The theme of the day is rest.

The sensation of "needing to rest" is unmistakable. But it is very difficult to describe in words.

💬 老师说呼吸词然后就死了


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For Tisha B'Av, I elected to pursue a "zucchini fast" - no food other than zucchini.

💡 Water, as used in cooking, is beyond consideration. Similarly with the usage of salt.

🌎 perhaps the apple cider vinegar should have counted. that treatment was its own punishment..

💬 We consider the calorie theory of fasting. Zero-calorie substances don't count as breaking a fast.

湿水什么时候变成可乐? Everything is a continuum. Your water is never as pure as you think it is.

The rest is good for my sore feet.

Or, rather, sore foot. The pain is still concentrated in the foot that kicked a car door.

The IT-band stretch seems to be helpful.

But it is still in a state where even shoes will not prevent pain on a long run.

Quotes

"<span class="annotated-chinese" data-pinyin="LǍO SHĪ SHŪO HŪ XĪ CÍ" data-definition="老师: teacher; 说: variant of 說|说[shuo1]; 呼吸: to breathe; 词: word">老师说呼吸词</span> ,<span class="annotated-chinese" data-pinyin="RÁN HÒU JÌU SǏ" data-definition="然后: then; after that; afterwards; 就: (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; 死: to die; 了: unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]">然后就死了</span>。"
"We consider the calorie theory of fasting. Zero-calorie substances don't count as breaking a fast."