months. Tuesdaynight,mythroatfeltdryanddrinkingwaterdidn'thelp.Thatm...[閱讀全文]
dream(ormaybeillusionisabetterwordhere)thatIhavedeliberatedlychased.
Iseemtohavemadeprogressasmyphysicalconditionimproves.Iusedtoget
sickmultipletimesannuallybutonlycamedowntwiceayearrecently.Infact,
accordingtorecord,Ihadbeenluckyforthepast15months. Tuesdaynight,mythroatfeltdryanddrinkingwaterdidn'thelp.Thatm...[閱讀全文]
(2019-12-19 18:10:01)
Don'tjustsayyouhavereadbooks.
Showthatthroughthemyouhavelearnedtothinkbetter,
tobeamorediscriminatingandreflectiveperson.
Booksarethetrainingweightsofthemind.
Theyareveryhelpful,butitwouldbeabadmistake
tosupposethatonehasmadeprogress
simplybyhavinginternalizedtheircontents.
不要說你讀了書。
向我們展示通過讀書你學會了更好地思考，成為了一個更明辨和自省的人。
書籍就...[閱讀全文]
(2019-12-16 09:23:33)
Saturdaynight,ItookTimtoseethe77-year-oldstorytellerperformatthe
SidneyGoldsteinTheaterinSF. GarrisonKeillorcamefromasmallfarmingtowninMinnesotaandastrong
Lutherancommunity.Hebecameawritermakingalivingasaradioshowhost.
Hisstylewaslight-heartedandhumorous.Internationallysyndicated,"APrairie
HomeCompanion(APHC),"hisweeklyliveradioshow,reachedmewhenIwas
studyingontheC...[閱讀全文]
SidneyGoldsteinTheaterinSF. GarrisonKeillorcamefromasmallfarmingtowninMinnesotaandastrong
Lutherancommunity.Hebecameawritermakingalivingasaradioshowhost.
Hisstylewaslight-heartedandhumorous.Internationallysyndicated,"APrairie
HomeCompanion(APHC),"hisweeklyliveradioshow,reachedmewhenIwas
studyingontheC...[閱讀全文]
(2019-12-15 11:32:48)
TheraincameearlythisyearandhadwetmostThanksgivinglongweekend.
Outsideitwascoldandmiserable.Indoors,however,Iwaselated
tofindanewproject:toreadthe2000+pagesofthefourtheditionofThe
AmericanHeritageDictionary.Ihaveswitchedtoappsandonlinedictionaries
formanyyearsonlytomakethisdiscovery.Itmademewonder:ifIhadbeenforced
toonlyusethisdictionary,wouldtherevelationstillcome?IsthattheTaoa...[閱讀全文]
Outsideitwascoldandmiserable.Indoors,however,Iwaselated
tofindanewproject:toreadthe2000+pagesofthefourtheditionofThe
AmericanHeritageDictionary.Ihaveswitchedtoappsandonlinedictionaries
formanyyearsonlytomakethisdiscovery.Itmademewonder:ifIhadbeenforced
toonlyusethisdictionary,wouldtherevelationstillcome?IsthattheTaoa...[閱讀全文]
(2019-12-11 10:49:45)
DoyouwanttoknowwhyIamalivetoday?
Iwilltellyou.
Earlyon,duringthefood-shortage,
Someofusweremiraculouslypresented
Eachwithagoosethatlaidagoldenegg.
Myself,IkilledthecacklingthingandIateit.
Alas,manyandmanyoftheotherrecipients
Diedofgold-dustpoisoning.[閱讀全文]
Iwilltellyou.
Earlyon,duringthefood-shortage,
Someofusweremiraculouslypresented
Eachwithagoosethatlaidagoldenegg.
Myself,IkilledthecacklingthingandIateit.
Alas,manyandmanyoftheotherrecipients
Diedofgold-dustpoisoning.[閱讀全文]
(2019-12-07 14:52:42)
17yearsagoandafourth-yeargraduatestudent,Ilivedwithmywifeonthe
12thfloorofahigh-riseonariverbankandclosetotheUniversity.Oursnug
one-bedroomapartmentoversawaclusterofsmallbusinessesamongwhich
wasavideorentalplace(itwasgonewhenIvisitedtheplaceinAug2019).
MostofthefilmswereonVHSandIwouldoftenborrowacoupleonthe
weekends.AlthoughIswamwithaMastersclubregularly,Ihadn'tfullyappreci...[閱讀全文]
12thfloorofahigh-riseonariverbankandclosetotheUniversity.Oursnug
one-bedroomapartmentoversawaclusterofsmallbusinessesamongwhich
wasavideorentalplace(itwasgonewhenIvisitedtheplaceinAug2019).
MostofthefilmswereonVHSandIwouldoftenborrowacoupleonthe
weekends.AlthoughIswamwithaMastersclubregularly,Ihadn'tfullyappreci...[閱讀全文]
(2019-12-04 20:04:08)
Ineversawawildthing
sorryforitself.
Asmallbirdwilldropfrozendeadfromabough
withouteverhavingfeltsorryforitself. [閱讀全文]
sorryforitself.
Asmallbirdwilldropfrozendeadfromabough
withouteverhavingfeltsorryforitself. [閱讀全文]
(2019-11-30 16:57:34)
ThanksgivingDay,Linvitedmetorunthenextmorningwithhisfamilyascenic
10-milerinSanbornPark.Itwasonemonthshyoftheanniversaryofour2018
PriestRocktrailrun.Itwasveryrarethesedaysbut,asbeforethatrun,Ilost
sleepagain. Afterawhitenight,achillymorning.Iwaswearingrunningshortsanda
long-sleeveshirtunderneaththejeansandjacketbutuponarrivingatthetrail
headdecidedtokeeptheouterwearon.Itwasa...[閱讀全文]
10-milerinSanbornPark.Itwasonemonthshyoftheanniversaryofour2018
PriestRocktrailrun.Itwasveryrarethesedaysbut,asbeforethatrun,Ilost
sleepagain. Afterawhitenight,achillymorning.Iwaswearingrunningshortsanda
long-sleeveshirtunderneaththejeansandjacketbutuponarrivingatthetrail
headdecidedtokeeptheouterwearon.Itwasa...[閱讀全文]
(2019-11-23 12:19:13)
Thursday,IrereadPavel's2012articleaboutthedeadliftprogramofhisdad,
Vladimir,75yearsoldthen.Theguystartedattheage70andinfiveyears
progressedtolifting400lbsatthebodyweightof193lbs.
Whataninspiration! Contrastitwiththewisdomofmyoldtribe:人過四十天過午.Ihadnothingto
say.SoIchosetodosomething.Iwenttothegymandlifted265lbs,twice,
anotherpersonalrecord,adding20lbsintwoweeks....[閱讀全文]
Vladimir,75yearsoldthen.Theguystartedattheage70andinfiveyears
progressedtolifting400lbsatthebodyweightof193lbs.
Whataninspiration! Contrastitwiththewisdomofmyoldtribe:人過四十天過午.Ihadnothingto
say.SoIchosetodosomething.Iwenttothegymandlifted265lbs,twice,
anotherpersonalrecord,adding20lbsintwoweeks....[閱讀全文]
