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 »
All the words…
I’m not a fan of CCM. That’s “Christian Contemporary Music” if you didn’t know. I suppose, if you go through life thinking Jesus is your boyfriend and it’s all about… Read more »
Thoughts of life and of death…
Early morning solitary bicycle rides are wonderful for a few reasons. I love the cool quietness of the day and the beauty of the world waking up. But these rides… Read more »
I’m looking forward to this…
I’ve been toying with my bike’s setup, and I’m certainly not afraid to experiment. So when my friend and riding partner Chris started talking about flat pedals on a road… Read more »
Frenetic
If there’s one song that will get me going on a ride, it’s this one. Actually, there are plenty, but this one tops the list. I recommend it for its… Read more »
And it was…
I was sitting there casually talking to my doctor today when I realized it was September. I mean, that should be a totally unremarkable realization – almost a joke, really… Read more »
Welcome to the Real World
Today is the fourth anniversary of the day I learned one of my life’s most valuable lessons. Yeah, it took that long – 53 years old at the time and… Read more »