Bill Walton sez, Hello, World. Meet Oregon!

The Ugly Truth About Sitting Too Much

Can we disagree without being disagreeable? Consider.

What makes a good life?

Read From Strength to Strength. …Hey, The Dalai Lama liked it.

Malcolm Gladwell and David Epstein nerding out on running. …here

Consider Hayward Field

NYT stories about Kenny Moore and running. Here. …Sign up for a free article on running every Saturday morning.

Books read in May. Five favorites with asterisks.

His Ownself: A Semi-Memoir by Dan Jenkins
Gray’s Anatomy by Spalding Gray
The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal
Love Your Enemies by Arthur C. Brooks
The Mirage of Castel Di Sangro by Joe McGinniss
Going To Extremes by Joe McGinniss*
Why We Suck by Dr. Denis Leary
The Uncollected Wodehouse edited by David Jasen
Shots Fired by C.J. Box
Sombrero Fallout by Richard Brautigan
If You Survive by George Wilson
Don’t Save Anything by James Salter
Last Night by James Salter
Gross National Happiness by Arthur Brooks
Assume The Worst by Carl Hiaason
The Power Of Habit by Charles Duhigg*
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth*
The Checklist Manifesto: How To Get Things Right by Atul Gawande*
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger*
If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up And Ship Me Home by Tim O’Brien

Title IX was intended to close the gender gap… Read.

The Characteristics of the First Women to Become Army Rangers