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2024 winter cruiseSun PrincessNew (2024), big (4K passengers),Current journey (16 days, from London to FLL) Passengers—- over 90% old and weak, average age in the upper 60s, more female than male, mostly in poor health, walkers and wheelchairs a common sight, practically no kids in sight, and people younger than 40 are exclusively service personnels. […]

My Apple Watch has been a headache.  To be exact, in addition to counting time, reporting messages, updating weather and notifying emergencies, this coin-size time piece is a mindless whistleblower, freely spilling out my physical conditions, from heart rate, oxygen in blood, wake time or range of deep sleep. It is also a silent but

Wenatchee Library Tai Chi (太極) for dummies  太極拳是中華民族特有的武學文化，更是道家性命雙修的運動之學。它的理論依據可以追溯到《道德經》「道生一，一生二，二生三，三生萬物，萬物負陰而抱陽，沖氣以為和」及《易經》「太極生兩儀，兩儀生四象，四象生八卦」的太極之道，因此，太極拳的理論是完美無缺的，是任何一種拳術理論都無法與其相比擬的，老幼皆宜！太極拳講求和諧與平衡，重內外兼修，以柔克剛。打太極的過程中有很多獨立的動作，它對調解人的平衡能力，可起到很好的作用。同時，打太極也有利於平衡內分泌，對飲食和休息也都會有很大的幫助。 Tai Chi is an exercise practiced by the Chinese for centuries.  Supposedly, it enhances our chi 氣, whatever it is, for body and soul (chi 氣 is not the same as the chi 極 in Tai Chi).  I think Tai Chi is simply a form of motion

Ed’s funeral, 3-25-2022 I was asked by Chiho, on short notice, to prepare a short note to be read at his father’s funeral. I wrote one the night before, which is short but maybe overly personal (note #2), I quickly drafted another next morning supposedly more suitable for the occasion (note #1). Chiho decided to

03-22-2019 Our cruise ship docked for two days at a sea port near 天津. The purpose of the stop was to give passengers an opportunity to visit nearby inland cities. Many people spent all two days touring attractions such as the Great Wall of China in the 北京 area. We took a tour on the