Author: seanv2
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Alfred Williams – Poet, Factory Worker, Classicist
Alfred Williams (1877-1930) Author of Life in a Railway Factory, Williams taught himself Greek and Latin while working full time in a factory. William’s left school at 11 to work at a farm laborer, before becoming a steamhammer operator at age 14. He worked in that factory for the next twenty four years and also…
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Milo in the News
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve noticed a lot more people are getting to this website by searching some variation of “Milo and the bull”, Milo and the calf”, Milo of Croton”, etc. I wasn’t sure why it was happening. Perhaps final papers in freshman intro to classics class were due? Was Milo mentioned…
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Classical Sources for the Milo Stories
A collection of the classical sources for the Milo stories. More on Milo can be found here. On Saving Pythagoras and the Philosophers: Milo, who was the most renowned of wrestlers, and lived in terms of intimacy with Pythagoras, who abode long in this city[meaning Croton]. They relate that at a banquet of the philosophers,…
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Totals for the Week Ending 6.21.2015
Run Miles for the week: 28 in 4:33:26 Run Miles for the year: 698.7 Projected total miles for the year: 1474.1 Weekly/Daily averages to reach 2015 run miles 48/6.9 Run Streak: 5 Number of runs that were one stupid mile: 1 Days until I beat my old run streak: 109 Prospect Park loops for the…
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Friday Inspiration — the Teacher
With the tragic news out of Charleston, running seems must less important. Still, perhaps its worth taking a break from feeling depressed over the state of race relations and gun control in this country to watch a nice little inspiring video about a teacher who can run really fast.
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Middle age problems
I knew it was coming. I knew that though eventually, though I exercise more than the average American, my less than perfect eating habits, coupled with my family history were going to catch up with me. And this week, they did. For the first time in over a decade, I had my cholesterol checked. And…
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On My Changing Relationship to the Goddamn Pool
If you know me in real life, or pay incredibly close attention to this website, you might know that when I was young, I swam competitively. I was never particularly good (I have never been particularly good at any physical endeavor) but I did it — a lot. There were years when my summers consisted…
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Totals for the Week Ending 6.14.2015
Run Miles for the week: 33.6 in 5:32:04 Run Miles for the year: 670.7 Projected total miles for the year: 1474.7 Weekly/Daily averages to reach 2015 run miles 47.3/6.8 Run Streak: 2 Number of runs that were one stupid mile: 0 Days until I beat my old run streak: 112 Prospect Park loops for the…
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Those Rare Moments of Effortless Joy
Do you know the feeling I know? When your legs have disappeared, and there is only your heart, your lungs, and your eyes skimming disembodied through the air? We are Aristotle’s featherless bipeds, we runners. Though we have no wings, we have taught ourselves to fly. Jeff, Logic of Long Distance This was me last…
Milo and the Calf 