The Polar Vortex has descended, the lake effect snow has piled on, and schools across Michigan (and Wisconsin and Minnesota and Illinois) are shut down. With wind chills dipping into the preposterous -40 and -50 range, Governor Whitmer has declared a State of Emergency and most state agencies are shuttered. In Kalamazoo, Western Michigan University …
Month: January 2019
No Country For Slow Men
"Oh no. You're going to write about this in your blog." The famous last words of my dear friend Jon Schlosser. OK, maybe not his actual last words (thankfully) but his last words after a long and arduous ordeal where, after exerting improbable mental and physical energy, our bodies spent and beaten in the snow, …
Running Sick
I finally went to the doctor last week. I don't fall into many traditional male stereotypes (see: garish jewelry, long hair, fondness for gossip), with the marked exception of never seeing a medical professional until it's past the point of necessity. So when I started showing the telltale symptoms of a sinus infection back in …
Brave New Year
I'm gonna get myself in fighting trim. Like most people, I acknowledge the symbolism and opportunity that a new year can provide. A fresh start. A clean slate. A chance to reinvent, reimagine, and reignite. But we all know that never really happens. When the clock strikes twelve and the ball descends on Times Square, the Seven Stages of Resolution Grief return to …
Long May You Run, Bella.
Remembering Bella, 2004 - 2019 Yesterday our beloved family dog Bella passed away. She was a 14 year-old mutt; or, a crazy, ferocious, wild, coyote, fox, wolf, hound, beast dog (according to my dad). She loved going for walks, playing catch, chilling on the couch, and wrestling around with my dog, Basher. She had a …
A Running Life 