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Jiu-jitsu Month 26 (Stocktaking)
(2023-09-02 11:18:14)
AsweendedthelastroundofsparringinonenoonclasslateJuly,George,a middle-agedbigstrongdude,asked:"Hurryingbacktowork?"Ittookmeamoment beforeansweringsheepishly"Idon'thaveajobtogotoatthemoment.""Great! Meneither."Hesmiledwidelyandindeedseemedtothinkitwasagoodthing. Ididn'twanttobeidentifiedwithorbeattachedtoasport,oranythingfor thatmatter,justli...[阅读全文]
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Father and Son: Going Home
(2023-09-01 21:34:08)
Itwasoneoftherarehotdayssincesummer.Somewhereinlandawildfirewas raging.Underahazysky,thebaldeasthillstookonabrightbeigeandloomed behindaveilofdust.Thelazy,waftinglateafternoonwindbroughtnorelief tothesluggishsouth-boundtraffictowardSanJose.ThankGodweareheading north,Billthought. "Welearnedaboutmarketingandfund-raisingforroboticstoday."Timwasjust offhisrobot-building...[阅读全文]
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Breathe
(2023-08-26 14:05:46)
IfirststartedpayingattentiontobreathingafterreadingJohnDouillard's book"Body,Mind,andSport."Havingridofonequarterofbodyweight(Iwas obese)at41,Ifeltlightasabirdandwasobsessedwithrunning.Theideaof matchingstepsandpacewithbreathingfeltintuitive.Itrelaxedmeand,asIkeptatit,enduranceandspeedgainsfollowednaturally.Iespeciallyenjoyed jogginguphill.Nomatterhowsteeptheincline,Ijust...[阅读全文]
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Barron's 501 English Verbs
(2023-08-22 16:08:07)
AsBillsauntereddowntheCitizenshipisleofthistinylibrary,Barron's501 EnglishVerbs2ndEd.caughthiseye.Themomenthepickeditup,heknewhis planforthenextfewhours,topreparefortomorrow'sjobinterview,wastoast. Hisweaknesswasthelanguage.Oncelayinghishandsonadictionary-sized tome,hewouldstarttocombthroughforunfamiliarwords.Itwasanitcha beaverwouldhavefeltinfrontofatree. "Itmus...[阅读全文]
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This Old House (4)
(2023-08-20 11:01:47)
"CanItakealook?"Peterturnedouttobenaturallycurious.Hehadaneasystyleandneverappearedself-concious,likeakid.Billlikedhim."Sure.Comeonin"hegotofftheladderandputdownthebrush:"andmakemeanofferIcannotrefuse."ThroughtheopengaragePeterstrolledin,passedthekitchen,andcameunderthepitchedroofofthelivingroom."Ilikethosehugepanes."Hepointedtothetriangulargablesabove:"...[阅读全文]
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TTC and Me: Three Precious Things
(2023-08-13 09:57:42)
我有三宝，持而保之。一曰慈，二曰俭，三曰不敢为天下先。 慈，故能勇；俭，故能广；不敢为天下先，故能成器长（zhǎng）。 Translation:ThreethingsareprecioustomeandIkeptthem.Theyarelove, frugality,andnotdaringtobethefirst.Lovefillsmewithcourage.Ican affordsharingwithothersbecauseImyselfamcheaptomaintain.Notdaring tobethefirstallowsmetogrow. MyUnderstanding:Ihaveneverdoubtedthefi...[阅读全文]
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This Old House (3)
(2023-08-05 11:31:33)
"Youshould'vebroughtyourson." Perchingonaladderandapaintbrushinhand,Billlookedtohisrightandsaw thelankyfigureofPeterTan,wholivednext-door,attheothersideofthe boxwoodbythelawn. Thehousesinthisquietresidentialareaonthebaysideoffreeway880were builtinthelate60swithhalfadozenlayoutsforlow-incomefamilies.Except foronesideofanendunitonablock,eachsharedwallswithitsn...[阅读全文]
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This Old House (2)
(2023-08-01 14:45:59)

Hehadneverthoughtpaintingagarage,ormanyotherdomesticjobs,couldbe anythingbutachore,tobedonewithassoonaspossiblesothathecouldget backtowhathewasgoodat.Nothingwrongwiththedivisionoflabor.Oris there? Today,threemonthsoutofajob,henoticedthatevensoakingtherollerinthe bucketandbringingittothesurfacewithoutdrippingpaintweredelicatemoves callingforthoughtandgoodtiming.Next,heplay...[阅读全文]
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Jiu-jitsu Month 25
(2023-07-30 07:54:37)
EllicametovisitfromAustraliaandwedrilledandrolled.Aslendergirlinher30s,shewaswiryandstrong.LikeAmy,shewasapurplebelt,agile,andaggressive.ShecaughtmeinrearnakedchokesacoupleoftimesandIhadalotoffundefendingandescaping.FromRickson'sonlinecourses,Ilearnedoneeffectivebutterfly-killerandhadbeenenjoyingpassingmyopponents'guardseversince.Ialsodrilledhisfour-pointpositionreversewhenmypartnerpushedf...[阅读全文]
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This Old House (1)
(2023-07-24 16:54:34)
Underanovercastskytheheatwavepressedonthismid-JulySunday,justasthe meteorologistshadbeenpredictingforthepastweek.Forewarning,however,often paralyzedBill.Themorehelearnedaboutpossibleorremotedisasters,themore worriedhebecame.ThegloomanddoomspreadbythelocalstationssinceJanuary amidrecordrainfalldepressedhimformonths.Intheend,nothingbadhad happenedtohim,hisfamily,oranyoneheknew.All...[阅读全文]
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