My father and I have innumerable things in common – our alma mater, our sense of humor, our appreciation of ABC’s 1990s Friday night line-up, our uncanny ability to down a 32-ounce baseball steak in one sitting – but when it comes to our favorite past times, we start to diverge. While I see noContinue reading “In the Same Boat”
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Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
I’m no behavioral psychologist – or any psychologist for that matter – but spend a few minutes observing mankind and it becomes rapidly apparent that we are hardwired to resist change. And why wouldn’t we be? Our species’ history is rife with evidence that change doesn’t always work out so well. Build the world’s largestContinue reading “Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes”
The Lies We Tell
No matter how moral or honest or candid you are as a human being, the chances are good you routinely say things you don’t really mean. I’m not trying to PR on Sunday. I just want to finish. Of course he’ll call! No, no, you take the last slice of pizza. I’m not mad atContinue reading “The Lies We Tell”
Not My Day
When I first woke up this morning for the NYRR’s and Front Runners’ co-orchestrated 5-mile Pride Run in Central Park, I felt a PR within my grasp. I’d stayed in Friday night, I’d treated myself to a massage, I’d made pasta for dinner, I’d picked out the perfect neon racing getup and I was inContinue reading “Not My Day”
Said No One Ever
There are a handful of phrases in the English language that I’d wager have rarely, if ever, been spoken aloud. No thanks, I’ve had enough cookie dough for one day. Franklin Pierce’s economic policies are worth emulating today. No way, the blue ranger is my favorite, too! Don’t you just love the smell of ManhattanContinue reading “Said No One Ever”
No Means No
It may only be June 15, but take a look at my photo stream and it’s clear I’ve already squeezed in an entire season’s worth of activities before the summer solstice. And that’s just a few select excursions. Ever since the mercury hit 60+ degrees, my weekends and weekdays alike have been jam-packed with summertimeContinue reading “No Means No”
Non-Reckless Behavior
Little in arts and film is idealized, glorified or downright romanticized more than the act of sheer recklessness. Forgoing your dream job to drive from Boston to California to see about a girl? Romantic. Flinging yourself back into the RMS Titanic from the safety of your lifeboat in order to spend one steamy evening withContinue reading “Non-Reckless Behavior”
Life Has a Funny Way
I’ll blindly stand behind most things nineties — Lisa Frank, Tamagotchis, that puppet dinosaur show that briefly aired on TGIF — but Alanis Morissette’s hit single “Ironic” has always annoyed me just a bit. A traffic jam when you’re already late. A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break. It’s like ten thousand spoons when all you needContinue reading “Life Has a Funny Way”
Heavy Weights
I’ve done a lot of reading on the inception of running, and while the etymology of the word jog is reportedly unknown, this much I know to be true: When distance running came into fashion in the 1970s, much conventional wisdom surrounding the sport was misguided, sexist or downright wrong. Take a quick glance backContinue reading “Heavy Weights”
Spice of Life
I eat oatmeal for breakfast nearly every morning, a home-packed salad for lunch nearly every noon*, greek yogurt for snack every afternoon and some version of the same 10 dishes every evening come suppertime. *Confession: More like 10:30 a.m. This impatient girl’s lunch has never once survived to see the elusive p.m. hours. Even whenContinue reading “Spice of Life”
Riled Up Runner 