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Accomplishments: April 2026

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Okay April was going to be a big month no matter how I looked at it. I had a lot of things going — foremost among them, my training for Paris-Brest-Paris 2027, and items on my 101 Things in 1001 Days project. The downside was, some stuff we’d been worrying about came to pass, and … Read more

“Intellectual” Discourse

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If only all political discussions could be so entertaining. From Twitter in February, in case you missed it:

What I Believe In (2016 Edition)

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I believe that Mister Rogers was about the closest to the embodiment of the Buddha that’s walked the Earth. I believe in love and science — those are my religion. I believe my integrity is important. I believe that having a logical explanation for something does nothing to reduce the magic of its existence. I … Read more

Saturday Night Epiphany

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Saturday night, after getting home late, I had the opportunity to do some navel-gazing. Instead of the usual self-abusive internal dialogue, I spent some time trying to think about an issue I struggle with, rather than to just lie there and beat the shit out of myself. Anyway, I’ve been on my self-improvement kick lately, … Read more

Five Things That Hurt My Soul Something Fierce

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1. The inevitability of death and how our short lifespans render us largely unable to make meaningful impact on the universe we inhabit. 2. That in the face of a largely uncaring and hostile-to-life universe, that people would take issue over something as fucking trivial as the color of someone else’s skin or what imaginary … Read more

What I’ve Learned in 2015

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• I like Frank Sinatra‘s music. • That it’s possible to lie to yourself for years and convince yourself that everything’s fine, even if it’s not. • If your flight has a layover in O’Hare, then a trip from Minneapolis to Detroit will take more time than a direct flight from Minneapolis to London. • … Read more