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Another day, another 26.2 miles. The New York Marathon was everything everybody said it would be — exciting, enormous, equal to the hype. ...
About to board the plane for LaGuardia. Thence to the Expo at the Javits Center, then to dinner with my running friends, then to a play directed by a friend, then to bed, then to run...
(cross posted from the WWDTM blog, again) As is moderately well known, in addition to being a radio host, I am also a dedicated long distance runner...
(Cross posted at the Wait Wait… blog.) One of the things I collect, besides grievances against all those who have wronged me, is stories of what people do while they’re listening to the show: dish washing, house-cleaning, laundry. On...
I got a credible report that a bike very much like mine — a black and yellow Felt F75 – was sold on Thursday 10/8 at the swap meet at 41st and Ashland in Chicago. If you know anything about it — the seller, or especially buyer — please let me know via email.
You can get to Carnegie Hall by bidding for two tickets to see Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me there on October 22. I donated this pair of tickets from my personal reserve to Alternate Roots, to raise money for the care of Jo Carson, as described below. ...
Every now and then, I get asked by other media to weigh in on various topics, and last week the BBC asked me to come on their show BBC Americana — a show broadcast in the UK, about the USA — and talk about Chicago’s Olympic bid. Happ...
I was waiting for someone to say it, and it ended up being commenter Lynn on the post below: “It is just a thing, you know. ...
This summer, I decided to try my first triathlon, and entered, and completed, the Chicago Triathlon, international distance...
I got an encouraging note from Lisa Mount, my old friend who’s using her remarkable organizational skills (any arts organizations out there that needs to be whipped into shape? This is who ya gonna call) to head up the fund-raising efforts for Jo Carson. ...
I was thinking it would be useful, while asking you all to contribute to help save my friend Jo Carson’s life, if I could give you a sample of her writing. And, lo and behold, she sent me a letter last night, which she has allowed me to post here. ...
Below, courtesy of the woman herself, the poem that Jo Carson read at my wedding, which, as said, became the only thing that people wanted to talk about afterwards...
I’m lucky enough, via my radio show and this blog and my book, to have attracted a large group of people who like my work and enjoy hearing what I have to say. ...
For the lack of posting… it’s been a busy, distracting summer, and I’ve been spending far too much energy on less important things like Twitter. I’ll start contributing again here, immediately… starting with the next post, which has a particular importance to me.
The chapter on eating in my book centers around a visit to Alinea, acclaimed even then (2006) as the Finest Restaurant in the World, and becoming even more storied, famous, and busy since...
