I recently learned my grandfather was an alternate for the Canadian Olympic track team. Had I known this when I was a kid, I might have started running much earlier!
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“What is the meaning of a solar eclipse? To the ancient Chinese, solar eclipses meant that dragons were devouring the sun. To the Czechoslovakians, they meant that ice giants, bitter enemies of the sun, were conquering it. To the Romans, they meant that the sun was poisoned and dying.… Read the rest
The people I love the best
jump into work head first
without dallying in the shallows
and swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight.
–Marge Piercy
… Read the restLike many Americans, I’m angry and disappointed about Trump’s repudiation of the Paris Agreement.
What are we going to do about it? This is a small contribution, but I’m going to swim 6.5 miles in the SF Bay to raise money for the environment.… Read the rest
Forming an exploratory committee to consider swimming from the Golden Gate to McCovey Cove July 9. Anyone own a boat I could hire for the day?
(Last year I did this as part of a relay — this year I’m considering a solo swim)
crossposted from Facebook
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interesting links
- “Backpack,” by Tony Earley | The New Yorker
- Humanity has wiped out 60% of animal populations since 1970, report finds | Environment | The Guardian
- Boy Scouts in a war zone
- Bruno Latour, the Post-Truth Philosopher, Mounts a Defense of Science
- I’ve Got 99 Problems But SPF Ain’t One | Valimail
- Introducing 1Password for Democracy | 1Password
- TS Eliot prize announces 'intensely political' shortlist
- Clown School
- On Subtlety
- What can a technologist do about climate change? A personal view.
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