Monthly Archives: March 2009

I Am a Strange Loop

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Al

I’ll never UNDERSTAND why Shaine said “My friend!” when she three each tent caterpillar over her head. But I sure did enjoy it, as one of the signs of her growing 5 year-old self-awareness. Continue reading →

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Light At The End of The Tunnel

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Al

Barack Obama makes being President look almost easy. At least, he has masterful control in his press conferences. Continue reading →

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Recovery

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Al

How do you put “rest” in a training log, and give it a value equal to the miles and hours on the other days? Our whole society is built on the opposite concept – you’re paid to “work”, and pay someone else when you want to relax. I have yet to figure out how to pay myself to rest, other than to rely on race results to prove it was worth it. Continue reading →

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Digitizing Vinyl

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Al

This blog was always intended to be primarily a journal of my training, an online diary of what it takes to get me into shape for my races this year. Continue reading →

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Bike Trainer

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Al

I know those brief but intense intervals of effort are gently coaxing my muscles and other systems into higher levels of potential performance, giving me both extra gears and extra reserves, my secret weapons and confidence builders for race day Continue reading →

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Slumdog Millionaire

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Al

Mr. Boyle knows how to paint a story with pictures, knows when to let his characters speak for themselves, and keep things moving forward with charm and grace. And if you want more slum-life seen from the eyes of a child, but with real grit and no happy ending, check out “City of God” – better than any other film I’ve mentioned so far (but not, alas, from Mr. Boyle.) Continue reading →

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Health Care Reform III

Posted on March 8, 2009 by Al

That’s my plan, for change we can believe in NOW. That’s more than enough for all of us to swallow now. It would reduce the rate of rise of health care costs, it would cover more people, and it would NOT change any of our current care or insurance models. Continue reading →

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Health Care Reform II

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Al

So is there a chance for any REAL health care reform in the next two years? And what would that mean, really? What can and should be improved in health financing, provision, and regulation? Stay tuned for my next installment, coming soon. Continue reading →

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Health Care Reform 2009/10

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Al

I’ve been through the healthcare reform wars several times. SOMEBODY is always wanting to fix SOMETHING in healthcare. Most of the time, it’s little bits of the system; every 10-15 years, the plans get more grandiose.
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