Oh wow.

This has to be one of the most philosophical yet gently sensuous articles about a restaurant that
I’ve ever read:

“…is that Chez Panisse has looked pleasure in the face, kept from blinking and said, yes, that is for us. Because, after all, life is hard enough, surely too short and deeply unfair. But life deserves our enjoyment, and life will never improve unless the philosophy of pleasure is understood and grasped with gentle hands. That is not simply self-indulgence, abandon
and irresponsibility. It is in the most real sense a diet for the nation that would let us be healthier, wiser and kinder.

- David Thomson in “The most hedonistic woman in America?”

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Syet, I’m really out of shape.

I went to aikido class last night after more than a year’s absence.

Barely 45 minutes into the 2-hour session, I had great difficulty breathing and I felt the room spinning around me. I could hardly shikko (”Samurai walking or knee walking”) out of the mat. Sigh.

But I’m really determined to continue my keiko (training). Experts say that it’s the only secret to succeed in aikido.

Hmm. I wonder if my thin, pink-and-blue exercise mat (hitherto used only for sit-ups and stretches) is any good for forward rolls and back rolls…

Hmm.

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