No one really “wins” the game of life. We all start out with grand notions. A few of us realize these notions; Most of us don’t. (Reality has a habit of seeing to that.) Then, eventually, we all cross the finish line and, no matter what happened along the way, we’re done. “Game over, man,” …
Five or six million years ago, the Colorado River started digging a gorge in a 270-mile stretch of what would eventually be known as northern Arizona. As the gorge grew, it carved through 1.7 billion years of rock. Countless tributaries joined in, etching twisty, turny paths down into the ever-deepening canyon. As the layers stripped away, …
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It took fifty-one years, but I finally got a tattoo. My inner left bicep now reads, “Sed omnia praeclara tam difficilia, quam rara sunt.” It’s the last line of the book Ethica by a 17th century philosopher named Baruch Spinoza, whom I vaguely understand and appreciate, thanks to high school Philosophy. It’s the only class …
Marilyne and I have been hiking our way through the Pandemic with a small group of friends. Every other Sunday, we pick a new destination, and show up in separate cars, and keep our distance during the hike—although we do all mooch Chris’ Fritos. I typically get the ball rolling via group text on the …
My German friend Patrick wants to do the Los Angeles Marathon this year on the 21st of March. Unfortunately, the race has been rescheduled to a more vaccine-optimistic TBD date in the fall. They also changed the route, removing the final few miles through Santa Monica down San Vicente Boulevard to the beach. But Patrick isn’t …
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Much like relationships and COVID-19, cleaning a fancy road bike is complicated. Sure, your childhood BMX probably just needed the occasional hosing (although leaving it out in the rain proved equally effective), but the modern racing bicycle is an intricate machine packed with fragile pulleys, gears, cables, and emotional baggage, requiring cleaning and lubrication. That …
