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I do not read enough. I think I read more than the average American, but I read far less than Americans who read.

When vacationing in Maine, I read a book, at least one book. That happens. I can remember titles, and when i remember titles, I usually remember years, and then I remember other things, that have nothing to do with the book, but were then tied with the book.

I read when sitting in the kids' room as they doze off to sleep. I have been reading the Schulz biography for months. A few pages at a time. This is not a good way to read,and its not that it is an uninteresting book, actually the opposite. If I say I have not had time recently, that would be almost true. What I mean is, I do not have the focus or concentration to dedicate to a book, I need those for something else.

Which is not how it is supposed to work, focusing on reading should help me focus on other things. But I am easily distracted. It's all the high fructose corn syrup.

I have returned to What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, which I never really started when I received it during the holidays. I will strive to give that a half-hour a night. If I could work in fifteen minutes of doodling a night, I might be onto something.

Write for an hour in the morning, relax with reading and drawing in the evening. Nice.

Now excuse me, I have to take a run.

Listening to: PODRUNNER Classic - Exultant (152 BPM)

Hey, cool. That one had a piece of Sydney by G&D in it. Knew I'd find them if I went back far enough.

And hey, something I'd forgetten ... Podrunner lets me think! Music with lyrics makes me concentrate on the lyrics! Man, how dumb is it I never figured that out before?

Geez, what a beautiful day.

Am I schizophrenic in here, or is it just us?

Distance: 3.25 miles
Temperature: 67º
Weather: warm & bright
Weight: 155 lbs.

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Listening to: PODRUNNER Classic - Step Into Summer (130 BPM)

Serious people, if you are a runner, spinner, walker, whatever, I seriously hope you have taken time to check out Podrunner. For three years DJ Steveboy has been putting together incredible mixes for workouts.

I am still working my way up from the beginning, but I will reach 2009 eventually. I mean it.

Distance: 3.25 miles
Temperature: 65º
Weather: cool, after the downpour
Weight: 154 lbs.

Hey, you know what I love about Cat's adaptations of the Breaking Point strips? She's makes Kael look like herself.

The other night we had some friends over for dinner, and I had occasion to ask what the best restaurant in Cleveland is these days.

The girl didn't miss a beat, she shouted out "Tommy's!" quickly followed by "Dewey's! The Chinese restaurant!"

That's my daughter's top three restaurants. I don't think I need to point out how proud I am the myriad eating places that were not on that list.

There is nothing that can stop us!

Ladies and gentlemen ... 42 Playlists for 42 Years!

2009 Playlist
Rehab (162 bpm) - Glee Cast
In Step - Girl Talk
Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny) - A. R. Rahman & The Pussycat Dolls
Paris Is Burning - Ladyhawke
A Thing For Me - Metronomy
Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) - Beyonce
The Fear - Lily Allen
So What - Pink
The Start of Something - Voxtrot
Cooldown: Pony (It's OK) - Erin McCarley



A beautiful, cool morning. And since February 1 I have been looking forward to this day, through snow and rain and painful knees to complete 42 playlists. No idea what I will listen to now.

Distance: 3.95 miles
Temperature: 63º
Weather: cool & clear
Weight: ???

I HATE THIS (a graphic novel)

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Publisher: Dark Horse; Pap/Cdr edition (March 20, 2003)

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This graphic novel does for stillbirth what Harvey Pekar did for non-Hodgkins Lymphoma or Art Spiegelman did for the Holocaust.
- Charles McGrath, New York Times Book Review, 8/14/04

See: Pengo's Biography - a fictional work-in-progress.

Live fast ... cuz it won't last.

AND THEN YOU DIE
(How I Ran A Marathon In 26.2 Years)
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* Just a note to my lurkers who manage the NY Fringe - check out how important the screen is.

1979 Playlist
Tears of a Clown (166 bpm) - The Beat
Birdland (157 bpm) - The Manhattan Transfer
Ready for the '80s - The Village People
Die Young Stay Pretty - Blondie
Train In Vain - The Clash
Boys Don't Cry (169 bpm) - The Cure
Look Sharp! - Joe Jackson
Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
Cooldown: Does Your Mother Know? - ABBA

And with that, I am one playlist away from completing 42 Playlists for 42 Years.

Distance: 3.25 miles
Temperature: 64º
Weather: bright & sunny
Weight: It's Memorial Day!

Sometimes it's so easy

Tagline: It's 26.2 miles from East Oakland to anywhere they wanna go.

Nice trailer. I am going to be checking this movie out soon and I will tell you all about it.

Distance: 3.25 miles
Temperature: 73º
Weather: sunny & cloudless
Weight: 154 lbs.

Some days, it just doesn't hurt. Maybe that will come. A band of tension around my left knee - I am not stretching enough. Some, not enough. Great day, though, I would have loved to stick it out for another two miles, but I need the rest.

Industrial film this morning, conducting a wedding tonight. Busy, busy, busy.

1989 Playlist
She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals
Eye Know - De La Soul
Back To Life - Soul II Soul
Sowing The Seeds Of Love (170 bpm) - Tears For Fears
No Myth (Damascus Mix) - Michael Penn
Kinda I Want To - Nine Inch Nails
Imagination - Exotic Birds

Nothing's that simple

Ladies and Gentlemen - The A-List.

Five years ago, I Hate This was one of maybe two shows on the I-List on the website. However, what's really important is the printed program that gets scattered all over Lower Manhattan. That's alphabetical from beginning to end - and Sarah Morton's show 4 Minutes To Happy was right up there near the top (numerals being listed before letters.)

I did not have order in mind when giving this piece a title ... but hey!

Distance: 2 miles
Temperature: 62º
Weather: dawn
Weight: 155 lbs.

1969 Playlist
Come Closer Together - The Beatles vs. Nine Inch Nails
I'm Free - The Who
Everybody's Talkin' - Harry Nilsson
Baseball Theme (166 bpm) - Vince Guaraldi
Chelsea Morning - Joni Mitchell
All Together Now - The Beatles
Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) - Peter Sarstedt

Wow, I never imagined a playlist from the 60s would be so enjoyable to run to. Seriously, that was a perfect dawntime set.

I am waiting for the other shoe to drop. My knee hurts for a few days, and then it lets up for a while. Twice in the past five years I have had my running regimen derailed at the beginning of summer when running in the early morning and late evening are the most convenient and enjoyable. Two years ago I broke my heel in an accident, and last year it was my knee.

I have resumed proper workouts, more or less. I have to return to a wise diet - it's okay to gain a few pounds, its where I get them that matters. Usually when I dip this low I get used to eating whatever I want, which lasts for about a month and then I can't stop eating and I start back up again.