I’m preparing to run a 10K. That’s 6.2 miles. I have five running books on the desk behind me, all with multi-week race preparation plans. I’ve spent much time weighing which plan to use. I count the weeks until September 27. I read the details about training elements. Speed runs, striders, interval training. I knew […]

I ran my first 5K race on August 9. Andrew ran the same race. He finished ten minutes before I did, so I can’t say that we ran together. But he drove 2.5 hours to run the race, so that counts as together. Nancy came and cheered for both of us. The last time I […]

I’m not a fan of gore. Which meant that I didn’t hit [buy] when I first heard about “No Place to Hide.” It’s the story of Dr. Lee Warren, a neurosurgeon from Texas who goes to Iraq in 2004-5 and operates in the tents that make up an Air Force hospital. Because it’s a surgeon’s […]

A couple weeks ago, I was writing about Sabbath. I got this email from my friend, Johanna Fenton. (She writes personally at Blip of Cheer  and works for The Seed Company.) Because it so perfectly illustrates what I think are the very best book recommendations, I asked her if I could share it with you. […]

I’ve got great friends with helpful ideas. I haven’t folded them into my life as well I would like. But they are worth sharing with you. 1. My friend Char explained how she made decisions about requests for her time. “I’ve got 168 hours in my week,” she said. “I have things in every space: […]