“I don’t want to join your revolution if I can’t dance”
—Eating After the Revolution | Stuffed and Starved
August 2008
27 posts
“NO BARE FEET
by Order of the Health Department.
— Such signs are outright lies.” —Bare Feet and the Health Department
by Order of the Health Department.
— Such signs are outright lies.” —Bare Feet and the Health Department
“During last night’s training, an elderly couple walked up, interested in the bells. The gentleman gestured to ask, “may I?”, walked over to the 16kg, and busted out a pressed-snatch and four MPs. I smiled and said, “you’ve done this before?” In a strong accent, he responded with “I am Russian.”
:)” —TRAIN HARDstyle.
:)” —TRAIN HARDstyle.
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“A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.”
—Louis Nizer via System Advancements at the Monastery » Blog Archive » MacPorts Under Mac OS X Leopard
“The most important figure in China-U.S. relations today isn’t the ambassador for either country; it is Yao Ming, the basketball player — and David Stern, the commissioner of the N.B.A., is second.”
—Op-Ed Columnist - China’s Rise Goes Beyond Gold Medals - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com
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After winning China’s eighth gold today, women’s table tennis coach Shi Zhihao was asked about Phelps’ achievement, or more specifically, what he thought of the fact that Chinese athletes did in one day what it took one American athlete to do in a week.
Coach Shi smiled. “It means the Americans have strong individuals, but the Chinese have a strong team.”
” —SI.com’s Scenes from Beijing - 2008 Olympics - SI.com
“We expect Chinese athletes to do well both in spiritual civilization and in gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.”
—Countdown Beijing : Gold Rush: China’s Olympic strategy and “Project 119”
