martinimade

First up, over at Another Mother Runner, my latest column is live. In it, I am visited by the fates.

Second, I happened to stumble over this old interview with Alton Brown I did. While I think the piece turned out okay, all I remember from that day was trying to not throw up in his lap because I was still in the puke-y stage of pregnancy. Good times.

A bit of shameless self-promo, first. This week, I was the cohost on the Another Mother Runner podcast. We talked about the idea/quest of running a race in all 50 states. In the intro, tho, I gave Sarah the low-down on how my daughter hit our house with my new (to me) car last week. It's been ... fun? The pod is here.

• Our hills create champions.
• Empathy binge.
• This guy reminds me so much of our departed Mooch, who was also a spicy a-hole.
• Is this melancholy or is this peace?
• It's harder to be kind than clever.
• You're not going to believe this.
• Does it make you happy?
• Another entry in the "people are really interesting" file. 
• I wish I were a student again.

Over at Another Mother Runner, a few words and a bunch of pictures about my Tucson half.

• "the hollowness of privilege, the toxicity of comparison, and the melancholy of accomplishment."
• I discovered how much I could be making if I were willing to write essays for college students and grousing about how my sense of right and wrong was keeping me poor. A friend pointed this out. 
• Thirteen every day, on average.
• A travel guide for NPR nerds.
• Why would this seem like a good idea?
• You should see the face I am making right now.
• People are interesting.
• I honestly have no idea where I stand on this.
• Do not police the grief of others.
• Oddly hypnotic.
• Bonjour le blob.