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That Tree

I don’t use Reddit much, but I just had a fun experience on the r/trailrunning subreddit. Sometimes folks share photos from their run. Yesterday, someone posted a few photos from a local trail of theirs they had explored. The first photo featured a tree that I immediately felt looked familiar. I’d seen a very similarContinueContinue reading “That Tree”

Pusillanimous Parasites!

https://videopress.com/v/Swbfijpf?preloadContent=metadata A terrible screen-recorded clip from Netflix. Pusillanimous. What a fabulous word. As soon as I heard it—and all the more so in this lovely, alliterative, condescending context—I was a little bit in love. There are a plethora of pleasing potential partner pronouncements as well: putrid, pitiful, pungent, puny, pathetic, pet cetera. Mix and matchContinueContinue reading “Pusillanimous Parasites!”

Midsummer Sunsets

I’ve not been making it out the door in time for sunrises and sunsets much this year. But for the first two nights of August I drove myself 0.75 miles over to the nearby hills access and had myself a sunset jog. I took the opportunity to “make some images,” as the photographers seem toContinueContinue reading “Midsummer Sunsets”

Sunrise on Momyer

The thought had crossed my mind to post pictures from yesterday’s summit run of East San Bernardino peak, and then Sonya said she liked to see pictures from America’s wilds, so that pretty much solidified it. Here, then, are some of the wonderful sights I enjoyed during my run yesterday. Moon over Yucaipa Ridge MeadowyContinueContinue reading “Sunrise on Momyer”

Ravens, Rogues, and Redwoods

I’m racing the Big Basin Skyline to the Sea 50k on Sunday. Today’s run was supposed to have been run yesterday, but I didn’t get to it. But this morning I got out there, under the bright sun, and did some repeats and strides to tune up for race day. On my return to theContinueContinue reading “Ravens, Rogues, and Redwoods”

Three books ahead

This is the third year in a row I’ve chosen sixty-four books for my Goodreads challenge goal. I like the number because it comes out to an average of one per week, plus one extra per month: 52 + 12 = 64. In 2017, I caught up at the very end of the year byContinueContinue reading “Three books ahead”

The Journey of a Long Run in May

Saturday, sometime o’clock In the back of my mind, Sunday’s run will be a long run with lots of vert, since Sunday is usually my longest run of the week and this month is Mountain May (I’m attempting about 15k feet of elevation gain each week). Vapors of further consideration in the cranium are goingContinueContinue reading “The Journey of a Long Run in May”

Week Critique: April 29–May 5

This last week was a busy one and a good one. For me, it had a lot to do with driving and family, starting with picking up Lauren from LAX on Monday. On Tuesday, the parents had a bit of a rough travel day from San Fran because of a motorcycle accident on a bridgeContinueContinue reading “Week Critique: April 29–May 5”

Week Critique: April 22–28, 2019

Inaugural Week CritiqueSince I don’t blog often, I’m going to try a post every week that summarizes highlights from the past week. I’ll probably be woefully inconsistent and unfocused, but it’s a simple goal that is interesting to me. Perhaps I will gradually create more of a format or template to follow. For now I’llContinueContinue reading “Week Critique: April 22–28, 2019”

Christoffer’s Life: The Beginning

I’m typing this up and posting it as a little placeholder for when this website began. Technically, I did the domain purchase on March 27, but I’m typing this—and hopefully making the site live—on the evening of April 9, 2019. You know how it goes. I’m eager to see what I can make of thisContinueContinue reading “Christoffer’s Life: The Beginning”