The river is within us, the sea is all about us. T.S. Eliot I am going to die. This is not hyperbole. I doubt it will be today, and it probably won’t be tomorrow, but someday I will die, and so will you. I am so sorry. I understand the words – I am goingContinue reading “Chapter Ten: The Endless River”
Tag Archives: Fitness
Chapter Eight: The Streak
The only rule was that you had to run at least one mile every day for the 40 days between Memorial Day and the 4th of July. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
Chapter Seven: At A Siding
Hemingway, Vonnegut, Angelou, Camus and Nihilistic Arby’s.
Chapter Six: It Ain’t Me, Babe
A list of things that I am bad at, a cult, and what happens when you spend your life actively rebelling against idioms.
Chapter Five: The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
That Episode of Twin Peaks that you either love or hate, my Dr. Manhattan impersonation, a large dog, good advice, and bad advice.
Chapter Four: Run or Die, or, The Lost Hope Diet
Harry Potter, A Small Horse, A Mostly Empty Cupboard, And The Gates Of Hell
Chapter Three: Born Under Punches
In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade.
Chapter Two: It Looks As Though Tomorrow I’ll Do Pretty Much The Same
For now, it was just me, the machine, and Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.
Chapter One: Gonna Take My Bike. Gonna Ride It Slowly.
What is the point of doing anything in which you do not immediately excel? I would rather spend my time and energy on things I knew that I could do well, or better yet, required no effort at all.
Prologue: I Want To Pull It Apart And Put It Back Together
Recently I attended a party where a friend who I had not seen a while complimented my appearance. I thanked him graciously and tried to change the subject, not because I was annoyed, but because I am thoroughly Midwestern, and as such, I am not great at accepting compliments. When he went as far asContinue reading “Prologue: I Want To Pull It Apart And Put It Back Together”
One Man Wrecking Machine 