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  • Every Single Day

    Every Single Day

    Hit 5,000 steps today and drop your achievement here — we’re cheering you on!

    Typical Scenario

    We were out running errands, yesterday and we knew we wanted to watch the soccer match at 5 0clock. I get antsy when I don’t get my run in. The carpet store, led to a trip to the library and then Lowe’s.

    It was now half past four and the game would be on soon. I told my wife my run , I am okay to miss some of the match as getting a run in is more important to me. Sorry US soccer, running is more important to me. That may explain why they got a red card.

    I used to be an elite long distance runner but time has taken its toll. I am happy to run 5000 kilometers. I do it everyday and some times go longer.

    I enjoy the solitude and the aftermath of the endorphin high. Running is what I have been doing since the spring of 1983. It is who I am.

  • Dogma

    Dogma

    What’s the best way to deal with negative thoughts?

    The famous quote from Rebecca Makkai’s novel The Great Believers comparing naivety to optimism is: [1]

    A poignant quote from The Great Believers highlights the difference between naivety and optimism, arguing that true optimists are survivors who have faced adversity.

    We have been here before and must rely on our experience and character. Science & Academia: Sometimes used to describe established, accepted theories that eventually face challenge as new discoveries are made.

    And there are times I look to my dog.

  • Sad News To Report -Spam

    Sad News To Report -Spam

    What do you love now, that you hated when you were younger?

    For your entire life, you have been younger then you are right now as you are reading this.

    I think I probably answered this before, and there are so many things that fall into this category.

    Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking

    As a child, I could barely walk into a room where sauerkraut was cooking.

    Corn pie was the worst food on the planet.

    Shepherds pie was the evil enemy.

    Who eats ham and string beans.

    Peas out of a can.

    Spam

    These Days

    I have vegan recipes for all of these. The context is the same, With slight variations.

    Vegan SPAM Recipe

  • Early March Many Years Ago

    Early March Many Years Ago

    What’s a time you followed your gut and it turned out to be exactly right?

    I graduated college and then about a year later, I earned a job that would take me far from home. Who knew what I was doing with my less than fully developed frontal cortex.

    I even smoked cigarettes for a six months, and found myself starting to get a tad bit flabby and lazy. I did not like to feel of my gut. To emerge into this world, I needed to do better.

    I simply didn’t feel right.

    I picked up a sport with very little props, as well as pomp and circumstance.

    I walked out the door and went for a run.

    It has been a lifelong addiction.