I told Nancy I was going try to write 300 words. “Three,” she said. “Zero. Zero. W. O.” That’s my kind of straight line. Which she seldom crosses. I smiled. Partially because she gave me the beginning of this essay. But mostly as a reminder that human beings are unpredictable. We waste huge amounts of […]

(This conversation started with Think Better) Ella said, “What is something you know to be praiseworthy?” “You mean like Portillo’s Italian beef?” I said. She rolled her eyes. “I understand that you like it,” she said. “But as an alternative to worrying about world peace or getting a post written, that’s not exactly profound.” “I […]

“So,” Ella said. “If I’m not spending my time thinking about what I’m worrying about, what do I think about?” She had read my post last week about worrying. Or rather, about not worrying. “Paul suggested that his friends could think about things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy, “I […]

Yep. I’m 57 today. According to some research, when I walk down a street in the US, I’m older than 8 of the 10 people I see. That makes visiting retirement centers encouraging. That makes running more important all the time. (455 miles in the last year. 10 in the previous 55 years.) That made visiting […]