Music Break: Creation Calls
Here is a song I’ve loved for a long time, but hadn’t listened to in years. Then it struck me this morning to give it a listen, and as it… Read more »
Let’s see how this goes…
Well, the NFL is off and running. Let’s see how long it lasts. In the meantime, there are a couple of teams I’m going to watch this year. Of course,… Read more »
The Satisfaction of September
I swear, autumn is becoming more and more beautiful as I get older. Maybe it’s that I’m learning more to appreciate the simpler things in life – beautiful clean September… Read more »
To see more clearly…
I’ve always loved the clarity Tim Mackie brings in his presentations. Even if I don’t necessarily agree with everything he teaches (I’m speaking over the large body of work he… Read more »
Flat Pedal Update
OK, so now that I’ve done a few rides on flat pedals, I have some thoughts. Right out of the gate, I’d say they’re comparable to clipless. As a matter… Read more »
I still don’t think it should count…
I was having an endoscopy today, but not until 1 pm. This meant a whole morning of fasting, and I could think of no better way than to just laze… Read more »
The Daily: 31 August. Who replaces me?
I recently recommended the NY Times podcast, The Daily, and I still do. They tell stories, some more important than others, but all quite interesting, and all pretty much right… Read more »
What world is this?
I read the Aldous Huxley novel Brave New World many years ago, and while I’m able to recall it’s plot vaguely after all this time, the sentiment conjured simply by… Read more »
There’s nothing as…
…hot as a bagel out of the toaster. …cold as a Garmin heart-rate monitor strap. …sharp as the corner of a blister pack for pills. If there are any others,… Read more »
Didion and Self-Respect
I’m really getting into the writings of Joan Didion, and I’d started a piece that was inspired from a short segment of her 1961 Vogue piece “Self-Respect: Its Source, Its… Read more »