2,700 calories worth of Shack Shack and the Welling Court Mural Project

One trap I fall into on the internet is reading too many things that are impermanent. An article about the Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire is an example of something impermanent; so is a piece about a restaurant closure in Brooklyn. Can they be informative? Sure. But will I return to that writing, months or years in the [...]

Smoothies, running partners and another beautiful view.

There’s a lot going on in the world right now. This week was particularly full of thought-provoking quotes, so rather than tarnish them with my commentary I’ll just leave them here instead: A person’s dignity is determined by the way they achieve a goal, not by the fact that they have achieved it. – My [...]

Negative splits, rest week and the months ahead.

Before getting started, I want to plug a great interview I re-listened to this morning: Ryan Holiday on the Peter Atia podcast. It well worth the two hour runtime. Check it out for Ryan’s thoughts on the downfall of ego, having enough, disconnecting from technology and more. Also – Happy Mother’s Day! Morning Coffee Back [...]

McDonald’s! And running in Baltimore again

In 1988, William Zinsser, the late journalist and author of On Writing Well, told Wesleyan University’s graduating class: “If you poke down enough roads and keep believing in yourself, sooner or later a circle will connect. You make your own luck.” I don’t know anyone who was in the crowd that day, but chances are high [...]

This week’s newsletter marks the one year anniversary of this project. It’s the 53rd edition, but since I skipped one a few weeks back I figured it’s only fair to wait until now to note the milestone. I’m surprised to have kept this up for the past year, but if I’m being honest it really [...]