Defining my path

My Workout For Monday May 20

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:34:55 -0400

I earned 486 points for my workout on Fitocracy!

Running (treadmill) +128 pts
- 0:15:00 || 1.5 mi || 6 mph || 1 % (+128 pts)
Push-Up +148 pts
- 25 reps (+37 pts)
- 25 reps (+37 pts)
- 25 reps (+37 pts)
- 25 reps (+37 pts)
Chin-Up +37 pts
- 17 reps || assisted || 85 lb (+37 pts)
Dips - Triceps Version +60 pts
- 15 reps || assisted || 55 lb (+60 pts)
Elliptical Trainer +113 pts
- 0:15:00 || Moderate (+113 pts)

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My entry in New Yorker caption Contest #381

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:59:05 -0400

My entry in New Yorker caption Contest #381

My Workout For Sunday May 19

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:49:25 -0400

I earned 357 points for my workout on Fitocracy!

Running (treadmill) +319 pts
- 0:30:00 || 3.1 mi || 6.2 mph || 1 % (+319 pts)
Walking (treadmill) +38 pts
- 0:15:00 || 1.0 mi || 4 mph || 1 % (+38 pts)

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Women Know More About Finances Than They Get Credit For

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:02:19 -0400

Women Know More About Finances Than They Get Credit For:

Research shows that men and women are more alike than the conventional wisdom suggests when dealing with money matters.

Making a Hard Choice for a Soft Landing

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:58:55 -0400

Making a Hard Choice for a Soft Landing:

If I had to change — and it was clear that something had to give — I wanted to become someone who could love and be loved, for the long haul.

My Workout For Saturday May 18

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:55:31 -0400

I earned 602 points for my workout on Fitocracy!

Elliptical Trainer +454 pts
- 1:00:00 || Moderate (+454 pts)
Push-Up +148 pts
- 25 reps (+37 pts)
- 25 reps (+37 pts)
- 25 reps (+37 pts)
- 25 reps (+37 pts)

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My Workout For Friday May 17

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:30:02 -0400

I earned 300 points for my workout on Fitocracy!

Running (treadmill) +178 pts
- 0:20:00 || 2 mi (+178 pts)
Chin-Up +38 pts
- 17 reps || assisted || 85 lb (+38 pts)
Dips - Triceps Version +61 pts
- 15 reps || assisted || 55 lb (+61 pts)
Walking (treadmill) +23 pts
- 0:10:00 || 0.67 mi (+23 pts)

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Marathon Training, Minus the Long Run

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:57:56 -0400

Marathon Training, Minus the Long Run:

When I got to the marathon starting line earlier this month, I knew that my 18 weeks of training would come down to the next five hours. That training? Some would say unconventional, even controversial.

Why Basketball Won’t Leave Phil Jackson Alone

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:51:30 -0400

Why Basketball Won’t Leave Phil Jackson Alone:

There is no such thing as life after basketball for the 13-time N.B.A. champion. Life is basketball.

My Workout For Thursday May 16

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:13:55 -0400

I earned 475 points for my workout on Fitocracy!

Elliptical Trainer +327 pts
- 1:00:00 || Broke a Sweat (+327 pts)
Push-Up +148 pts
- 25 reps (+37 pts)
- 25 reps (+37 pts)
- 25 reps (+37 pts)
- 25 reps (+37 pts)

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oldloves: Bill Murray on Gilda Radner: “Gilda got married and...

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:02:46 -0400

oldloves:

Bill Murray on Gilda Radner:

“Gilda got married and went away. None of us saw her anymore. There was one good thing: Laraine had a party one night, a great party at her house. And I ended up being the disk jockey. She just had forty-fives, and not that many, so you really had to work the music end of it. There was a collection of like the funniest people in the world at this party. Somehow Sam Kinison sticks in my brain. The whole Monty Python group was there, most of us from the show, a lot of other funny people, and Gilda. Gilda showed up and she’d already had cancer and gone into remission and then had it again, I guess. Anyway she was slim. We hadn’t seen her in a long time. And she started doing, “I’ve got to go,” and she was just going to leave, and I was like, “Going to leave?” It felt like she was going to really leave forever.

So we started carrying her around, in a way that we could only do with her. We carried her up and down the stairs, around the house, repeatedly, for a long time, until I was exhausted. Then Danny did it for a while. Then I did it again. We just kept carrying her; we did it in teams. We kept carrying her around, but like upside down, every which way—over your shoulder and under your arm, carrying her like luggage. And that went on for more than an hour—maybe an hour and a half—just carrying her around and saying, “She’s leaving! This could be it! Now come on, this could be the last time we see her. Gilda’s leaving, and remember that she was very sick—hello?”

We worked all aspects of it, but it started with just, “She’s leaving, I don’t know if you’ve said good-bye to her.” And we said good-bye to the same people ten, twenty times, you know.

And because these people were really funny, every person we’d drag her up to would just do like five minutes on her, with Gilda upside down in this sort of tortured position, which she absolutely loved. She was laughing so hard we could have lost her right then and there.

It was just one of the best parties I’ve ever been to in my life. I’ll always remember it. It was the last time I saw her.”

- from Live from New York: an Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live

Focaccia With Sweet Onion and Caper Topping

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:15:33 -0400

Focaccia With Sweet Onion and Caper Topping:

A focaccia inspired by a Provençal pizza.

Focaccia With Tomatoes and Rosemary

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:55:06 -0400

Focaccia With Tomatoes and Rosemary:

If you can get good tomatoes, this focaccia is a beautiful foretaste of summer.

My Workout For Tuesday May 14

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:46:32 -0400

I earned 328 points for my workout on Fitocracy!

Elliptical Trainer +180 pts
- 0:45:00 || Easy (+180 pts)
Push-Up +148 pts
- 25 reps (+37 pts)
- 25 reps (+37 pts)
- 25 reps (+37 pts)
- 25 reps (+37 pts)

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Emily Nussbaum: AMC’s “Mad Men” Review : The New Yorker

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:10:02 -0400

Emily Nussbaum: AMC’s “Mad Men” Review : The New Yorker

My Workout For Monday May 13

Mon, 13 May 2013 06:31:07 -0400

I earned 404 points for my workout on Fitocracy!

Running (Intervals/Sprints) +255 pts
- 600 sec || 1760 yd || 6 mph || jog (+119 pts)
- 60 sec || 176 yd || run (+11 pts)
- 120 sec || 352 yd || jog (+23 pts)
- 60 sec || 176 yd || run (+11 pts)
- 120 sec || 352 yd || jog (+23 pts)
- 60 sec || 176 yd || run (+11 pts)
- 120 sec || 352 yd || jog (+23 pts)
- 60 sec || 176 yd || run (+11 pts)
- 120 sec || 352 yd || jog (+23 pts)
Chin-Up +34 pts
- 15 reps || assisted || 85 lb (+34 pts)
Dips - Triceps Version +61 pts
- 15 reps || assisted || 55 lb (+61 pts)
Plank +21 pts
- 60 sec (+21 pts)
Side Plank +21 pts
- 30 sec (+21 pts)
Short Bridge +12 pts
- 15 reps (+12 pts)

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Seth Meyers to Succeed Fallon on NBC’s ‘Late Night’

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:53:49 -0400

Seth Meyers to Succeed Fallon on NBC’s ‘Late Night’:

Mr. Meyers, the longtime head writer on “Saturday Night Live,” will succeed Jimmy Fallon, who is to take over NBC’s “Tonight Show.”

My Workout For Sunday May 12

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:19:35 -0400

I earned 352 points for my workout on Fitocracy!

Push-Up +148 pts
- 25 reps (+37 pts)
- 25 reps (+37 pts)
- 25 reps (+37 pts)
- 25 reps (+37 pts)
Running (treadmill) +181 pts
- 0:20:00 || 2 mi || 6 mph || 1 % (+181 pts)
Walking (treadmill) +23 pts
- 0:10:00 || 0.67 mi || 4 mph || 1 % (+23 pts)

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When Helping Hurts

Sat, 11 May 2013 19:23:59 -0400

When Helping Hurts:

Certain forms of help can dilute the recipients’ sense of accountability for their own success. Support, don’t substitute.

Overfed on a Mother’s Affection

Sat, 11 May 2013 18:06:39 -0400

Overfed on a Mother’s Affection:

My mother fed me so well, there was no room for my wife’s cooking.