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  • A New (Tentative) Diet: A Six Sentence Story

    As of this post, I’m reading Meat: How the Next Agricultural Revolution Will Transform Humanity’s Favorite Food―and Our Future by Bruce Friedrich, and while the book has plenty of “we’re killing our planet” moments, it is, for the most part, a positive, forward-thinking book. It has inspired me, like most works on the subject from… Read more

  • God I miss this moment

    God I miss this moment

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  • One more reason why I love Mayor Mamdani

    One more reason why I love Mayor Mamdani

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  • Why I Always Root for Duke: A Six Sentence Story

    Why I Always Root for Duke: A Six Sentence Story

    On weekdays, I used to set my alarm for the last minute, do my bathroom stuff, get dressed, glance at the morning paper, and then walk briskly to the bus stop. Way back in the 90s, when I worked in a warehouse filled with men who loved basketball every March, I would have to listen… Read more

  • The World’s Most Expensive Yoga Mat

    The World’s Most Expensive Yoga Mat

    I have written many posts about my bumpy yoga journey. A few have been on yoga mats: Are Yoga Mats Really Necessary?, My New Folding Mat From Hell, and a reposting of someone else’s post: Very Funny Yoga Mat for Sale Ad on Craigslist, but I have never really made a serious investment in a… Read more

  • Getting Up & Down: A Six Sentence Story

    Getting Up & Down: A Six Sentence Story

    The ground seems farther away these days. No, I haven’t suddenly become tall; I am still the same five feet six inches shorty I was in high school. It’s a perspective thing now that I am 68, continuing my losing (or is it gaining?) battle with obesity and stiffness. The best example is in my… Read more