A collection of mostly running and beer (and book) related notes
The after run party at Jimmy’s on Thursday was the start of the run club’s birthday celebration and on Saturday night it continued with a pub crawl. They made it to six pub (or at least planned to). I joined … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Another run with Ancoats Run Club (ARC) and this time we were celebrating ARC s 6th birthday. There was cake and vegan treats, but we grabbed beers at Jimmy s. Again, not a traditional pub, but only two or three blocks from Continue reading
Yesterday was an exciting day on the Quest for My (New) Local (Q4ML) when two things happened. First, I walked with Morgan to library for an activity. While she was crafting, I started talking with another dad who was wearing Continue reading
Title: The Right to Repair Reclaiming the Things We Own Author: Aaron Perzanowski Completed: Aug 2026 (Full list of books) Overview: I ve been trying to repair broken stuff since I was a kid. When I was about 7, my walkie-talkie Continue reading
Having recently arrived in Manchester, I realized I needed to find a local pub that I could call my own. I wanted to find as close to the perfect pub that I could within easy walking distance of our flat Continue reading
Shortly after moving to Seattle, we put string lights over our patio to better enjoy the long summer evenings and got a simple remote control to turn them on and off. After a year, the remote stopped working. Rather than Continue reading
Title: Deciding to See: The View from Nathan s Bus Author: Nathan Vass Completed: June 2026 (Full list of books) Overview: After reading The Lines that Make Us years ago, I was excited when I heard another collection of Nathan s stories Continue reading
Title: How to Live Author: Derek Sivers Completed: May 2026 (Full list of books) Overview: A quick read that explores many different (often contradictory) philosophies of life. I read the first one or two and disagreed with them so much, Continue reading
Title: War Is A Racket Author: Smedley D. Butler Completed: May 2026 (Full list of books) Overview: After finishing Gangsters of Capitalism about Smedley Butler, I decided to read through his anti-war book as well. It s short and easy to Continue reading
Title: Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America s Empire Author: Jonathan M. Katz Completed: May 2026 (Full list of books) Overview: The story of the pacifist Quaker who joined the Marines and rose Continue reading
It was a busy week. Along with all the normal weekly activity, I led a Bike Disco on Wednesday. This rolling party was a fundraiser for SESSFA s Move-a-thon. Last year, the event came together very last minute but still got Continue reading