This morning I ran another 5.3 miles. That makes 130 miles for the month of September and 1100 miles so far for 2022. One of the things I’m most pleased with this…
Month: September 2022
Day 89: “No Loss of Enthusiasm” (Original Music)
Tonight I decided to share this hopeful piece I wrote a few days ago. The title comes from a quote by Churchill: “Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.”…
Day 88: The Top 7 Purposes of Your Money
Whether we realize it or not, we are all money managers. That is because on a daily basis every adult makes decisions about where each dollar they receive will go. If someone…
Day 87: Well-Being Returns
There is a cozy autumn feel this morning, and I am most appreciative for a sense of well-being. I just enjoyed a nice breakfast, after eking out a 5-mile run. The run…
Day 86: Four Hours of Running, Two Days of Eating!
Saturday’s 23 miler went well due to proper mental physical and mental preparation. Perhaps the biggest surprise for me is how much I ate, especially following the run for the rest of…
Day 85: “Playful Ruse” (Original Music)
Last weekend I watched “The Green Mile” again and was inspired to write a piece emulating some of Thomas Newman’s scores. I have loved many of his soundtracks, including “Shawshank Redemption,” “The…
Day 84: A Lengthy, Easy-Going Triumph
My 23 miler today went great! Distance completed: 23.22 miles Time spent running: 4:06:59* Average pace: 10:39 min/mile Mood: Overjoyed! 🙂 Two days ago I wrote the keys to today’s run, namely:…
Day 83: The Day Before…
The Day before… I admit it. I feel distracted today, preoccupied, like a bear in hibernation, or a computer on standby, I just want to chill. I skipped out on going to…
Day 82: This Weekend’s 23-Mile Run
Saturday I will be running 23 miles. This will be the longest training run I’ve ever done (!). I’m stoked. (Side note: Shout out to my buddy Eric, who is running the…
Day 81: A True Test of Risk Tolerance
If you follow investing topics, or read up on personal finance, you will often hear about risk tolerance, which is the concept that as an investor you want to choose investments within…