Camel's Hump Run
When we trained for the Vermont 50 seven years ago, one of my favorite training runs was a loop up and down Camel's Hump. I did it today. I was unhappy that I did not... More »
When we trained for the Vermont 50 seven years ago, one of my favorite training runs was a loop up and down Camel's Hump. I did it today. I was unhappy that I did not... More »
All six of the incredibly healthy cucumber seedlings I plants a week ago are now kaput. I guess I did not harden them off enough by introducing them gradually to the cooler and windier ways... More »
Dugway Road runs for three miles between Cochran Road and Huntington Road. It is gravel and runs along the Huntington River. It is beautiful to run along on any day, but today it was as... More »
My wife recently bought a big old batch of Easter candy. We now have quite the selection. I asked her if I could have some, knowing that if she said no, we need to save... More »
THE ZERO FACTOR Every U.S. president elected in a year ending in zero has died in office except Ronald Reagan who, shot by John Hinckley, spent days in a hospital bed as if he was... More »
I had a day planned working with students today. Didn't happen. Two reasons for this: My mother-in-law came home from the hospital and my daughter was sick. We changed plans more than once. I ended... More »
Yesterday the snow fell and then the sleet fell and then the rain-turning-to-ice fell. It was some messy weather, not ideal for driving. I drove in it anyway, to the office then back. I drove... More »
One year ago I had just had back surgery. Boy was that ever fun. I do have a positive memory of those post-surgery days, despite the pain and challenge of dealing with a herniated disc... More »
1. I do not live in a place where ethnic differences might explode into senseless violence because they simmer just below the surface. 2. I live in a place that is not targeted by a... More »
About three months ago a study came out that proposed why the flu gets spread more in the winter than in the summer (read more about it here ). It turns out that this is... More »