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…
Category: The Good Life
How Long Will You Live? The Treadmill Teat
The Treadmill Test This is old now – 2015 – but still relevant. The smart folks at Johns Hopkins got out their calculators and studied…
Your Environment for Evolutionary Adaptedness. Yes. It’s a mouthful.
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.
No More Dandelions to Everyone’s Delight
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…
What if you wasted your entire life?
Modern readers can struggle with the prose, and Tolstoy, like most Russian authors, takes his sweet time to develop the story.
Crumb – The problem with termites
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.
Life Advice – Do It Now. Just Do it.
Years ago – it’s been a couple of decades now – I had a revelation. A tremendous idea I laughed about for a week. We…
The Tyranny of the Coffee Aisle
Some good advice for the new year… My first job was at Piggly Wiggly. I was fifteen. I boxed and bagged groceries and spent as…