I knew that Brad Pitt eats in a lot of movies, but I honestly didn’t…
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Friday Inspiration 370
Iconic movie trailers, explained to you by Bill Neil, who makes iconic movie trailers (video)…
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Strava: A Fitness App. Also: Poetry?
After I got home from a run in November of last year, I typed into…
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Friday Inspiration 369
Some quick news about my online shop: (TLDR: some of the t-shirt designs and products…
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Friday Inspiration 368
The title of this video (“How To Impress Someone Who’s Higher Status”) almost pushed me…
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Friday Inspiration 367
Well, there was the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” in 1994, Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice” in…
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Friday Inspiration 366
You can be told that the confetti that falls on Times Square every New Year’s…
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My Favorite Sign
I slowed my running-shoe-and-microspiked steps to move over to the side of one of our…
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Friday Inspiration 365
Well, if you look at the number of this week’s Friday Inspiration post—365—that means I…
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Friday Inspiration 364
As I understand the story behind this, in early 2020 a friend bet Bobby Peavey…
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Feeling It
My stories, art, and newsletter are free, and ad-free, because of the financial support…
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Friday Inspiration 363
Hey, can I ask you a very quick favor? Think for a couple seconds about…
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Friday Inspiration 362
If you need an introduction to the work of Fred again.., I think this is…
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What Went Wrong On My Run Today?
A few seconds after I walked in the door on a recent afternoon, Hilary asked,…
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FRIDAY INSPIRATION 361
Well, here we are, the first Friday Inspiration post of 2023. I am typing this…
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FRIDAY INSPIRATION 360
“Why is Tom Cruise running such a part of the social zeitgeist?” You know, I’m…
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MAKE 2023 THE YEAR OF MAXIMUM ENTHUSIASM
FIRST, SOME HISTORY AND CONTEXT: I first published this essay in 2012, and every year…
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FRIDAY INSPIRATION 359
Maybe it’s because these two ladies are so laid back in their narration of their…
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FRIDAY INSPIRATION 358
If you have ever tried to do something creative and quit, or tried to do…
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The 14 Best Semi-Rad Illustrations From 2022
I finally bought myself a new iPad this past week. I’ve been using the same…
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Friday Inspiration 357
A FINAL REMINDER FOR 2022: The Semi-Rad Shop will close for the holidays at midnight MST…
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Holiday Action Movie Recommendation: ‘The Long Kiss Goodnight’
NOTE: The Semi-Rad Shop will close for the holidays at midnight MST Friday, December 9th,…
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Friday Inspiration 356
I forget what made me randomly search for this on YouTube this week, but I’ve…
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Adventures In Radical Incrementalism
Near the end of each year, I have a ritual I like to do: I…
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