Well, Fitness has certainly taken an interesting turn. A year ago I was gearing up for a 10K race coming off excellent times on a mile and 5K race the previous 2 months. This year both my mile and my 5K have been sub-par with sickness and illnesses along the way hampering my training rhythm. … Continue reading Fitness Update: Sabbatical Status
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Fitness Update: or lack thereof
Today's post is late because I've been feeling both off and lazy from the fitness perspective. Muscles fatigued with no exertion to explain. Sinus switch from weather switch. So I didn't do much fitness workouts last week. The weekend was getting as much rest as possible. Which seemed to do some good, though not complete … Continue reading Fitness Update: or lack thereof
Fitness Update: Cold Start
Well, the year is getting off to a cold start, and so is my fitness goal. As I mentioned previously, the swimming is starting slow, with the hand in the splint. I ran once on the first, and managed to trip into a hole in the dirt on the shoulder of the road. The bicycle … Continue reading Fitness Update: Cold Start
Class and Race: The New Black Elite
Bell starts Chapter 8 of Class Matters talking about the suppression of historical scholarship on the contributions of African explorers, and the fact that most blacks trace their history in American to slavery while whites trace themselves to journeys of the privileged. Apparently the quintessential example of American colonizers – the pilgrims fleeing religious oppression … Continue reading Class and Race: The New Black Elite
Race Matters — but should it?
Following my reading through the text book Difference Matters I get to chapter 4 on Race Matters. The author does a good job of describing and defining the issues, interweaving her own experience to illustrate without using it for emotional blackmail. Much more persuasive in an academic environment. But I still find myself questioning, but … Continue reading Race Matters — but should it?
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