MypeopleabroadtalkabouttheChinesestomachandhow
hardtheyfindittoadaptandhowtheylongforauthentic
Chinesefood.I,ontheotherhand,havefoundthatIcould
trainmyselftoenjoymanyethnicstaples.Andindeed,besides
theoccasionalhotpotsandstir-fries,theonlyregular(about
twiceamonth)ChinesedishIcookhasbeenMapoTofu.
Amongmyforeign(Korean,Mexican,Italian,etc.)dishes
arethreedips:theguacamole...[閱讀全文]
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(2019-03-23 12:11:35)
(2019-03-17 11:45:29)
Iusedtohatethealarmclockandresolvenevertouseone.
Mostraces,however,startearlyintheday.Istilldreadthe
painfulmemoryofthesleeplessnightbeforemyoneand
onlymarathon.Thisyear,Ihavebeentryingtoriseat
5:00amorearlier,asJockodoes,withlimitedsuccess.
Meanwhile,analarmclockcanhelpinkeepingthemind
still,asitdidthisweekend.
MissionPeakmusthavegrowninpopularity.Ineverthough...[閱讀全文]
(2019-03-10 14:39:12)
My59-year-oldfriendLranultramarathonracesevery
month.Inhispresence,IfoundmyselfquotingEeoyreoften:
"Wecan'tall,andsomeofusdon't.That'sallthereistoit."
Underhisnagging,however,Idecidedtoranregularlyand
maybejoinhiminaracethisyear. Ihavere-readsomeofthebooksincludingKellyStarrett's
"ReadyToRun"andstartedtofixsomeissues,e.g.,my
slight...[閱讀全文]
(2019-03-09 12:21:00)
Whenrunningwithameetupgroupafewyearsback,Iwas
invitedtoanafternoonpartyhostedbytwoelderlycouple,
EllenandKarl.Backthen,Ijustlost40+lbsandstarted
tolookcloseratnutritionbeyondcountingcalories.Imade
guacamoleandboughtabagoftortillachipsforthe
gathering.Karllikedmydishbutwarnedofthechips:
"Don'teatthemoften."I,inturn,pointedtothelabel:
"TraditionalSt...[閱讀全文]
(2019-03-03 12:32:54)
AfriendinBeijingsharedareporton"FreeSolo,"theOscar
documentary,andaddedthathesweatedthroughit.This
wasaboutthequestoftheclimber,AlexHonnold,toascend
ElCaptain,unaided.IthinkIknowhowmostpeoplelivein
China;theindividualisnotworshipedthere.Thehypefrom
BeijingmightbebecausethatthedirectorswereChinese
Americans,i.e.,fromthesamestock,andtherefore
affirmingforthetrib...[閱讀全文]
documentary,andaddedthathesweatedthroughit.This
wasaboutthequestoftheclimber,AlexHonnold,toascend
ElCaptain,unaided.IthinkIknowhowmostpeoplelivein
China;theindividualisnotworshipedthere.Thehypefrom
BeijingmightbebecausethatthedirectorswereChinese
Americans,i.e.,fromthesamestock,andtherefore
affirmingforthetrib...[閱讀全文]
(2019-02-23 10:16:32)
WhenIstudiedinaCanadianUniversity,ourdepartmenthad
amailboxforeveryfacultymemberandgraduatestudent.
Likesecuritydepositsinabankvault,theboxeswerearrayed
onawall,withtheirgoldenfaceslookingoutonahallway. IusedtoprintoutanddropoffthedraftofapaperIwas
workingoninmyprofessor'smailbox.Hewouldusuallypick
itupthesamedayorthenext.Withinaweekortwo,the
pageswouldbereturnedtomy...[閱讀全文]
amailboxforeveryfacultymemberandgraduatestudent.
Likesecuritydepositsinabankvault,theboxeswerearrayed
onawall,withtheirgoldenfaceslookingoutonahallway. IusedtoprintoutanddropoffthedraftofapaperIwas
workingoninmyprofessor'smailbox.Hewouldusuallypick
itupthesamedayorthenext.Withinaweekortwo,the
pageswouldbereturnedtomy...[閱讀全文]
(2019-02-23 09:46:32)
Afewthingshappenedrecently.Iwenttoaphysicalcheckup
andthenumbersweregreat,althoughtheHemoglobinA1Cgrew
by0.1%comparedwiththreeyearsago.BackfromtheChinese
NewYeartrip,Ire-readthebook"GrainBrain"byDr.David
PerlmutterasIworriedaboutdad'scognitivedecline.I
startedtounderstandmuchbettertheauthor'spointsand
takehimseriously.LateJan,momtookTimtoseethedoctor
a...[閱讀全文]
andthenumbersweregreat,althoughtheHemoglobinA1Cgrew
by0.1%comparedwiththreeyearsago.BackfromtheChinese
NewYeartrip,Ire-readthebook"GrainBrain"byDr.David
PerlmutterasIworriedaboutdad'scognitivedecline.I
startedtounderstandmuchbettertheauthor'spointsand
takehimseriously.LateJan,momtookTimtoseethedoctor
a...[閱讀全文]
(2019-02-16 09:54:53)
Thisyear'shome-comingstartedwithahiccup.AirCanada
canceledaflight(SJCtoYVR)onmeandcaused,asidefrom
anypotentialemotionaltrauma,atwo-daydelay.Asaresult,
over25%ofmyshortvacationwasspentontheroad.Still,
itwasChineseNewYearanditwasworthit. Travelingitselfdidnothavetobelifeless,either.Ikept
jottingdownthoughtsonanotebook(Ileftthelaptop
home.)andreadabookaboutNielsBohr,th...[閱讀全文]
canceledaflight(SJCtoYVR)onmeandcaused,asidefrom
anypotentialemotionaltrauma,atwo-daydelay.Asaresult,
over25%ofmyshortvacationwasspentontheroad.Still,
itwasChineseNewYearanditwasworthit. Travelingitselfdidnothavetobelifeless,either.Ikept
jottingdownthoughtsonanotebook(Ileftthelaptop
home.)andreadabookaboutNielsBohr,th...[閱讀全文]
(2019-02-11 10:53:19)
Theridewassmoothandittookuslessthan40mintoarrive
attheCityCollegeofSanFranciscoforthefirsteventofthe
Jiu-JitsuWorldLeague2019Season.Timmissedaspecial
classforcompetitorsonSaturdayasIlandedbackatSJConly
intheevening.Hegainedaboutthreepoundsinmyabsence
anddidnotdowellinourbriefwarmupsparringearlierinthe
morning.Noneoftheseboostedconfidence.Inthecar,he
toldmeoncehewass...[閱讀全文]
(2019-02-02 10:35:45)
RainsuddenlystartedpouringdownamidstormywindsasI
gotupearlyformyflight.ItwasChineseNewYearandI
lookedforwardtoseeingdad.Mywife'sBMWwasinthe
repairshopandsheloathedmylittlebeatenHondabut
kindlycalledUberforthefamilydinosaurwhohadbeen
resistingtechnology.5am,Isetout. Thedriverlookedmyage,Mexican,withabigbelly,andenjoyed
chatting.Hehadbeendrivingforfouryearstosubsidizeh...[閱讀全文]
gotupearlyformyflight.ItwasChineseNewYearandI
lookedforwardtoseeingdad.Mywife'sBMWwasinthe
repairshopandsheloathedmylittlebeatenHondabut
kindlycalledUberforthefamilydinosaurwhohadbeen
resistingtechnology.5am,Isetout. Thedriverlookedmyage,Mexican,withabigbelly,andenjoyed
chatting.Hehadbeendrivingforfouryearstosubsidizeh...[閱讀全文]
