Don's Diary

Life Lessons From an Ageless Mongolian Marathoner

28:26 at last night’s 5K. Results.

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Books read in September. Five favorites with astericks

The Portable Curmudgeon edited by Jon Winokur
Black Skies by Arnaldur Indridason
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on… by Ryan Holiday
My Own Words: Ruth Bader Ginsburg edited by M. Harnett and W. Williams
Hints & Tips To Make Life Easier by Reader’s Digest:
Seven Men and Seven Women by Eric Metaxas*
A Good Fall by Ha Jin
The Wit & Wisdom of Benjamin Franklin edited by James C. Humes
The Exact Location of the Soul by Richard Selzer*
Mortal Lessons by Richard Selzer
The Whistlers’ Room by Richard Selzer
Diary by Richard Selzer*
Imagine A Woman by Richard Selzer
American Ramble by Neil King Jr.*
The Treasury Of The Encyclopedia Britannica edited by Clifton Fadiman*

The covers of this book are too far apart ~Ambrose Bierce

I’ve given up reading books. I find it takes my mind off myself. ~Oscar Levant

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Austrailian bulldog ant

Lazarus Lake on Endurance, Uncertainty, and Reaching One’s Potential

Put your phone down!

What if the kids (parents?) reduced gizmo time by 50% in favor of reading? It would be a better, happier world. Smarter too.

Tim Noakes on Water

Drink when thirsty. No need to carry water bottles.

Yes!

To Be Governed