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Tim Kreider wrote about biking through city streets in the New York Times earlier this month: If you’re anything like me, you probably spend the majority of your time either second-guessing the past or dreading the future, neither of which actually exists; having to navigate those teeming streets n

Back in March (on Pi Day, to be precise), I decided to see how long I could go without shopping.  The result has been very good: I had no idea how much energy I was spending on trying to track down deals, shopping without actually making purchases.The Mate's birthday was yesterday, and he informed m

It's Bike to Work Day, but I drove to the office instead, for the first time in weeks. Books tend to migrate over the weeks, and I had a bunch that needed to get back to the office, and others that needed to come home.  I could have done it a few at a time on the bike, but I'm trying to gear up for

The Guardian reveals that the Heartland Institute is behind a new advertising campaign in the Chicago area.Pfizer and Microsoft are among the corporations funding the Heartland Institute, though GM has already pulled the plug. I wrote to Pfizer and Microsoft: Please stop giving money to the Heartl

I was out walking along the East River the other morning when a tall man ran silently past me in some of the new running shoes.  I got to thinking about the controversy that's been raging this year among runners about whether or not to wear padded shoes, and whether to run with a heel-toe strike or

Some things I'd like to see in Runner's World...A cover model in any shade other than white.  (Yeah, I know: they featured one a few months ago.  One.)A cover model with adipose tissue.  My calculated BMI is 21.5 -- well within the range of 18.5 to 25 that the people who study this stuff say is heal

I was 29, The Mate a couple of years younger when we decided it was time for offspring.  We tossed the birth control, but months went by with no results.  Months turned into years, I finished my PhD and got a job in New Jersey, where state law mandated infertility treatment, and we decided to get so

Had lunch yesterday with a great good friend, and at one point we started talking about taking down time, settling into stillness for a while.My mind raced across all the different plates I have spinning in the air, between parenting a high-needs kid and keeping the marriage alive and coping with ch

When I finished grading a set of papers last night, I wasn't done: I needed to turn a pair of The Offspring's pants into shorts.I miscalculated.  In previous years, he's never outgrown shorts -- they just keep getting shorter.  This year, though, he noticed that all the other boys' shorts are knee-l

Last month (on Pi Day, specifically), I made a decision to quit buying stuff, and I have to admit I haven't done a very good job with the project. I broke an earring while away from home for Passover, and talked The Mate into buying me a pair to wear.  I could have tried to fix the broken earring,