last day to sign up for my writing course(!), Boymom book, "you don't look cool looking at your phone"| Semi-Rad.com
September 26th was the 10-year anniversary of the first time I ever tried to run an ultramarathon—the…| Semi-Rad.com
writing course spots open again (!), the 3100-mile race around one city block, things people use for bookmarks| Semi-Rad.com
who survives getting lost, falling in love with the slow lane, everyone in NYC can freestyle| Semi-Rad.com
Life comes at you fast: On Monday, I was not at all interested in birdwatching. On Tuesday, I was obsessed with it for two straight hours. I am probably not the first person to tell you that you should, as soon as you can spare one hour and 59 minutes, watch the film Listers: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching. | Semi-Rad.com
self-taught writers, how good is One Battle After Another, the inspirational Super Mario Bros glitch| Semi-Rad.com
Appalachian Trail FKT attempt, unlikely dunkers, RIP Robert Redford| Semi-Rad.com
I have enjoyed many of Arthur Brooks’ columns for The Atlantic over the years, so I wasn’t surprised that this video, “You Need to Be Bored. Here’s Why.” hit home for me as well. Sometimes I wonder if we’re all keeping ourselves so “busy” with everything that we don’t have time to feel anything anymore—boredom included, but also other things. (video)| Semi-Rad.com
photos that took years to capture, 280,000 pounds of dirt in an apartment, this man is still reading fiction| Semi-Rad.com
I’m walking my kid to the library in Chamonix, holding hands, or rather, he’s holding my middle finger in his hand. | Semi-Rad.com
I kind of think this idea—having kids dream up fairytale characters and then having those characters professionally designed—should happen more often? (video)| Semi-Rad.com
I saw this video somewhere on Reddit a few weeks ago and would have shared it here but I couldn’t verify that these folks actually went and retrieved the tire afterward—but it appears they answered that question in the comments on YouTube, so please enjoy this very satisfying three minutes. (thanks, Hannah and Dan) (video)| Semi-Rad.com
NOTE: I’m publishing this week’s post on Thursday since this Friday is July 4th, and lots of people/Americans do other things on July 4th. Please feel free to read it on Thusrday, Friday, or whatever day suits your needs.| Semi-Rad.com
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By the time I toed the starting line of my last trail race, I should have run about 500 miles over the course of the past 16 weeks—if I were following one of several online training plans created by respected running coaches. | semi-rad.com
How To Tell One Story online writing course| Semi-Rad.com
