No BHARG This Year? What’s Wrong with Me?

I have a confession to make. For the first time in four years, I have no BHARG. It’s February, and I ought to be at the peak of my winter training, working my buttinsky off at Body Specs and prepping for my spring ultras, culminating in a Big Hairy-Ass Running Goal in late May or …

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Need Inspiration? AI Has the “Answer”

SO LONG, TONY ROBBINS. The twenty-first century face of motivation and inspiration has arrived, and it’s not a human one. It appears artificial intelligence (AI) has quietly reached a new level, to where it can generate inspirational messages tailored to you – without you telling it anything about yourself. I know, you’re skeptical, as was …

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My Cellphone, the Enabler

My daughter stopped her conversation with her mother in mid-sentence and looked across the table at me. “Dad, what are you doing?” I looked up at her. “We’re having brunch together as a family, and you’re on your phone? Playing BRIDGE?” I apologized and put the phone away, but it was too late. My worst …

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Pronoun Trouble? Not Here!

YET AGAIN I got an education where and when I least expected it. We’ve just returned from Richmond, where we had a great time visiting our daughter Tori in sunny, above-freezing weather, a nice break from the gray blah we’ve had in Michigan. During a mandatory visit to Lamplighter Coffee Roasters, for which we share …

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