Archive For May 29, 2023
Life is a hard battle anyway. If we laugh and sing a little as we fight the good fight of freedom, it makes it all go easier. I will not allow my life’s light to be determined by the darkness around me. – Sojourner Truth Attn: Florida’s School Children. “Ain’t I a Woman?” was spoken…
In old age one writes, if at all, what one can. – Larry McMurtry, Literary Life. If you have no idea what happened at the 2023 Boston Marathon, then this will all be new to you. If you are wondering what has taken me so long, all I can say is, I was overwhelmed by…
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. – Buddha That photo adorns a marketing email I received from the old grey lady, i.e., The New York Times. A purple sneaker stomping a international symbol of diversity. What the hell? Not even a walking…
A Gathering of Eagles, which I think began as the Golden Anniversary celebration of the 1973 Boston marathon, meshed with The Bill Squires Invitational Memorial. What a party. Like fantasy camp. These athletes were on the covers of big magazines when magazines were big. Small room, many greats, their loved ones and me. Hey, I was invited.
The ‘Logan Roy School of Journalism’? What’s next, the ‘Jack The Ripper Women’s Health Clinic’? – Ewan Roy As the world prepared for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, I was a sub rosa consultant to the CEO of a major shoe company. I was, as so often happened, somewhat impecunious, and he was willing to send…
Janet raced her debut marathon in 1970, among the first one hundred women in the history of the world to finish an official marathon race.
To wear dreams on one’s feet is to begin to give a reality to one’s dreams. – Roger Vivier One thing for folks to be upset about doping or athlete abuse. Completely understand. Almost completely agree. We can talk about one company bigfooting the sport. For good or evil. We can do that later. Now,…