Milo and the Calf

Author: seanv2

  • 2016: My Year In Books

    In 2016, I embarked on a project where I tried to match my reading to the demographics of the U.S.* I set out to read 52 books broken down like this: 10 books (or ~17%) written by Latino writers 7 books (or ~13 %) written by writers from Africa or of African descent 3 books…

  • The BQ(Q) Brad Lindeberg

    Name Brad Lindeberg Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 28 Height: 5’5″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 135 ish At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Lincoln, NE Tell us a little about the race. It was my second “born again” marathon after a long running hiatus from…

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    Implementing Lessons from the Blue Zones, Inconveniencing Myself, and Other Things I’m Focusing On In 2017

    So-called “Blue Zones” are areas of the world in which people have significantly longer, healthier lives than the world-wide average. Blue Zones have been researched and written about pretty extensively and in a popular book about them, Dan Buettner extrapolated these basic themes: Moderate, regular physical activity. Life purpose. Stress reduction. Moderate calories intake. Plant-based…

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    The BQ(Q) – Andrew Ng

    Very cool that Andrew thought to recommend we check out his Strava page to see up close what it took to get his BQ. Thanks, Andrew! Name Andrew Ng Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 35 Height: 5’8 Weight (at the time of first BQ): 135lb At which marathon did you get…

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    Review: Jemisin’s The Fifth Season

    The Fifth Season N.K. Jemisin The first volume in N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy. The story of a world beset by earth quakes and other natural phenomenon, which can be kept at bay (or instigated) by a group of people with the power to control the forces of the earth. Called Orogenes, these people are…

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    Your Occasional Stoic: A Hierarchy of Bad Acts

    Theophrastus, in his comparison of bad acts says ones committed out of desire are worse than those which are committed through anger. For he who is excited by anger seems to turn away from reason with a certain pain and unconscious contraction; but he who offends through desire, being overpowered by pleasure, seems to be…

  • Review: Delany’s Straits of Messina

    Straits of Messina Samuel Delany A now out of print and dearly priced collection of Samuel Delany* writing about his own works, including detailed essays on Dhalgren, the controversial (and at the time of publication of this book, unpublished) Hogg, Nova, the Tales of Nevryon series, and more. If you’re a fan of Delany, (and…

  • The BQ(Q) – Dave

    Name Dave Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 51 Height: 5-10 Weight (at the time of first BQ): 170 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Victoria (BC) Marathon, 10/9/2016 Tell us a little about the race. My 7th marathon, and 4th attempt at BQ of 3:30. Finished in 3:28:55.…

  • Review: Weil and Bespaloff’s War and the Illiad

    I’m going to start by giving you a little hint: if you’re wandering through a used bookstore and you see a book published by the New York Review of Books, buy it. Don’t worry if it isn’t something you’ve heard of, or is about a subject matter you’re not particularly interested in. It doesn’t matter…

  • Review: Yanagihara’s The People in the Trees

    The People in the Trees Hanya Yanagihara If not the best novel I read this year, among them. Super-duper icky and disturbing, but deeply compelling story of a scientist who travels to a remote pacific island and finds a substance that can allows those who eat it to live forever. Basically (and intentionally), a b-movie plot…