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2019-12-30

Paradoxically, Culture Is Preserved By Impurity

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I seldom speak Bangla around other Bangla speakers. The reason for this is quite simple. I've been exposed to the Bengali language fo...
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2019-12-23

Training Changes: Start Small

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As I wrote last time , I'm in need of some changes to my exercise regimen. One thing that has helped me a lot in other aspects of my ...
2019-12-19

A Year In Training

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This past year, I have trained harder as a runner than I have in years. Part of this was because I wanted to try out the training features ...
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2019-12-18

Book Review: The Proper Care And Feeding Of Husbands

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"Dr. Laura" Schlessinger rose to fame during what one might call a golden age of conservative talk radio, in the 1990s. Compared ...
2019-12-03

Finntervals

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As I've previously blogged, I follow some pretty awesome runners on Strava, and I try to pay attention to fast people in hopes of learn...
2019-11-25

The Old Days Versus These Days

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Running in the Icelandic summer weather was almost pure bliss. This summer's exceptionally high humidity and seasonal heat made trainin...
2019-11-19

Are Their Legitimate Responses To "Culture Clash?"

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Someone over at the Open Borders Action Group posed a question: Assuming that people who oppose immigration because they fear it will caus...
2019-10-22

You Don't Need A Reason To Break Up With Someone (So Don't Wait For One)

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I answer a lot of questions on Quora. One of the major topics of my answers is romantic relationships. It's not that I'm an expert ...
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2019-10-18

More Running Is Safer Running

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I've been saying this for years: Running slow, and taking days off in between regular workouts increases your risk of running-related i...
2019-10-14

A Word Of Caution

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Incredibly, it is now 2019. I've been blogging for over a decade, and my life has undergone many changes since I started. I've now ...
2019-09-27

Exciting Times

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I've been listening to a lot of Sublime lately. Sublime sold 6 million albums shortly after their frontman and principle songwriter, Br...
2019-09-10

Neringa's Crazy 8's

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Here's an absolutely brutal  workout I got from an athlete I follow on Strava. She didn't come up with the name, this is just what ...
2019-09-09

UPDATE #2: Email To Race Organizers

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On Friday , I blogged an email I had written to the organizers of a local half marathon, voicing some suggestions about how to improve the ...
2019-09-06

An Email To Race Organizers

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I sent the following email to the organizers of the upcoming Toyota Music Factory Half Marathon , but it's a sentiment that could be ex...