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It seems like modern (western?) society is at some kind of inflection point. The worldwide pandemic which has hit the UK and US particularly hard has had a massive knock-on effect to economies around the world. Here in the US … Continue reading →

1. Improve my Spanish (reading and speaking) 2. Sell my apartment and buy a new one 3. Travel somewhere new 4. Become a (slightly) better skier and surfer 5. Be happy and healthy 6. Pay off all debt apart from … Continue reading →

I had meant to keep track of all the books I read last year somewhere.  Since I have got better at maintaining my blog pages in the past few months I added a page here to update and track them.

On the trip I was reading about a competitive swimmer in his forties who was eating right and training 4+ hours a day and still gaining weight.  I’m not training that hard, but I’ve been eating <1500 cals a day … Continue reading →

Much better progress. Went to the gym wednesday and had a long walk (4.6 miles) through SoHo, NoLita, and Chinatown last night.  Diet has been consistent and water intake good. Booked a car to go to go surfing on Sunday, … Continue reading →

I was over at Third Ward last month (dropping my surfboard off for glassing with Dave Murphy) and had a conference call which meant I had to walk around the neighbourhood rather than jump onto the L train.  Found a … Continue reading →

I ran the Al Gordon Snowflake classic 4 mile race in Prospect park the weekend before last and finished in 38:12.  So that’s over 1’30” off my time over the same course a couple of months earlier and I felt … Continue reading →

Well, after my last somewhat cranky, low blood sugar post I have a more positive good-news thing to share.  I got in through the lottery for the NYC half marathon and so I’ll be running 13.1 miles on March 21 and … Continue reading →

Just saw Paul Watson in the Red Carpet club at Dulles airport.  Had to shake the man’s hand and thank him for what he does.  I may disagree with some parts of what he has said and done over the years … Continue reading →

I’m actually posting this from New Brunswick, but it’s the same (Atlantic) time zone as Nova Scotia so I think it counts.  I was away for the past week in NS and had a great time just touring and taking … Continue reading →

Actually, that’s not a fair headline, because the answer is that he’s been the voice of reason for a long time. As a barely-tolerated alien in the USA (taxed without representation) I didn’t get the chance to vote for Jesse … Continue reading →

Lemmy: The Movie. Are you as excited as I am for this movie? Motörhead were the first band I ever saw live – King Georges Hall in Blackburn in 1977 – before their first album was even out.  They played … Continue reading →