Skeptophilia

A couple of weeks ago, I was out for a run on a local trail, and I almost stepped on a snake. Fortunately, here in upstate New York, we don...

You've probably heard the old joke about a man going in for major surgery.  "Doc," he says, right before the anesthetic is adm...

I'm currently benched from one of my favorite activities: running. I have, once again, injured my back.  Four years ago, I got sciatica ...

Before I run a race, I have to give myself a serious pep talk, because I'm the kind of person who always assumes the worst.  Although I...

I had an interesting, and rather revelatory, experience this summer. One of my passions is running.  Well, to be more accurate, I like havin...

I am deeply ambivalent about running. On the one hand, while I'm doing it, every fiber of my being is begging me to stop.  I'm sho...

Being a devoted (if not especially fast) runner, and also ridiculously competitive, I'm always interested in ways to increase my speed a...

I've been told I have "resting scowl face."  I can't tell you the number of times I've been walking down the hall in t...

Back when I was in my thirties, I got into running in a big way. I used to do four to five miles a day, pretty much no matter what the wea...

Before I run a race, I have to give myself a serious pep talk, because I'm the kind of person who always assumes the worst.  Although I...

Note to the guy who roared past me this afternoon as I was out on a run, yelled, "Faggot!  Put a shirt on!", and threw a half-full...