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Afterthefirstcoupleofdays,myinjury(Feb22)turnedintoanaggingpain,a thorninmyside.Icouldn'tdosit-ups,letaloneleg-raises.Ittooktwoweeks formydailyroutinestobefullyrestoredastheintercostalmusclescarriedon theirhealing. Iwould'vegonemadifIhadn'tre-discoveredruckingfromreadingMichael Easter'sbook.Infact,justbeforetheaccidentIhadruckedacoupleoftimes already.Itgav...[阅读全文]
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(2026-03-28 19:22:07)

AfterthelowerleftfrontribpoppedonSunFeb22,Ireaduponitand realizedthistimeitwasgoingtotakemuchlongerthanpastinjuriesinmy five-yearBJJjourney.Ididn'tfretatall.IevenfeltwelcomingabreakasI hadabackupmodeofexercise. Sofar,Ihadruckedforfiveweeks,progressingfroma30-poundloadover44 minutesto52.5lbsover90minutes.Theworkoutstressedmyframe,thebones andjoints,fromneckdown.Theresu...[阅读全文]
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Mr.EarnshawofWutheringHeightsadoptedawaif,namedhimHeathcliff,andraised himasoneofhisown.Closeinage,hisdaughterCatherineandthefoundlinggrew upinseparable.Thefirstborn,Hindley,inheritedtheHeightsandwasbrokenby hiswife'sdeath. Astheycameofage,CatherinemarriedEdgaroftheneighboringThrushcross Grange,forhismoney. HeathcliffvanishedandthenreturnedaNemesis.Everyoneinhisge...[阅读全文]
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(2026-03-22 09:00:09)

Mid-April,intheNorthAfricantradingportOran,folksweredismayedbyrats rushingoutoftheirholesanddyingindrovesintheopen,anillomenthatwas soonconfirmed.Intwoweeks,Dr.Rieuxhadhisfirstcaseofthebubonic plague.Hispatient,thedoorman,diedintwodays. Duringtheensuingmonths,asthetowntookevermoredraconianactionsagainst thestaggeringclamity,Dr.Rieuxworkeddoggedlythroughthedarkesthours whi...[阅读全文]
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(2026-03-10 14:36:55)

TheAlchemisttookmeonlytwodaysandthatspokevolumesforthemasterywith whichthestoryistold.TherewerenotmanynewtermsalthoughInoteddown quiteafewpassages.Theauthorwasabletostringwithsimplewordsintopowerful talesthateducateandinspire.IfIfoundsomepartsrepetitiveandcliche,it mightbebecauseitwaswrittenin1988andoveralmostfourdecadesitsideas havebecomefamousinpopculture. Tobeabletotra...[阅读全文]
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ImetRobertvanGulikinSimonWinchester'sbook"TheManWhoLovedChina"andwasdelightedtofindhismysteriesinthelibrary.Overthepastweek,IreadtheDutchsinologist's"MurderinCanton"and"TheMonkeyandTheTiger"(theCanton,Monkey,andTiger)andwasmostimpressedwiththefirst.IttellsofJudgeDee'sinvestigationofthemissingoftheImperialCensorinCantonagainstthebackdropwhereintheImperialCo...[阅读全文]
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(2026-03-02 09:13:29)

MyfriendChrispostedalistofbookshereadin2025andsaid"Patriot,"the posthumousmemoiroftheRussianpoliticalactivistAlexeiNavlny,was "important"and"depressing."Iwasattractedlikeatrouttoafly. NavalnyandIarecloseinageanditishardformenottodrawparallelsasI readthebiographypartofthebook.ItisinterestingtoseetheU.S.S.Rand Russiathroughhiseyes.Forexample,accor...[阅读全文]
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Fluseasonwasuponus.IfeltitthelastweekofJan.Isneezedmore,myeyesitchedfortwodays,butmysleepwasgood,energyhigh,headcool,andItrainedasusual.IhadtotakeashortnapaftertrainingonFeb2.Ihadagoodsleepbutwokeupwithacongestednosewhichclearedupaftermymorningroutine.Jan30,Ifeltapins-and-needlessensationshootingfromhiptofootontherightside.Itmatchedinmymindthesymptomofsciatica,whichAHD5definesas"painalongthes...[阅读全文]
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Ihaven'treadmanybooksonhealthylifestylesforthepastdecade,thinkingI wasprettygood.Iturnedahealthnutovernightat40andinthefollowing yearsperusedMichaelPollan,ChristopherMcDougal,PavelTsatsouline,John Douillard,andmanyothers.Theyfueledmycrusadeonremoldingthebody.Ihave runmarathonsinXerosandals,madethe"Simple"goalinkettlebelllifting,and trainedBrazillianjiu-jitsu.Thesedays,...[阅读全文]
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(2026-02-05 08:50:35)

InJanuary,IreadtwobooksbySimonWinchester, -TheProfessorandtheMadman(1998,theMadmanbook),ATaleofMurder, Insanity,andtheMakingoftheOxfordEnglishDictionary,and -TheManWhoLovedChina(2008,theChinabook),TheFantasticStoryofthe EccentricScientistWhoUnlockedtheMysteriesoftheMiddleKingdom. TheMadmanbooktellsaseriesofstories,evolvingaroundthelifeofWilliam Minor,theretired,gifted...[阅读全文]
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