The 2020 Boston Marathon was supposed to be my return after running it in 2018. The year of the epic winter storm. I wanted to experience a nice New England spring. I wanted the full Patriots Day Boston Marathon spring spectacular marathon experience! I got a rescheduled to September, a cancelled marathon and now a …
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Boston Marathon
The 2020 Boston Marathon was supposed to be my return after running it in 2018. The year of the epic winter storm. I wanted to experience a nice New England spring. I wanted the full Patriots Day Boston Marathon spring spectacular marathon experience! I got a rescheduled to September, a cancelled marathon and now a …
Ode to Frankie
This page and my webpage Crouching Tiger Fuzzy fur Flashing claws Biting teeth Flicking tail Meowing Cat behavior is mostly silent. Cat posture and movements are subtle and can communicate calm, alert or threat. Aggressive behavior is a self defense response to a perceived threat. People can project threatening behavior because we might stare, loom …
Economy Stupid
This page and my webpage “It’s the economy stupid” This was the statement in American politics to describe the issue that voters considered at the polls. A conservative vote was good for the economy, businesses and citizens. A vote for a liberal was bad for the economy, bad for business and citizens. That’s the story. …
Plastic World
This page and my webpage We live in a world of plastic products. Cheap packaging, cheap shoes and clothing and disposable products make for a convenient and modern lifestyle. Made from cheap oil and disposed in massive quantities around the world, we are drowning in plastic. The planet is drowning in plastic. The oceans and …
Creepy Clown
About this and That A lot of people find clowns unsettling. The reason for this is that our brains are super tuned to read faces and the myriad signals conveyed there. Colorful make up caricatures one emotion but we might see or ‘feel’ a completely different emotion in the face we are viewing. This confuses …
Time Spans
About this and That Humans are unique in our understanding of time, the past and the future. Time can be small units or very large. Seconds, Minutes, Hours Days, Weeks, Months Years, Decades, Centuries Millenia, Ages, Epochs We can make God laugh and make plans. We can visualize and dream. We might look to the …
Why Run
It’s good exercise It’s free You can run wherever you are You can run whenever you want Don’t need a lot of gear It’s a safe activity Activity boosts mood and makes you feel good
Trade War
This page and my webpage Trade wars are good and easy to win. Our current trade war is neither good or easy. In wars there are victims on both sides. Trade wars are no different. Consumers, producers, businesses and traders are the first victims. Higher prices for consumer goods, lower prices on our agricultural production, …
Why Train
This page and my webpage Physical fitness training is practice and repetition that can improve: speed strength power balance flexibility coordination endurance These various measures of fitness can sometimes be forgotten because for many people ‘losing weight ‘ is the primary goal of physical fitness training. Improvements in in fitness occur during rest periods between …