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Boston Qualifier Questionnaire — Rich
Man how I wish I had “good genetics” like Rich. Name: Rich Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 47 Height (at the time of first BQ): 5’11” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 168 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Spring Chance BQ2 Tell us a little…
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The Boston Qualifier Questionnaire — Eve Pullar
Name: Eve Pullar Sex: Female Age (at the time of first BQ): 32 Height (at the time of first BQ): 5’9 Weight (at the time of first BQ): 130 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Christchurch Marathon (New Zealand) Tell us a little about the race. Flat course, started with the 10km…
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Radio Stations
Literally just a list of radio stations I am always trying to remember the call signal for. New York WNYC 93.9 – the best National Public Radio affiliate in the country WQXR 105.9 – my go-to classical music station The Fan 660 am – sports Connecticut WEDW 88.5 – Connecticut Public Radio WMNR 88.1…
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2019 My Year In Books
Every year I read 52 books. Some years that’s easy, some years it’s hard. This year, it was hard. Child rearing, work commitments and the siren song of the youtube video all conspired to keep me from my reading goal, but I prevailed. There’s a decent argument that my goal of 52 books a year…
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Koestler’s Arrival and Departure
Arrival and Departure Arthur Koestler A taught little novel about intrigue and politics in a town of transients and refugees. Our protagonist is a leftist hero, who has left the growing dictatorship in his country to either return to fight on the side of justice or flee to an apolitical life across the sea. He…
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Review: Manchette’s Ivory Pearl
Ivory Pearl Jean-Patrick Manchette The master of the noir novels final, unfinished, work Ivory Pearl was supposed to be the start a new, expansive series using the espionage novel as a means to talk about the revolutions and uprisings of the post WWII years. Manchette died before he could finish it, but what he left…
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Review: Morrison’s The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye Toni Morrison I am embarrassed to admit that until this year, the only Toni Morrison book I have read was Beloved. I’m determined to change that. And being me, I started at the beginning with Bluest Eye. Good lord it is stunning. A clear eyed, visceral, look into a black community in…
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Review: Ratliff’s The Mastermind
The Mastermind: Drugs, Empire, Murder, Betrayal Evan Ratliff From crypto computer programmer to mastermind of an international drug and arms smuggling ring, the story of Paul Calder Le Roux is a hell of a ride. We got assassins in the Philippines, online pill mills run out Israel, private armies in Somalia, and more. It’s all…
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Review Eyal’s Indistractible
Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life Nir Eyal I’ve lost count of how many books on attention I’ve read over the years, yet still I struggle with putting my phone away. This one is pretty middle of the road. It still feels a bit padded. There’s lessons here on running good…
Milo and the Calf 