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(2024-05-01 10:54:08)
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Thefour-dayaweekroutinehassuitedmewell.Igrappletwodaysandtakea
break.OftenIfeelIcoulddomore,sometimesIfeelIcouldtakeanotherday
off,butIchoosetosticktotheplan.Themusclesandjointshurtmoreorless
everynightbutbynoon,Iwouldhaverecovered.Thehardestistogetupand
rightawaydosunsalutationsandtoe-to-the-barabcurls.Before40,Icould
neverimaginesuchalife--dailypainsfromtraining--asIst...[閱讀全文]
(2024-04-28 17:39:28)
Asthetitlesuggests,theauthorreadthestaggeringOEDbacktobackoverone yearbecausefirst,itwasthere,andsecond,helovedit. Hethenchronicledthisexperiencein26chapters,eachconsistingofastory followedbyalistofwordsstartingwiththesamecharacterthathegleaned fromthedictionary.Shea'sobsessionwithwordsseepsthroughoutthe223 pages. ThesecondtimeIpickedupthebookwasattheendof2019...[閱讀全文]
(2024-04-24 15:01:03)
Inthesummerof2005,PresidentBushreadabook,"TheGreatInfluenza:TheStoryoftheDeadliestPandemicinHistory,"JohnBarry'saccountofthe1918Spanishflu,andorderedanationalplantofightapandemic.Twodoctors,RichardandCarter,fromtheteamstudiedthefluwithmodelsandintroducedtheideaofusingsocialdistancing(whichunbeknownsttothemwasananthropologyterm)tocontainavirus.Theymadetheplanandpublishedtheirfindingsb...[閱讀全文]
(2024-04-20 19:26:41)
"Her(TaylorSwift's)newalbumwassocorny!"rantedthe17-year-oldasthey
weretakingtheirafter-mealwalk."Youcanloveasongforitslyrics,its
melody,oritsvibematchingyourmood.Ilikeherearlyworksbut,man,two
hoursandfifteenminutesofcliches!"Hewasgripingaboutthe"TheTortured
PoetsDepartment,"whichevenBillnoticedearlierwhiletheywereeatingin
frontoftheTV.
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(2024-04-19 18:55:07)
Thehardcovercopyof"ForWhomTheBellTolls"fromalibrarysale
hadsatontheshelfmanyyearsbeforeIpickedituplastweek.Thishas
beenmywaywiththeclassics:Itryandgiveuponlytocomebacktothemlater
withrenewedinterest.Sothere'shopethatImightfinallygettoShakespeare.
Itsaysaboutmyself,Iguess,andmightalsotypifiesakindofprogress.
RobertJordan,aSpanishprofessorattheUniversityofMontana,too...[閱讀全文]
(2024-04-13 22:50:32)
IpickedupthisbookwhenIborrowed"WarTrash"byHaJinatMenloPark
library.Ienjoyedthelatterinthefollowingdaysbuthavesincebeenreading
"CrazyRichAsians"onandoff.I'vegonethroughthefirstandlastfew
chaptersandlearnedthetragediesofAstrid'sandNick'smarriages,whichdo
notsurpriseme.
TheauthordoesagreatjobpicturingthelivesoftherichAsiansasitinvoked
aphysicalres...[閱讀全文]
(2024-04-12 23:18:16)
Iheardabout"BloodMeridian"byCormacMcCarthy,fromJockoonaTimFerriss
podcast,yearsback.Twoweeksago,Ifinallydecidedtoreadtheauthorandit
wasbecausetheDVD"NoCountryforOldMen"fromthelibrarydidn'tplayonmy
oldlaptop.
It'sonly300pagesandhasnolengthydescriptionsofthelooksand
shapesofpeopleandsettings.Hadtheauthorspentmoreinkonrenderingscenes
andsketchingc...[閱讀全文]
(2024-04-09 10:39:18)
Thisisthe2ndElizabethGeorgestoryIread.TheMI5wantedtohidealong-buriedscandalthreatenedtobeexposedinthemidstofamurdercaseandtheypulledrankstohavethepolicechooseInspectorLynleyforhisblindspotfromanob-classupbringingsothathewouldacceptthewordsofa'peer.'ButLynleywasnotalone.Hissergeantandfriendsdidn'thavehisproblem.Thiswasonepieceofthepuzzle.Inthepropercrime,aScottishdirkwasplungedthroughap...[閱讀全文]
(2024-04-08 20:32:30)
SundayApr78:30am.9hourstogo.
Billstartedthetraditionwhenhisdaddied.ItwasApril2020andafterCovid
hit,theChinesegovernmentcancelledhis10-yearvisa.Newvisaswereissued
foremergencyonlybutBillchosenottokowtow.Dadwenttothehospital
foracutepancreatitisandpassedawayintwoweeks.Thatday,Billstarted
afast.Overtheyears,guilthasfedonitselfandhehasstucktothepersonal
48-hourritualaroundQingMin...[閱讀全文]
(2024-04-04 21:10:36)
Thiswasthefirstnon-fictionthisyear.ItwasamazingthatIcouldsitdown,
readthroughit,andevenenjoytakingnotes.IttookfourdaysandIcouldn't
waittostartwritingmyownstories.Thatmightsaysomethingaboutthebook
itself,thestageofmyownlearning,orboth.Astheysay,whenthestudentis
ready,theteacherappears.
Thefamouswriterdetailshowsheapproachesanddevelopsanovel.Itstarts
withasimpleidea,e.g.,Iw...[閱讀全文]
