A runner discovers the common cold runs its course on its own time — no matter how much you whine or wish it away.
Tarmac Meditations #35: Marathon Camp
At the Dick Beardsley Marathon Running Camp in Minnesota, Michael struggles with the soundtrack for his video. Somehow Lou Reed doesn’t inspire a healthy lifestyle. But hip hop? Really?
Tarmac Meditations #34: Shock and Awe in Minor Key
Strange day. Not enough sleep, head cold coming in, trumpeter swans on the lake, North wind blowing strong, storm coming. Full of signs and portents? Maybe. Maybe not. Beautiful in the way that the norm is replaced by an awareness of powers greater than any schedule…
Tarmac Meditations #33: Time Flies or Something Like That
A runner takes up position on the sidelines of a marathon and life gains clarity in the viewfinder of his camera as he photographs the race.
Tarmac Meditations #32: Running Out of Excuses
Ran with B this morning. He is recovering from use injuries that have plagued him for over a year. Me? I’m recovering from the ravages of aging (ego mostly)…
Tarmac Meditations # 31: Love is Where You Find It
No more secrets for me. No more phone calls drifting into an endless silence. No more relationships that can’t stand the light of day. No more afternoons. No more “What was I thinking?” or that other charmer “What the hell did I think was going to happen?” What’s done is done. Love and only love/can’t be denied…tonight I will sleep. Or maybe tomorrow…
Tarmac Meditations #30: The Bruises Have Yet to Show
In the latest Tarmac Medititations, Michael suffers from fever, migraine and blueberry withdrawal — and too much Facebook.
Tarmac Meditations #29: Emotional Brambles
“When things have changed sometimes all a guy can do is wait for the sunrise and set out to start all over again,” writes Michael Lebowitz in the newest installment of Tarmac Meditations.
Tarmac Meditations # 28: It’s Not Personal, or Is It?
When Tony Soprano says it’s not personal it is likely true…mostly on account of the flotilla of personal disconnects in the man’s (character’s) emotional structure. When a friend says it’s not personal, it is important to note that one’s anger and all the rest is verifiable, distressing and is, well, personal.
Tarmac Meditations #27: Be Here Now
A runner reflects on the passage of time, the truth to be found in lies, and the need to just keep going and be here now.
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