When one door closes another door opens... Alexander Graham Bell is given the credit for this piece of wisdom, though it sounds so universal I have to believe it's actually far older. For sure I would've thought it went back to Buddha, or Plato, or Moses, or the like. I've given this advice to my …
Category: Running and Cycling
Running Into the New Year
A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR to all my readers! I had a great time over the holidays with family and friends. And I hope you did, too! Hope you got a visit from Santa Claus! (Or Santa Claws, as the case may be); Hope you got to dress up in your finest; That you got to …
My “Double Nickel” Promotion
I GOT A PROMOTION TODAY. Not for anything I did, or didn't do. No, this was entirely due to three lucky accidents: that I was born, that my parents didn't kill me when I was a teenager, and that I have lived this long. You see, I turned 55 today. And it's been a good …
Do What? I Can’t Imagine. . .
If there's one thing being a runner is good for (*) it's getting a sense of perspective. This morning I was meeting with our company president, an aficionado of the latest and greatest in technology (you can read my "Gadget Man" post here). A message from one of his daughters had appeared on his Apple …