Many years ago I was persuaded to walk a half marathon. As I was training for that I inadvertently discovered a love of running. Slow and steady – but eventually I always cross the finish line. I’d always have trouble hitting a PR because I’d always come across someone struggling. It was always more important…
For many years I worked as a computer scientist. In general through school and work I was treated the same as the guys. In school there was the occasionally teacher that was a bit more lenient because they appreciated my legs. There was also the occasional one that was downright nasty because I had the…
Since I was a child, I had a tendency to contemplate the questions that simply could not be answered. Or muse on tremendously philosophical concepts. One that I had given much thought to was that for us to unite as a planet we would need a common enemy. In my mind that common enemy would…
I have never been a dog person. In fact, as a child, I was deathly afraid of dogs. My grandma had a dog, Rusty, that I would quiver and hide behind a parent until he was locked away. The story is a cat got in my playpen as an infant, and more likely it was…
As we practice sheltering in place, we are discovering how hard it is not to be able to make plans. Tasks as simple as planning a doctor’s visit has become a complex procedure. Life goes on, but not as we knew it. We are used to so much freedom, we don’t want to be told…
Last week I shared about the Cherry Blossom run – a beautiful 10 mile run in Washington DC at the peak of the Cherry Blossom bloom. Thousands of people run this race. It’s impeccably organized and has all the amenities of a big race. Annapolis has a sister race that they lovingly call the Cherry…