Running is a passion of mine. And its a strange discovery late in life that I found I had such an enthusiasm for it. I hardly ever exercised as a child, preferring to stick my nose in Piers Anthony books or clustered around a role playing table killing balloon people or romping around Homlett. I first began running when I was 16 as I started playing soccer. Of course, I wasn’t fast or in shape, but I found that I had an inborn characteristic. I had the ability to endure. [Read Column]

I believe that most people my age, those within the tail end of a Generation X, are generally jaded on politics. We have left the era of statesmen, perhaps as early as 1968, and instead have only politicians to choose from. Their words and messages are carefully crafted by a team of speech writers, handlers, and managers. You wonder how much of their words and views these candidates actually generate themselves. Or are they just coached to delivery the party mantra with practiced poise and delivery. [Read Column]