Relating to one person (or dog) or multiple single people, instead of an entire group
• Figuring out what we’ve long known • [1½ MIN READ] Last Newsletter (9/23/23), Teddio shared an NYT article (The Rise of Run Clubs) about entire clubs that meet at various races; in that case, Berlin. By now Just Gene, Just Hilary, and Pat M have represented Shawmont Running Club in Berlin and we should … More Running Clubs in the News (#137: ZY Weekly Newsletter 9/30/23)
• And her boys • [1 MIN READ] With the number of successful media professionals out there, it might be difficult to stand out from the crowd, particularly the gals. But on the contemporary music scene there are 2 unrivaled female performers. One is impossible to miss in the middle of her epic Eras tour, … More Celebrating the Ultimate Performer (#228: 2023’10’25’W)
• But consider the eyes of the beholder • [½ MIN READ] Jim Variant trotting in late last week was the prompt for yet another take on photo-composited attendance pictures. If the picture is a representation of those who were there, then it should be complete. (L-R: Jason Variant [o’Variations o‘J&J], J’Adam, Stephen, Leah, JRC … More It May Not Be Art (#227: 2023’10’18’W)
• For your viewing enjoyment • [1½ MIN READ] I wasn’t around for last week’s run, but 2 runners took pix as requested and sent them over to me. Then compositing them together became the source of great joy that it often is. A few considerations justified the composition effort this time. The first was … More Another Noteworthy Attendance Picture (#226: 2023’10’11’W)
• Appreciating the good in tandem with the bad • [1 MIN READ] Last week’s run reminder implied that GGR absolutely had to run the Sunset 5K route so that Free-Burma Pete could complete his 200th circuit of 2023. Well, we did and so did he with 7 runners from his regular Pennypack Trail Runners … More A Balanced Perspective on Last Week’s Effort (#225: 2023’10’04’W)
• Even when you don’t think you’re a writer • [1 MIN READ] For a number of years after he couldn’t get to the trail the way he wanted to, zen yanni gave the job of writing the Ruminations for each Run Report to some of us others who were willing to contribute. Run Anon … More Telling Your Story (#135: ZY Weekly Newsletter 9/2/23)
• Do you mind? Kinda busy here. • [1 MIN READ] Some of you SRC readers may have noticed the estimated reading durations that have been a part of my Ruminations for a few months. I started noticing durations as a thing on NewYorkTimes.com. Most of my Rums hover between 1 and 2 minutes to … More TL;DR (#134: ZY Weekly Newsletter 8/26/23)
• Who’s honking? • [½ MIN READ] I’ve complained about others sharing the trail with us (I Couldn’t Say), but sometimes the sharing problem is with us aggressive trail users. Jimmy Dee shared about a time a bunch of years ago when he was the one. JIMMY DEE?! Do you believe it? (Yes, shared with … More Sharing the Trail (#133: ZY Weekly Newsletter 8/19/23)
• Again • [1½ MIN READ] Wandering around the neighborhood in mid-July, I witnessed Growler Adelaide planting her foot firmly on a spotted lanternfly nymph, thereby drawing its brief life to an abrupt end. We’ve all had it in us to do the same since they started populating our Jenkintown and environs in 2020. Have … More Those Hideously Beautiful Creatures (#214: 2023’07’19’W)
• Whom I happen to know better than anyone else • [1 MIN READ] The more socially outward among us know how to focus on other people. And I don’t mean extroverts here. I mean those who can keep attention on other people over themselves. I just returned from 12 days in native Alaska during … More All About Me (#213: 2023’07’12’W)
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