IstartedinJune2021,toshowmykidthathardworkpays.Ithasforme.ThefirstyearwasthetoughestasIstruggledtoadapt.Thenitbecameenjoyableand,overtime,alife-style.AftermypromotioninNov2022woreoff,I'vegrownintoaconfidentbluebelt.Iwasalsocurious:at48,couldIdoBJJandwhatwouldIget?Iwasalreadykettlebell-strong(formybodyweight,ofcourse):havingreached40kginPavel'sSimpleandSinisterprogram.RunningultrasinXerospo...[
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-nonusern.Onewhorefrainsfromtheuseofsomething,asofnarcoticdrugsoralcohol.-noodle2n.Slang1.Thehumanhead.2.Aweak,foolish,orstupidperson.-noodle3intr.v.SlangToimprovisemusiconaninstrumentinanidle,haphazardfashion.-nookyornookien.VulgarSlagSexualintercourse.-nopaln.1.AnyofvariouscactiofthegeneraNopaleaorOpuntia,includingthepricklypearandsimilarspecies.2.Thefleshy,oval,ediblepadofsuchacactus.-nor'e...[
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-nitrogencyclen.1.EcologyThecirculationofnitrogeninnature,consistingofacycleofchemicalreactionsinwhichatmosphericnitrogeniscompounded,dissolvedinrain,anddepositedinthesoil,whereitisassimilatedandmetabolizedbybacteriaandplants,eventuallyreturningtotheatmospherebybacterialdecompositionoforganicmatter.-nitwitn.Astupidorsillyperson.-nix2Slangn.Nothing.adv.Notso;no.tr.v.Toforbid,refuse,orveto:Congressn...[
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IcountedmyyearsanddiscoveredthatIhave
lesstimetolivegoingforwardthanIhaveliveduntilnow.
Ihavemorepastthanfuture.
Ifeelliketheboywhoreceivedabowlofcandies.
Thefirstones,heateungracious,
butwhenherealizedtherewereonlyafewleft,
hebegantotastethemdeeply.
Idonothavetimetodealwithmediocrity.
Idonotwanttobeinmeetingswhereparadeinflamedegos.
Iambotheredbytheenvious,w...[
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-newsflashn.Seenewsbreak
-newsmongern.Onewhospreadsnews,especiallyagossip.
-newspeakn.Deliberatelyambiguousandcontradictorylanguageusedtomislead
andmanipulatethepublic.
-newsprintn.Inexpensivepapermadefromwoodpulpandusedchieflyfor
printingnewspapers.Alsocallednewspaper.
-newsreeln.Ashortfilmdealingwithrecentorcurrentevents.
-newsyadj.InformalFullofnews;info...[
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It'slessthananhourfromhishouseinthevalleybutBillcouldnotremember
visitingSantaCruzinthepastfiveyearssincehisnear-deathcaraccidentin
thefirstautumnrainin2017.HesaidthathewantedtogojusttogetTimon
board.
Thechubbylittleboyinthebackseatwhoalwaysendedastatementwithacute
"RightDad?"hadgone.Theyearshavemoldedhimintoasolemnbulkyyoungadult
whowalkedwithanunduegravita...[
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-neonn.1.SymbolNeArare,inertgaseouselementoccurringintheatmosphere
totheextentof18partspermillionandobtainedbyfractionaldistillation
ofliquidair.Itiscolorlessbutglowsreddishorangeinanelectric
dischargeandisusedindisplayandtelevisiontubes.adj.2.Extremely
brightorvivid;fluorescent:neonpurple;neonrunningshoes.
-nepenthen.1.AdrugmentionedintheOdysseyasaremedyforgrief.2.
Something...[
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ThenewsthatMarkZuckerbergcompetedatWoodsidereachedmebeforeCBSinthe
evening.MytrainingmateStephen,whoworkedatMeta,tookavideoofhisboss,
craninghisnecklookingaroundinawhitemaskandredhatbeforethematch.
Zuckwentontowingoldandsilver.Goodforhim!Somesaidjiu-jitsuwasgoing
tohelphimdobetterinbusiness,however,andIthinkthat'sbogus.
Erictaughtbeforethetournament.Inoneclass,heshowedthreel...[
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Loveisneverafulfillment.Lifeisneverathingofcontinuousbliss.Thereisnoparadise.Fightandlaughandfeelbitterandfeelbliss:andfightagain.Fight,fight.Thatislife.Whypinourselvesdownonaparadisalideal?Itisonlyourselveswetorture.~D.H.Lawrence[
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-nattyadj.Neat,trim,andsmart;dapper.-naturalphilosophyn.Thestudyofnatureandthephysicaluniversebeforetheadventofmodernscience.-naturalselectionn.Theprocessinnaturebywhich,accordingtoDarwin'stheoryofevolution,onlytheorganismsbestadaptedtotheirenvironmenttendtosurviveandtransmittheirgeneticcharacteristicsinincreasingnumberstosucceedinggenerationswhilethoselessadaptedtendtobeeliminated.-naturetrai...[
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