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Arundhati Roy on COVID: The Pandemic is a Portal

Posted on December 6, 2020December 6, 2020 by

Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew. This one is no different. It is a portal, a gateway between one world and the next. We can choose to walk through it, dragging the carcasses of our prejudice and hatred, our avarice, our data banks and dead ideas,…

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Second Month of Skating: Getting My Jam On!

Posted on August 28, 2020November 18, 2020 by

There are lots of kinds of roller skating: park skating (ramps), trail skating, derby, figure. But I have had one primary motivation for learning how to quad skate: dancing. Or “jam skating” as it’s called in many places. Early this morning, I celebrated two months of quad skating by jamming to one of my favorite…

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Intermittent Fasting Update: August 2020

Posted on August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 by

I’ve been practicing intermittent fasting since January, and I have zero regrets. It’s been quite the lifestyle change, but very little suffering from my experience. I’m at my target weight and feel as energetic as ever. I started, like most people, with an 16:8 schedule (16 hours of fasting, 8 hour eating period.) This was…

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One Month of Roller Skating: So Happy!

Posted on August 3, 2020November 18, 2020 by

So I’ve been roller skating for about a month now. I can’t think of anything I’ve “worked” so hard at at the start. Pretty much every day I’ve put in at least 1-2 hours of practice. And when I’m not skating, I’m probably watching skate videos. I didn’t do anywhere near that much practice when…

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How I’m Surviving the Pandemic: Moving, Meditating, Connecting

Posted on July 18, 2020November 18, 2020 by

So we are in Month 4 of the coronavirus pandemic quarantine, which is unbelievable and weird. Time has no meaning anymore, as people are fond of saying. Despite not getting to go to most of the places that were part of my regular routine (the office, the climbing gym, dance clubs and bars, restaurants, bakeries),…

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8 Weeks on 18:6 Intermittent Fasting Diet

Posted on July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 by

I finished my 8th week following an 18:6 intermittent fasting schedule (18 hour fast, 6 hour window to eat). I’ve found it not as much of a struggle as I had feared! Typically I get to 19:5 without much extra effort. I’ve gotten my body used to eating two meals a day at noon-ish and…

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Taking the US Marines Fitness Test at 51

Posted on July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 by

This weekend, on a lark, I decided to do the US Marines Fitness Test, that marine corps’ regular physical challenge that all marines have to pass in order to stay in fighting shape. The test combines pull-ups, timed crunches and a 3 mile run. Basically a festival of pain. Here’s how it went. I find…

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My New Thing for 2020: Roller Disco!

Posted on June 29, 2020August 28, 2020 by

As another birthday rolls around, it’s time to learn something new and #embracethesuck. What will I be terrible at today? Two weeks ago, I was biking around Golden Gate Park with my friend Jess when we passed by the “Skatin’ Place” circle near 17th street and Fulton. We were watching the skaters spin, slide, and…

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Ran a 10K this Weekend!

Posted on May 10, 2020May 10, 2020 by

For no specific reason, I set a goal for myself to successfully run a 10K. It’s certainly not the first 10K I’ve ever run. And I didn’t plan on setting a personal best time. I just wanted to run a distance of 10 kilometers without stopping. Luckily, I live right next to a perfect place…

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Running from the Pandemic

Posted on May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 by

I have a hate/love relationship with running. For the most part, I hate it. I have terrible lungs, so I feel like I’m fighting for breath for a lot of my run. But running has undeniable benefits. It’s one of the easiest and fastest ways to get into your target heart rate and put in…

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