Category Archives: Ideas

conservation of energy

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

As the semester comes to a close, I realize that physics will be with me for life. It always has been, I’ve just never been able to think about how things work in these terms. One of the easiest concepts … Continue reading →

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water conservation

Posted on May 13, 2011 by

Saw an article in the Daily News and thought, hey, what a great idea! I’ll just mark it on my calendar, I’m sure nobody else saw this or is interested in this green crap. How much I underestimated the words … Continue reading →

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faux pheremones

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

Bio lab is fun, and so are termites.

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what the NYRR means to me

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

I’ve only been participating in NYRR races for a few years; the highlights have been the half-marathons for the Grand Prix and of course, the New York Marathon last year. Like most folks, I qualified via the 9+1 program (a … Continue reading →

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stealing mantra

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

Steven  – “You are like a wild animal going up those hills.” Eduardo  – “Pick you feet up, I can hear you.” Brad  – “Tuck it in!” Brian – “Don’t run with your feet.” Ming  – “Go get ‘em!” Mark – “Dude, … Continue reading →

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philosophy of body and sport: chemistry edition

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

I was supposed to do these weekly as part of my self-staged “independent study” section of PHIL 200.91, a class that was unfortunately cancelled for the semester but something that I wanted to do. It was to be a class … Continue reading →

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ultrarunning goes ultramainstream

Posted on April 10, 2011 by

I don’t usually watch Regis and Kelly because those two are morons but I was late one morning and it was on the tube. Totally flabbergasted to see Dean Karnaze’s mug on the show and it turns out he’s doing … Continue reading →

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groupthink three ways

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

Played Wits & Wagers this weekend but only for a precious 30 minutes or so; I wanna play again! It’s a trivia game based on numerical answers (percentage of drivers in a country, number of award nominations for a television … Continue reading →

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