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(2017-01-15 20:38:20)
Ireadalongarticlethisweekend,"OneHundred
YearsofArmBars:Afamilyepicspanningthe
GracieJiu-Jitsudynasty'sgenerationsofcombat
andbetrayal,fromtheAmazontoHollywoodtothe
UFC,"byDavidSamuels.
IknewroughlyhowJiu-JitsuspredintotheWest
overthepastcenturyfromlisteningtoMr.Steve
Maxwellonseveralpodcasts.Thearticlewent
deeper,tracingtheGraciefamilyhistoryfrom
early...[閱讀全文]
(2017-01-06 21:17:14)
IhaveworkedintheUSfor10yearsand
experiencedfourlayoffs. Thefirstdidn'tdirectlyinvolveme:Ijumped
shiponemonthbeforethestartup,myfirst
employerintheUS,wentbelly-up.Itwouldhave
beenscaryhadIstayedasmysonwassix
monthsoldandIjuststartedworking. Twoyearslater,mygroupinaninternational
conglomeratewassoldtoanotherfirm.Many
peoplewereletgowithgenerousseverance
pack...[閱讀全文]
experiencedfourlayoffs. Thefirstdidn'tdirectlyinvolveme:Ijumped
shiponemonthbeforethestartup,myfirst
employerintheUS,wentbelly-up.Itwouldhave
beenscaryhadIstayedasmysonwassix
monthsoldandIjuststartedworking. Twoyearslater,mygroupinaninternational
conglomeratewassoldtoanotherfirm.Many
peoplewereletgowithgenerousseverance
pack...[閱讀全文]
(2016-12-31 12:07:46)
Thethirddayintomyheat-offexperiment,I
stoppedeating.Fastingisnothingnew.The
MuslimshaveRamadan,theJewsfastofthefirst
bornatPassover,ChristandtheApostlesfasted,
andmyIndianfriendtoldmethefamilyhadabig
partyafterhisgrandma's30-dayfast.Thesedays,
Iheardaboutitoftenfromthephysical
sub-culturehereintheUS. Thatnight,outdoortemperaturedroppedtoabout
40Fanditwashardt...[閱讀全文]
stoppedeating.Fastingisnothingnew.The
MuslimshaveRamadan,theJewsfastofthefirst
bornatPassover,ChristandtheApostlesfasted,
andmyIndianfriendtoldmethefamilyhadabig
partyafterhisgrandma's30-dayfast.Thesedays,
Iheardaboutitoftenfromthephysical
sub-culturehereintheUS. Thatnight,outdoortemperaturedroppedtoabout
40Fanditwashardt...[閱讀全文]
(2016-12-28 11:12:33)
Withtheotherfamilymembersholidayingin
Beijing,Ihadthehousetomyselfanddid
whateverpleasedme.Ishutdowntheheaterinthe
morningandthetemperaturedroppedto60Fby
9:30pm.Wearingalightsweaterandaftersome
cheapwine,Ifeltperfectlyfineevenbarefoot.But
mynosefeltthedifference. Thisremindedmeofearlychildhoodwhenmomand
Irentedasmallplace(oneroomdividedintotwo
byafauxwall)onm...[閱讀全文]
(2016-12-21 08:48:36)
IstoppedKTBexercisesforamonthsincelate
Nov.Oneweekafterupgradingtothe32kgTGUs,
myshoulders,especiallytheleft,hurtwhen
depressingandretractingintheanterioratboth
endsofthecollarbone.Ibelievetheproblemhas
todowithMark'sdiagnosesofmythoracicand
cervixspinesandmyinabilitytomakea"proud"
chestatRic'sclass.
IknowthedirectionI'dbeheadingifIcon...[閱讀全文]
(2016-12-12 11:15:06)
IvisitedthebakeryinSFbutneverreallytasted
theTartineBasicCountryBreadwhichsoimpressed
MichaelPollan(Seehisbook"Cooked")ataparty.
IreadChadRobertson'sfirstTartinebookacouple
ofyearsagoandevenbakedsourdoughonce
(notfollowinghisrecipe,though).Butafterthat,
Iwentontocondemnallcarbsandthewhiteflour
especially.
Recently,however,thingsstartedtochange...[閱讀全文]
(2016-12-03 13:25:00)
Icouldonlyimaginewhatwentthroughhishead
whenanemployeechosetojumpfromthe12thfloor
ofabuildingatAmazonHQonNov29(thisandthis).
Asthestoryunfolded,Ilearnt,likeme,hewasa
Chineseprogrammerandwasputona"Performance
ImprovementPlan"beforethejump.Asafellowrecent
PIPsurvivor,IfeltIhadtosaysomethingtohim. Whilechasingthematerialandthesocial,ifyouhaven't,
gives...[閱讀全文]
(2016-11-27 22:37:19)
Ireadthispostandfollowedupwiththebooks
"TheMushroomHunters"and"FatoftheLand,"
bothfromtheauthorLangdonCook. Ifirstreadabouthuntingandforagingthreeyears
agoin"TheOmnivore'sDilemma"byMichaelPollan.
Theprosestherefeltsmoothanddisarminglyeasy,
andIcouldjustrelaxandenjoythegoodstories. Cook'sbooks,however,sentmetodictionaries.It
(2016-11-13 09:13:08)
IwasrattledbySamSheridan'sbook,TheDisaster
Diaries.Init,theauthorrecordedthe
preparationshedidafterhehadachild.Hewent
throughexperiencesunimaginabletotheChinese
scholarinme:fightingfire,stealingcars,Muay
Thai,knifefighting,survivinginthewild,
livinginanigloo,etc.Hewasable,intheend,
toevenlovetheapocolypse.Whilereading,Ikept
asking"Whataboutme?AmIready?&...[閱讀全文]
(2016-11-05 19:57:58)
IfirstreadthatinS&S.Likemanyothertruisms,
ittakestimeandpracticetosinkin. Afteroneyearoftraining,Ihaverecently
graduatedtothe32kgintheS&Sprogramandfound
thatIcouldnolongerrelyonmybicepsand
tricepstogetmeoutoftroubleinthemiddleof
aTurkishGetup.Withaheavierbellcrushing
down,abentelbowortippingarmbecomesmore
risky.Ihavetomakekeepingastraightarm
perpendic...[閱讀全文]
