Relating to me, Calvin Wang, vs. Individual, not necessarily that which is private
• What, exactly, does that mean? • [2½ MIN READ] I’ve gotten a lot of mileage out of my declaration to people that I sprained the middle toe of my right toe — without moving (iCandybyWangC.com and elsewhere in this post unless otherwise indicated). Since so many people know that I’m a long-distance runner, they … More Be Careful (#214: ZY Weekly Newsletter 3/7/26)
• Isn’t every pose one or another? • [1½ MIN READ] Last week’s photo was a repeat from previous months and years, and, personally, I don’t love it; but someone suggested it and people liked the idea, so I got overruled. Democracy in action. The problem with it is that it washes some people’s faces … More Photographic Trope (#344: 2026’03’04’W)
• My non-traditional inaugural ministry letter • It’s traditional to send a donor recruitment letter at the start of new ministry work like mine with the Coalition for Christian Outreach @ Arcadia University (CCOJubilee.org; Arcadia.edu). I’m not a particularly traditional kind of guy. (So explore the endless details at your leisure by clicking on all … More The Traditional Route
• When you want to cut to the chase • The Chase Become an organizational partner and donor through Calvin Wang @ CCO (CCOJubilee.org). More Plot I’ve read a lot of ministry and mission donor solicitation letters. Most of them have come from people whose journey to the work they’re doing I want to … More The Direct Route
• In memory • [2½ MIN READ] I met James Craig not that long after I started running with Shawmont Running Club in 2014. He was excellent company and it didn’t take long for us to discover 2 interesting, preexisting points of connection. When he learned that I worked (then) for Arcadia University, he wondered … More All That Jaz (#211: ZY Weekly Newsletter 1/31/26)
• One particular dog, actually • [2 MIN READ] There are a couple of dogs that have been to the trail in my time with SRC, Jude (of the House of Teddio) and Missy (of the House of Weezinator. ShawmontRunningClub.com.). This is about one that’s never been and, frankly, never will. Teddy Closer is not … More Miracle Man (#210: ZY Weekly Newsletter 1/24/26)
• A boo for the Four Sisters • [2 MIN READ] Not every piece of information joins with others to make sense when we want them to. That happened when I tried to figure out how I managed to sprain the middle toe of my right foot when I wasn’t even running. The question to … More What Goes Around Comes Around (#209: ZY Weekly Newsletter 1/17/26)
• The rear end was the one safe place • [1½ MIN READ] I mentioned 2 left-ankle sprains this past training cycle before Philadelphia Marathon (11’23’Sunday): Lessons from a Sprained Ankle II (ShawmontRunningClub.com). That was as of September. I never bothered to mention the 2 additional sprains (reinjuries?). I was fully recovered by race time. … More A Pain in the… (#208: ZY Weekly Newsletter 1/10/26)
• Again, racing not required (this website) • [<1½ MIN READ] To close out 2025 (already!), my thoughts are on the passage of time. 2026 will see the celebration of the nation’s semiquincentennial, its 250th birthday. At its bicentennial, I was 13 years old. Thinking then about the age I would be at the turn … More Big Numbers (#207: ZY Weekly Newsletter 12/20/25)
• Whose justification needed a serious defense • [1 MIN READ] Rob and Michele Singer Reiner’s murders had just taken place the day before last week’s run. I didn’t know anything about the family until I read the New York Times article about its youngest daughter’s reaction to the murders. Getting ready for the GGR … More A Remembrance Run (#336: 2025’12’24’W)
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