Racing the bicycle It was the cover of the recent issue of Bicycling that got me thinkibng. I was obsessed once, too, and it rarely pays off. *** It’s been decades now since I learned some wisdom from a not-so-humble Italian. I’ve used it many times. I used to race bicycles. I did anything: time […]
Some Italian Wisdom… Read Post »
The Treadmill Test This is old now – 2015 – but still relevant. The smart folks at Johns Hopkins got out their calculators and studied 58,000 people from all stages of life. After sharpening pencils, they figured out that the closer you can come to your maximum heart rate during exercise, the more likely you
How Long Will You Live? The Treadmill Teat Read Post »
Evolutionary psychologists refer to the EEA or the Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness. There is controversy about the exact environment humans evolved within, but it certainly includes much of the lifestyle that Tom enjoys.
Your Environment for Evolutionary Adaptedness. Yes. It’s a mouthful. Read Post »
The Plan I’ve bumbled a few things in my life. Some goofs are just that: poor judgement and goofiness. A faux pas. Some are worse than others and I’ve done several. Explaining those will take a much longer post. Maybe a book. I was outside today, playing with dog Charlie, and thought of a faux
No More Dandelions to Everyone’s Delight Read Post »
Modern readers can struggle with the prose, and Tolstoy, like most Russian authors, takes his sweet time to develop the story.
What if you wasted your entire life? Read Post »
The very fact that you see this tiny translucent bug with its trail of powdery spit and poop left behind means that you must act.
Crumb – The problem with termites Read Post »