I have been training for the Berkeley Half Marathon, which takes place tomorrow. The city of Berkeley hasn’t had a major footrace since, well, forever as far as I know. This one should prove interesting though. For those of you unfamiliar with thee San Francisco Bay Area, you basically can’t drive around the block without …

Inspired by a flurry of “RIP (a close friend of mine)” a few weeks ago amongst my Facebook circles for a longtime friend who was not actually in fact dead, but still very much alive, an event which caused a lot of people unwarranted anguish, frantic phone calls, and sleepless nights. 1.) When discovering a …