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Sleep
4:00am is an annoying time of the morning. It is the time I usually wake up wondering if today is the day I won’t go back to sleep. I lie there for 30 minutes debating whether or not I should go...
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I Lied
I lied. I went to the gym last night, and I suffered through one-legged dips. My recovery isn’t linear, so I’ll just take the bad days with the good. Filed under: Health & Fitness, Hip Resurfacing
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Winter
Growing up in Vancouver, winter was my favorite season. Although Vancouver has milder winters than the rest of Canada, I had my share of white Christmases. My memories of skiing at Whistler with my...
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Don’t Forget
In the next paragraph, I give away the ending to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. If you have not read the last two books in the Harry Potter series, and you intend to, please stop reading....
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My Teeth Too
Today was my seven month follow-up appointment with Dr. Vail, my hip surgeon, and yesterday was my semi-annual checkup with my dentist. When I saw these calendar items nestled side-by-side in the...
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The Golden Gate Bridge
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge. San Francisco has many popular attractions, like Fisherman’s Warf and Alcatraz, but none symbolizes the Bay Area quite like...
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Deep Waters
“Be formless, shapeless like water. Be water, my friend.” – Bruce Lee When Bruce Lee said the above quote, he was talking about the martial arts as a metaphor for life. To be successful in life,...
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Tyler Durden
I just bought a new set of art markers (Chartpak AD Markers), and tonight, I played around with them. They’re fantastic. I need some motivation to improve my strength and conditioning, so I used my...
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The Hiatus – 30 Days With An Empty Cup
A common expression in the martial arts is, “Empty your cup.” The phrase is an analogy for knowledge and learning. Those who think they know everything have a full cup. If you try to teach these...
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Evolution of a Drawing
“What an artist is trying to do for people is bring them closer to something, because of course art is about sharing.” – David Hockney Earlier this summer, my friend asked me if I would do a drawing...
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