A woman who made her life into a great adventure — Jeanette Arnold is an example of what healthy habits can do for you. And it’s not a little thing. Older runners may lose perspective of how amazing it is to run. Did you know that about 1 out of 4 adults over the age of 55 have difficulty walking a…

I want to understand your motivation for your Superbowl Ad — Wow Ben, you are such a good actor. No one can deny that. You’ve made me laugh so many times. I love your work, man. Pretty much everyone agrees you’re a brilliantly funny guy. You’ve also won many awards. You’ve got an Emmy, a Director’s Guild, and on and on. …

Update for the week ending January 20, 2023 — Are the bulls about to take over wall street? This update is an effort to explain, in simple terms, how I use the stock market, without the constant talking heads and noise that surrounds the financial markets. Market Close, January 20, 2023. Status Commentary The S&P 500 broke above its 200 day moving average (dma) for the…

Introduction to simple methods I use to time the market — Life is hard. We live under the god of money in the U.S. and most of the world. I don’t worship that god; I use the knowledge I’ve gained to exploit it. I use all the ability I have to overthrow that cold and inhumane ruler, but so far I…

His dedication has overcome adversity and led to amazing success — I’ve written about Jacob Idris Nur before, giving some background to his story, which is amazing. He’s had life and death challenges in his life beyond the imagination of almost all of us. Of the many points that shine through his background, especially for people that run, is that he’s…

Introduction to my interview with the legendary runner and what we can take from his example — Running is the ultimate sport. According to scientific studies of fossils, humans were designed to run and have been running for two million years. Football, baseball, basketball, soccer, etc., are newcomer activities and are designed largely for watching others. Unlike those sports, in running you can be a contender like…

I discovered that space and time are just overrated distractions — I ran a race recently and it has jolted my comprehension of the universe. It made me so happy. It inspired the freaking daylights out of me. As I wrote before, it truly seemed like time no longer existed. Space seemed to weirdly shrink. …

Perhaps we’ve not wrapped our heads around it yet — What if we need to think of our brain like we do our body: as needing training for it to be at its best? My life before running was a nightmare. I came from a family that had significant mental health challenges. My dad had severe and violent mood swings…

How I entered a secret time machine — It was far from my first 5k or road race of any distance, but at age 70, it was the most fun. It was the first time I found the secret entrance. As the large crowd gathered together for the start, I could feel it all around me. Energy, like…