— 1 — It’s that time of year when I start to think about the Hartford Half-Marathon. I have been running this one every October since 2006, and every year I decide it would be a shame to skip it. It’s a nice run that begins and ends in a park my mother took meContinue reading >>
7 quick takes, volume 4
— 1 — I’m in a car crossing Ohio today. So there’s that. My brother, of whom I am very proud, is a broadcaster for the Fort Wayne Tin Caps this summer, and I am off to visit him. The Tin Caps ballpark, Parkview Field, has been voted one of theContinue reading >>
7 Quick Takes, volume 3
— 1 — First, thanks to everyone for celebrating our own “Ignatian Awareness Week” here on the blog. Inspired by Loyola Press’ “Find Your Inner Iggy” promotion I went back through the archives to find the best examples of my inner Iggy made manifest. Next week is the Feast of St Ignatius, and even thoughContinue reading >>
I dropped the eggs and I didn’t cry
I dropped a carton of eggs this morning. Remarkably, I can’t remember ever having done it before, but it’s just the sort of thing I usually do. I’m a little bit clumsy and a little bit careless. As I watched gravity take the eggs from the counter to the floor, I thought “here we goContinue reading >>
Bigger is not better: The Omnivore’s Dilemma
As one of today’s chores I put away the 90-day supply of meds that was waiting for me in the mailbox when I got back from a weekend away. I stashed one bottle in the basket on top of the microwave that holds my suddenly-enormous collection of medications and supplements, and took the other twoContinue reading >>
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