Milo and the Calf

Author: seanv2

  • The BQ(Q) – Luca

    Very excited to share this great questionnaire filled out by my Prospect Park Track Club teammate Luca. Luca is a stalwart of our club, organizing out of town runs and other events all while being blaziningly fast. Huge congrats, Luca, on qualifying for Boston and going sub-3 all in one go! Name: Luca Sex: Male Age…

  • Totals for the week ending 10.11.2015

      Run Miles for the week: 38.6 in 6:19:11 Run Miles for the year: 1204.5 Projected total run miles for the year: 1537.2 Weekly/Daily Average to reach 2k miles 70.5/10 Run Streak: 0 Did I hit every session of 18/55? N What did I miss? 1 easy run Runs that were one stupid mile: 0…

  • The BQ(Q) – Rich A (@bqchat)

    Rich ran cross-country and track in high school and was approached with a college scholarship opportunity but walked away from it. From a family of non-runners, he ran races in grade school & was heavily invested in running through high school. His BQ experience was the driver behind the development of (Twitter-based) #BqChat. Rich has…

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    Review: Schmahmann’s Double Life of Alfred Buber

    The Double Life of Alfred Buber I received this as a review copy from the Permanent Press, an excellent independent publisher based in New York. The Permanent Press is one of only a few literary independent publishers left who take the chance to publish serious novels by little known writers. I admire that. And I…

  • Review: Mahler’s Ladies and Gentleman the Bronx is Burning

    This, and many more reviews I’ve been posting lately originally appeared in 2007 on a now defunct livejournal. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City Jonathan Mahler This is exactly what a journalistic history book should be. Fast, fun, and informative, as the…

  • Review: Mezrich’s Ugly Americans

    One of many reviews I wrote for an old livejournal account. Now archived here. Ugly Americans: The True Story of the Ivy League Cowboys Who Raided the Asian Markets for Millions Ben Mezrich Trashy trash. Not only trashy – horrible. I am embarrassed to say I read it and if you’ve been paying attention around…

  • Review: Rodenbeck’s Cairo A City Victorious

    One of many reviews I wrote for an old livejournal account. Now archives here.    Cairo: The City Victorious Max Rodenbeck It is close by at first, starting with the intimate pock of the microphone and discreet , would not need to be all hearing to hear it. An electric cloud of sound accumulates and…

  • Review: Lewis’s Moneyball

    Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game Michael Lewis Moneyball is among the top couple of books Michael Lewi. Its on one level a story of the Oakland As and how they do well with almost no money by capitalizing on a new way of looking at baseball that was developed by Bill James,…

  • Review: Battelle’s The Search

    This and the many more reviews I’ve been posting lately originally appeared in a now long defunct livejournal.   The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business andTransformed Our Cultu re John Battelle This book is two things – first, it is a detailed and interesting look at how searching online…

  • Review: Hegel’s On Art, Religion, and the History of Philosophy

    This and so many more reviews I’ve been posting lately originally appeared in a now long defunct livejournal. On Art, Religion, and the History of Philosophy: Introductory Lectures (Hackett Classics) G.W.F. Hegel I read a pretty big chunk of Hegel in my first undergrad philosophy class. He scared the living shit out of me. I…