Alexander the Grate  Homeless since 1981.

Buzz words.

See Fewer People. Take Fewer Showers

Florence, Oregon. We went there yesterday. About 75 minutes away, much of it a lovely drive over the coastal range. Lotsa old people, refugees from urban areas. The thrift stores have an immense assortment of canes, wheelchairs, walkers… The real estate is surprisingly affordable. …No trash, no homeless observed. …No, we’re not moving there.

The Rule of Thirds

Oregon Track Club Newsletter -May, 2021 See our Q&A with David Saenger, MD, cardiologist and ultrarunner.

Ultimate endurance? 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea …David Epstein does a Q&A with the author …here

Possibly the posting of the month. David Epstein Q&A with Alex Hutchinson

The reading list of philosopher John Stuart Mill, ages 3–7. …Here.

You/Don?

Who is the world’s all time worst person/killer? Consider

Just finished The Private Life of Chairman Mao

Also excellent, Becoming Madame Mao …She was arrested and imprisoned after his death. After five years, with throat cancer, she was released. Lynched herself in the hospital.

Q&A with Malcolm Gladwell