paradox

I'm still in training mode, and the advent of school means it's back to the treadmill for mid-week tempo runs. It's a paradox, I realize. Theoretically, I could train in the morning on the road, but if for some reason I don't perform and am stuck 3-3.5 miles away from home at 6 a.m., I'll never make it to school by 7.

I'm reading lots of stuff about God and the "infinite replication paradox." I'm on an existentialist (-ism?) kick.

Whatever.

What's prettier than a rainbow? How about a kid drawing a rainbow on a sidewalk with chalk?

("Well, you know my name is Simon, and the things I draw come true...")

He’s gone. He left us this morning on to his next adventure.

To my friend Stewart I give my favorite poem by W.H. Auden, long before Four Weddings and a Funeral gave it a resurgence.

 That's a line from a TV commercial I saw tonight for a brand of high-definition television.  That's just wrong on so many levels.  But, especially from the life-changing aspect. 

Mr. Godin writes about the super among us…

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  Quote - Sting sang it: If you love someone set them free. A paradox only if you think you can force someone to love you.

Some thoughts on the nature of objective journalism in the wake of an Obama supporter breaking unfavorable news about her candidate:

One of the things reading The Paradox of Choice made me aware of is how much of our conversation is about buying stuff. We talk about what we are thinking of buying, be it house, car, electronics, friends share their opinions of their own house, car, product or the other ones they tried when shopping themselves. Or, we talk about things we already purchased, whether we are happy with it

I’m back at it, with another book review, which is still on track with a book a week, though I started lagging behind recently. This book comes recommended by my friend, Neeraj.

I was disappointed to see that the Fred Thompson presidential campaign never caught fire and that Thompson withdrew from the race. Fred was criticized for never having the drive and zeal necessary to win the nomination.