martinimade

"It is a self-contained city (subsidized by my taxes) for recent transplants to New York who make a billion dollars and do not ever think about money. Working up the energy to be upset about its inception is low on my list; I would much rather enjoy the utter weirdness of a real estate developer’s vision of grandeur. Every city in the world will eventually look the same and this is an inevitability I have chosen to accept. Ideally, I will be dead by then, and then, of course, I will no longer care."

-- From Megan Reynolds' piece on Hudson Yards. Stay for the last paragraph.

• This is infuriating. The first time I was prescribed an antidepressant, I was told to just quit taking it if it wasn't working out. Which was awful in all of the ways described in this story -- and I was told it couldn't be happening. In-fur-i-a-ting.
• If only I had the metabolism of a husky.
• In keeping with my Iditarod obsession. (I'm rooting for Aily Zirkle, btw. If you haven't seen her episode of Losers on Netflix, you should.)
• Fascinating.
• It's the most wonderful time of the year (a little late).
• A senstive-but-honest take on a question running is wrestling with.
• Speaking of track and field.

Over at Another Mother runner, I give winter the finger and explain what my secret project is ....