This morning, I ran alongside a woman who organizes the group run that I recently wrote about joining. If you haven’t seen previous posts, I joined because I realized I had been missing real human connection in my life outside of my family. In short, I don’t have many friends and I’m trying to change…
Get this Warm CurrentReflections on Openness
This week, I have a shorter post, reflecting on last week’s post. I wrote about doing something about a dearth of friends by attending a running group and asking a guy I know to go running. I spoke with someone close to me about this and he pointed out something that I want to share…
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Personal Progress Is Not Linear (Plus Photos of Men Doing Things to Ponder)
Two things this week: One is a follow up to last week’s newsletter where I committed to doing something about a lack of friends. The second is I want to share some screengrabs I nabbed of pro athletes doing things I don’t see men doing much of, and I will continue riffing on my emerging…
Get this Warm CurrentAn Embarrassing Confession, AI, and an Effort to Change
I’m writing my second post in a week because I had a confluence of thoughts and experiences that intertwined for me, and I wanted to share in hopes someone might find it helpful. I’ll start with the embarrassing confession. I don’t really have many friends. I call that embarrassing because I’m 57, educated, have a…
Get this Warm CurrentWhy “Sportsball” Matters (and Should be Encouraged)
I’m coming at you a bit early because I was inspired by recent events. The Seattle Mariners won their first playoff game in almost a quarter century on Sunday, and I was taken by the emotional response so many fans had, including me. And I wanted to share how I handled it (not ideally), and…
Get this Warm Current“Can Happy People Do This Sport?”
I was listening to a podcast that I sometimes tune into, and I wanted to share some thoughts on parts of the conversation. I find it relates to the “commit” and “challenge” pillars of this newsletter. It’s the “Borderlands Trail + Ultrarunning” pod, hosted by Josh Rosenthal. The particular episode is from 9/18/25 where Josh…
Get this Warm CurrentCommit: The Power of Showing Up
This week’s newsletter will be a bit shorter than last week’s, and more in line with the length I plan to post (400-500 words, or enough to read in just a few minutes). If you’ve missed previous installments, you can find the intro here, and the initial descriptions of the Connect, Care and Challenge pillars….
Get this Warm CurrentThe Problem with “F*** your feelings.”
As I embarked on the newsletter, I planned to begin with the first four editions describing the four pillars that support it. Today I planned to describe the “Care” pillar. And I will, but I am also going to touch on current events. I don’t plan to focus on specific news events often, but I…
Get this Warm CurrentEmbrace “The Suck”
Challenge: Embracing the Suck Each spring I’m heard frequently saying, “Embrace the suck.” That’s what I tell my middle school track athletes when I want them to push just a little harder or test their limits. It’s also what I learned to tell myself somewhere around my 6th marathon, when I finally understood that discomfort…
Get this Warm CurrentI Never Asked For Help
The first time I tried to run 50 miles, it became a survival scare. It was a casual group run (as casual as running 50 miles can be), not a race. The group, mostly western Montana residents who live in or near Missoula, gather annually to run a different 50-mile route across the Bob Marshall…
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