Almost run over by a coyote at Memorial last night. It ran down the trail straight at me and turned into the woods. I thought it was a dog but when it turned I saw the rings on it's tail and it was one big animal. Two seconds later a woman ran towards me with two dogs so I guess that was why the coyote was running down the trail.
I asked her if her dog was running ahead and she said she only had the two that were with her. The coyote didn't give me the adrenaline shot like a snake on the trail or stubbing my toe and almost falling off a big embankment or having the naked man run right past but it was pretty cool all the same.
Wonder what'll be out there tonight?
Friday, May 16, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Houston Marathon 2008
Took ten minutes off last year's time coming in at 3:52.53
Again, not bad for a fat guy. Weather was perfect, 45 at the start, 60 at the finish. A great crowd. Time to think about the next long run.
Again, not bad for a fat guy. Weather was perfect, 45 at the start, 60 at the finish. A great crowd. Time to think about the next long run.
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Every Year's Resolution
A great article from Gary North at LewRockwell.com about life stages and meaningful work.
"So, I am looking to generate income that will hedge against the FED and also against a political revolt by taxpaying workers who finally figure out that the political system is stacked against them."
"Ben Franklin, in Poor Richard’s Almanack, put it this way: "A child thinks that twenty dollars or twenty years can never be spent." Actually, he said twenty pounds, which was a lot more money in 1755. But you get the idea. Money gets spent, and so does time.
It is the relentless ticking of the clock that should focus our attention. Franklin’s contemporary, Samuel Johnson, quipped that there is nothing like a sentence to be hanged in two weeks to focus a man’s attention. But the end is just as real in 40 years as two weeks.
The more future-oriented you are, the more attention you will pay to the ticking clock. Ludwig von Mises called this time-preference. Future-oriented people have low time preference. They discount the future at a lower rate of interest. This applies to future benefits, but it also applies to future costs.
The present-oriented person is like the grasshopper in the story of the grasshopper and the ants. He fiddles all summer and starves in winter. In the Disney cartoon, he sings, "The world owes me a living." It doesn’t."
"So, I am looking to generate income that will hedge against the FED and also against a political revolt by taxpaying workers who finally figure out that the political system is stacked against them."
"Ben Franklin, in Poor Richard’s Almanack, put it this way: "A child thinks that twenty dollars or twenty years can never be spent." Actually, he said twenty pounds, which was a lot more money in 1755. But you get the idea. Money gets spent, and so does time.
It is the relentless ticking of the clock that should focus our attention. Franklin’s contemporary, Samuel Johnson, quipped that there is nothing like a sentence to be hanged in two weeks to focus a man’s attention. But the end is just as real in 40 years as two weeks.
The more future-oriented you are, the more attention you will pay to the ticking clock. Ludwig von Mises called this time-preference. Future-oriented people have low time preference. They discount the future at a lower rate of interest. This applies to future benefits, but it also applies to future costs.
The present-oriented person is like the grasshopper in the story of the grasshopper and the ants. He fiddles all summer and starves in winter. In the Disney cartoon, he sings, "The world owes me a living." It doesn’t."
Trader Feed Blog from Jeff Steenbarger
Solution Focused Brief Therapy is all about building a positive self-reinforcing spiral of small goals leading to a larger goal. If you focus on Phychosis, what are you going to see more of?
"My last post identified self-efficacy as an important link between a person's goals and their ability to sustain action toward those goals. If we experience ourselves as efficacious--if we feel that we are in control of our destinies--we will be more likely to muster the motivation to do what we know is best for us."
Trading is about controling emotions, acting and responding appropriately in the face of change but positive and negative. What could be more appropriate to life?
Tradder Feed
"My last post identified self-efficacy as an important link between a person's goals and their ability to sustain action toward those goals. If we experience ourselves as efficacious--if we feel that we are in control of our destinies--we will be more likely to muster the motivation to do what we know is best for us."
Trading is about controling emotions, acting and responding appropriately in the face of change but positive and negative. What could be more appropriate to life?
Tradder Feed
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Iraq Safer than D.C.?
A friend who normally sends politically incorrect jokes through email sent this as a joke?
Subject: Sobering Statistic
Regardless of where you stand on the issue of the
U.S. involvement in Iraq, here's a sobering statistic:
There has been a monthly average of 160,000 troops
in the Iraq theatre of operations during the last 22
months, and a total of 2,112 deaths. That gives a
firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000 soldiers.
The firearm death rate in Washington D.C. is 80.6
per 100,000 persons for the same period.
That means that you are about 25% more likely to be
shot and killed in the U.S. Capital than you are in Iraq.
Conclusion: The U.S. should pull out of Washington.
This from a smart guy, right leaning, ok but this was insulting my intelligence. Maybe Fox News would put something out like this but does anyone really these statistics are relevant?
I referred him to this site icasualties.org for a casual read.
BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb killed two people and wounded 13 when it exploded in the Karrada district of central Baghdad, police said.
FALLUJA NEAR - Police found 15 men shot, bound and blindfolded, in a deserted building on Monday in a town near Falluja, 50 km (35 miles) west of Baghdad, police Lieutenant Colonel Jubair al-Dulaimi said.
BAQUBA - The Iraqi army found 10 bodies in a village northwest of Baquba. Dr Ahmed Faoud at Baquba hospital said the bodies all appeared to have been shot and were decomposed.
Are these people not human beings with mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters?
What is it that I'm not understanding about this?
How many U.S. and Iraqi wounded?
Subject: Sobering Statistic
Regardless of where you stand on the issue of the
U.S. involvement in Iraq, here's a sobering statistic:
There has been a monthly average of 160,000 troops
in the Iraq theatre of operations during the last 22
months, and a total of 2,112 deaths. That gives a
firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000 soldiers.
The firearm death rate in Washington D.C. is 80.6
per 100,000 persons for the same period.
That means that you are about 25% more likely to be
shot and killed in the U.S. Capital than you are in Iraq.
Conclusion: The U.S. should pull out of Washington.
This from a smart guy, right leaning, ok but this was insulting my intelligence. Maybe Fox News would put something out like this but does anyone really these statistics are relevant?
I referred him to this site icasualties.org for a casual read.
BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb killed two people and wounded 13 when it exploded in the Karrada district of central Baghdad, police said.
FALLUJA NEAR - Police found 15 men shot, bound and blindfolded, in a deserted building on Monday in a town near Falluja, 50 km (35 miles) west of Baghdad, police Lieutenant Colonel Jubair al-Dulaimi said.
BAQUBA - The Iraqi army found 10 bodies in a village northwest of Baquba. Dr Ahmed Faoud at Baquba hospital said the bodies all appeared to have been shot and were decomposed.
Are these people not human beings with mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters?
What is it that I'm not understanding about this?
How many U.S. and Iraqi wounded?
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Charles River Run
Ran the Charles River Run in Boston. From the Boston Gardern West past MIT, Boston U, Harvard and Northeastern U, looping around the South bank of the river to the North Bank and back. What a beautiful view at night. Guessing it's 14 miles about 2 hours at 55 degrees with a light wind. The breeze over the river was warm but it cooled as I moved away from the water. There are a few water stops but you should carry a bottle. Didn't need much in the cool weather but should have been drinking more. Enjoy!
Friday, September 07, 2007
Sept 7 Memorial Park Run
Headed out of the office early today to try a run at the park. Car thermometer said 100 degrees leaving downtown but had dropped to a chilly 94 by the time I hit the tennis center. The trails are in rough shape with mud and a bit of water lingering from the ongoing monsoon. Was a bit hot and I had to cool my core temp down by bathing at the water hose after the first 30 minutes. Headed out down the blue trail and back to the water hole, thinking about quiting but Mariela showed up. Headed out for another hour. Finally feeling like a human being, as opposed to a desk jockey.
Told Mariela not to bet on me for the 5:30 am trail run in the morning. Have to head back out to Boston to work on Sunday ah, sweet relief from this rude Houston weather.
Told Mariela not to bet on me for the 5:30 am trail run in the morning. Have to head back out to Boston to work on Sunday ah, sweet relief from this rude Houston weather.
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