In a normal year, this would be the time I’d head over to ESPN Wide World of Sports and pick up my race bib for the Dopey Challenge. But this is not a normal year. We teeter on the brink of a calamity in our healthcare system, in our political system, and on the global […]
Good riddance to 2020. As the odometer flips over to the new year, we must remember that doesn’t mean everything is suddenly hunky-dory. We have a long way to go and we need to be extra vigilant with our social distancing and face mask wearing and hand washing. I suspect it will be a long […]
Once a weakness has been found, that’s where failure will come. Once again my torn ligament has rendered me incapable of running. After 3 virtual marathons and various training runs, the other day I found myself in throbbing pain akin to the original pain that sent me down a health care rabbit hole. I am […]
Turn off. Tune Out. Reset. This has been a tough year. Physically, mentally, emotionally, politically, socially. We all need to take a step back and take a deep breath. For far too long we’ve been yelling at each other and nobody seems to be listening to anybody else anymore. We’re in a feedback loop wherein […]
I’m not even supposed to be here. I’m supposed to be in Hawaii. In what has been an inconsistent tradition, I often take my Mom out to Hawaii for the holidays and run the Honolulu Marathon. But this year being 2020, and Covid surging all over, the preeminent Oahu marathon has gone virtual. And so […]
I just couldn’t chance it. It feels borderline irresponsible to be out and about in crowds, even with safety precautions and protocols in place by folks determined to keep us all safe. But running a marathon, or hell even visiting with people outside of my immediate pod, feels like playing Russian Roulette… or driving drunk. […]
My potential in person Turkey Trot was cancelled… or maybe it went on but I cancelled going because it just doesn’t seem worth taking a risk of being out and about in larger groups. So I did my own… Stay safe. Stay away from people. Eat well. Call or Zoom with family and friends. Be […]
Dateline: November 19, 2020. After a tough, tough summer both globally and personally, I’ve been trying to get back into shape. Physical therapy has been a two steps forward, three steps back, a few steps forward, one or two steps back. It’s been a slog. I’ve been down and depressed and demotivated. And the global […]
I am utterly demoralized and defeated. Van Jones on CNN summed it up best. In a holding-back-tears commentary he said democrats are upset tonight, that there were two things aimed for at this election – a moral victory and a political victory. There’s still a maybe, sorta, if you can still believe in hoped for […]
Today is election day in the United States of America. I voted weeks ago via a mail-in ballot that I tracked and confirmed had been received back and double checked it had been deemed “acceptable.” My vote will count. Every American who votes by today, be it in person or via postmark, every vote must […]