Monthly Archives: September 2021

Book Lover

Good books read since previous lists on 12/20/20, 1/24/21, 7/7/21. What am I missing? How I Learned To Understand The World: A Memoir by Hans Rosling Wonder by R. J. Palacio The Last American Aristocrat: The Brilliant Life and Improbable … Continue reading

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Wednesday, 9/29/21

Sir Roger Bannister honored at Westminster Abbey You probably would like Twin Tracks: The Autobiography of Roger Bannister …A jolly good/brilliant fellow, for sure.

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Monday, 9/27/21

Sore Is Good, Pain Is Bad: The Workout of a 79-Year-Old Who Twice Summited Mount Everest

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Saturday, 9/25/21

Can you beat Cassie the robot in a 5k? Read On a giant violin in Venice. Enjoy

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Friday, 9/24/21

The joy of rude place names

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Wednesday, 9/22/21

Alex Hutchinson: Nature Is Medicine. But What’s The Right Dose? …Check your home address. No. 1 son lives in Mt. Shasta, CA and gets an impressive 87. We live very close to a green belt and the Willamette River. Our … Continue reading

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Tuesday, 9/21/21

San Francisco marathoners were required to wear masks on some portions of the course. …,Meanwhile

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Friday, 9/17/21

Last night we ran a 5K at Dorris Ranch. Results. …Sorta tough. On rocky truck and scattered filbert trails. Pretty, though. My time was almost three minutes slower than the recent 5K on pancake flat streets in downtown Eugene. Dorris … Continue reading

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Tuesday, 9/14/21

Diary entry by a Portland, Oregon citizen dated 9/14/1927, approximately four months after Lindbergh’s historic flight from New York to Paris: On September 14, 1927, Charles “Lindy” Lindberg made a triumphal tour through Portland. His welcome included a parade, a … Continue reading

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Monday, 9/13/21

How To Read 38 and a school teacher, not a professional athlete. Watch

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