MyloveforthebeveragehadrootsintheCanadian
winters.Acupofsteamingblackcoffeewitha
mapledonutora"double-double"(coffeewith2
unitsofcreamandsugar)atTimHorton'swassuch
atreattolookforwardtoafter20minutes'
morningmarchinthenumbingfreeze.
Aspartofregaininghealth,Ihavegivenupmilk
andsugarandbeendrinkingonlyblackcoffee.It
seemscomfortingduringintermittentfa...[閱讀全文]
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Ihadsomeliqoratsupperand,onehourlater,
feltliketoexerciseandwentforthekettlebells.
FortwoyearsIhavebeenspoiledbythecannon
ballwithahandle.Theyarecompactand
convenientandIcanexerciseinmybedroomand
almostanytimeIwant.Nodrivingtothegym,no
fees,andnogears.Afterthefirstyear,Ihave
beenabletostayawayfromrookiemistakesandmy
traininghasbecomeverysafe.Thebellsweigh
(2017-05-06 09:24:23)
Forthepastyear,Yogahasbecomemyreligion.I
doSuryaNamaskar(SN)everymorning,startingfrom
30repetitionsandbuildingupto50inafew
months.Theearlierglitchesincludingwristpain,
toedorsi-flexionpainandinitialtightnessare
almostallgoneandmyflexibilityhasimproved.
WithslightlybentkneesIcanstay
palm-on-the-floornow. Inthelasttwomonths,Igraduallyaddedthe
TibetanFiveRites,consi...[閱讀全文]
doSuryaNamaskar(SN)everymorning,startingfrom
30repetitionsandbuildingupto50inafew
months.Theearlierglitchesincludingwristpain,
toedorsi-flexionpainandinitialtightnessare
almostallgoneandmyflexibilityhasimproved.
WithslightlybentkneesIcanstay
palm-on-the-floornow. Inthelasttwomonths,Igraduallyaddedthe
TibetanFiveRites,consi...[閱讀全文]
(2017-04-29 10:12:55)
ItookmysontoaSharks'gameSundayevening.It
wasmyfirsttimetoahockeygame(intheUS)and
purelyforTim'ssake.Aswestrolledtowardthe
SAPcenterdowntownSanJose,Irealizeditsat
justacrossthestreetfromtheCalTrainDiridon
station.Mikepickedmeupthere14yearsago. IknewhimfrommyfirstjobbackinBeijing.He
wasthin,short,andacoupleofyearssenior.He
hadagreatsenseofhumorandwasveryfri...[閱讀全文]
(2017-04-15 09:59:08)
TimwaspumpedafterTuesday'sgrappling.Hewon
byacrosschokeanddeclaredhimselffirst
submissionartistinthefamily.(OnThursday,he
wasalmostcaughtinarearchokebyasmallerbut
muchnimbleropponent.Hewasnothappy:"Iwant
tolearn.Teachmemore.")Meanwhile,Iwasa
littlesurprisedbythesenseoffamilypridea
10-year-oldcouldfeel.Hetoldmehewantedto
knowmoreabouttheclan'shistorywhichev...[閱讀全文]
(2017-04-08 20:50:25)
Youknowthefeelingthatthingsyouthought
bullsh*ttysuddenlystarttomakesenseand
things,evenexcitingdiscoveries,thatusedto
makesensenolongerdo?Ihavefeltthatway
afewtimesinrecentyearsbuttodayIwill
focusonbread-baking.
Itappealedtomysenseofaccomplishmentand
yearningforfreedom.Anamatuercoulddoitwell.
MichaelPollan,inhisbook"Cooked,"described
howaftertrialsanderrors...[閱讀全文]
(2017-04-01 13:03:04)
IttookStevenSashenseveralyearsafterreading the2009bestseller"BornToRun"toproducethe perfecthumanfootwear.Iboughtmyfirstpairof XeroZ-TreksandalsinMar2015. Overthepasttwoyears,theXeroes,orratherthe barefootlifestyle,haveliberatedmytoesfrom thetyranyofthecrampingtoebox(Yes.The modernshoeindustryhasreplacedthepracticeof Chinesefoot-binding,whichwasforwomen,wit...[閱讀全文]
(2017-03-28 11:25:57)
IhavetriedtheGracieDiet(www.graciediet.com)foraboutthreemonthsduringwhichIhavetwoorthreemealsaday.Onekeyimportformewasnofoodwithoutrelish.Thedietdictatesthatanadultputatleastfourandahalfhoursbetweenmeals.Irespondverywelltothiskindofquantatativerules.Ihavetriedthefood-combinationrulesandfeltthatmixingtoomanyvarietiesinonemealdoesseemtoburdenthedigestivesystem.Havingasinglekindoffruitorstarchforamea...[閱讀全文]
(2017-03-11 09:50:53)
Markhasneverfailedtoinspire.EarlyMarchand afterthreeyearsoftraining,hecelebratedhis 60thbirthdaywith100single-armbeast(48kg) swingsin5minutes.Thenextday,herucked6 mileswith60lbs. Almostexactlyoneyearago,Iwroteaboutmy shoulderpainforthefirsttime.Itgotworse lastNovemberwhenIdidmyfirst10x32kgTGUs. ThatforcedmetotakeDecemberoff.Thismonth, Ihavebeenabletoworkexclusive...[閱讀全文]
(2017-02-11 09:06:38)
Mr.BaiwasourteacherwhenIstudiedattheNew
OrientalSchool(nowNYSE:EDU)20yearsagoin
BeijingtopasstheGREandTOEFLtests.He
realizedourcollectivedreamatthetime,i.e.,
thatheattendedthePekingUniversityandwenton
tostudyinaprestigousUScollegeonscholarship.
Alivelyguyinhisearly30s,heusedtotellus
storiesfromhisdaysabroad.Iforgotthedetails
butonethingheenlighteneduswithwithundisguised
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