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On the Calculation of Volume – I, II, and III
A relatively unknown Danish author (Solvej Balle) has crafted a series of small books on a well-worn theme, a person caught in a repeating day. See full review at the attached link: On the Calculation of Volume – I, II, and III – Welcome Tara Selter is a middle-aged book reseller who lives in a…
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on the nature of events
Processing memories from distant years ago, 30, 40, 50 years or more. Recently I shared a memory with my son Matt about the time when he and his brother tried to carve up an evergreen tree in the backyard of our Colorado house, circa 1995. He could not remember this. There are no pictures or…
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two book reviews
These two books have informed me about health and wellness: The Emperor of All Maladies, a Biography of Cancer – Siddhartha Mukherjee. I am not an expert in medical practices and blessed to have avoided being a patient of this family of diseases. But I have friends and family who have suffered, and some have…
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impermanence
Everything is impermanent. The forest becomes an open field – a farm, then a housing tract. Over decades it falls into a state of disrepair, is redeveloped and reoccupied by new families. Look up and suddenly the skyline has changed. Twenty years in the city re-invented, we need a new house, a new stadium of…
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what makes up a life?
Small things: Staring at my socks, tying my shoes in the dark kitchen before each early morning run. Every day. Looking up at the dark sky, watching the progression of the phases of the moon as the weeks roll along, all too quickly. Seeing a bright meteor plunge down right in front of me. Perhaps…
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Niagara Falls marathon
Setting a goal to run and finish 100 marathons, I stood at 70 in January of this year. I did the math and decided that four marathons per year for eight(!) more years could get me there. Or perhaps I need to run a few more at my current (relatively) young age? Then I came…
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Housekeeping / Gilead; by Marilynne Summers Robinson
See my full-length book reviews for these two at the following page link: Housekeeping / Gilead; Marilynne Summers Robinson – Welcome (10000daysreadwriterun.com) These books are off the beaten path for me. Recently I have found some works of historical fiction by very accomplished American writers. Willa Cather wrote a century ago, she was a revelation to…
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pale blue dot
I have always thought that the image called the Pale Blue Dot was taken on a flyby of the moon by the crew of the Apollo spacecraft. This is the image we all remember. It was taken aboard Apollo 8 by Bill Anders, showing earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface as the spacecraft circumnavigated the…
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running uphill
The running journey started long times past with modest goals. Simply to run every day and begin to see the benefits of stronger legs, to run back-to-back basketball games with the young guys. Of course, at the start it was a challenge; and then you surprise yourself as your weight drops and your lungs expand…
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return to Ventura
For five eventful years in a time long time past, I lived and worked in Ventura California. For a marathon my youngest son Mike and I jumped on planes (he from Austin, I from Houston) landed in Los Angeles, and drove up the coast past to arrive at this wonderful seaside town. My best recollections were of…