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Ok, no. No, I am not a catalog model. But I am in a catalog! And it’s led to connection! The fall Franklin Planner catalog, specifically. A connection on LinkedIn who works at the company asked me if I would share my experiences with the Franklin Planner because I frequently do that on the platform….
Get this Warm CurrentI just won an election even though I wasn’t running for office. Not really, anyway. In Washington State, if two people volunteer to be Precinct Committee Officer, or PCO, in the same precinct (a job that mostly means handing out literature for your party) the county puts your names on the ballot and lets the…
Get this Warm CurrentLast night I ran a mile in 5:45. For a 58-year-old man who hadn’t raced on a track in over forty years, that’s a respectable time. In fact, age-graded by World Masters Athletics, it puts me at a 77%, which is a “regional” or “competitive masters” class outcome. Still, I have some disappointment. But before…
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I was going to write about racing a 1500m run this week, but my track meet was canceled due to smoke from regional wildfires. Instead, I’m sharing a nuanced idea about a controversial topic: trans athletes. It’s really been a hot topic lately, but it’s not new to me. Here’s what’s been going on in…
Get this Warm CurrentYou’ve probably read all you ordinarily would about Josh Kerr setting a new world record in the mile. I won’t go into an analysis of the race. But I think you should watch it. Because his ability to break the record while running without the benefit of pacers or anyone pushing him for the last…
Get this Warm CurrentThree people close to me have told me the same thing lately – that I’m too hard on myself. And I’m starting to think that believing them might be the most anti-manosphere thing I can do. One was my boss, one was my oldest daughter, and the third was someone I’ve been talking to about…
Get this Warm CurrentHi, Everyone! This week I’m overwhelmed at work as my employer prepares to defend a grant application, but I wanted to share my thoughts on an article I read this week. The piece made me feel gratified, maybe even vindicated, for my unappreciated take on a novel my English class read in high school. Perhaps…
Get this Warm CurrentI’m writing from southcentral Montana, where I’m taking my daughters to visit the places they heard me talk about spending time in my youth. And it’s just as well, because my running is just not going well. Case in point, I did find a middle school track (clay cinders, just like I ran on in…
Get this Warm CurrentThis week, I’m sharing an update about the work toward my summer running challenge and how I am seeing my own internal barriers to connection popping up. If you’ve been reading you know my right Achilles is still a problem. Not a catastrophic one, but the kind of thing that quietly colors everything, my mood,…
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I got rejected for a job this week. One I really wanted. It stings, and I won’t pretend it doesn’t. The job market right now is objectively brutal. Unemployment numbers look okay on paper, but hiring rates are at their lowest in a decade. Applications disappear into black holes. “Ghost jobs” that were never real…
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