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Running shoes

Tung Yin
March 22, 2012 04:20

Running shoes are good!: When barefoot runners and shod runners carried the same weight on their feet, barefoot running used almost 4 percent more energy during every step than running in shoes. To the surprise of the researchers, barefoot running,...Running shoes are good!: When barefoot runners...

Joe Biden . . . exaggerates (no kidding!)

Tung Yin
March 20, 2012 21:45

VP Biden says about the raid to get Osama bin Laden: You can go back 500 years. You cannot find a more audacious plan. Never knowing for certain. We never had more than a 48 percent probability that he was...VP Biden says about the raid to get Osama bin Laden: You can go back 500 years. You...

My 2012 fantasy baseball team (draft results)

Tung Yin
March 20, 2012 05:17

Ah, spring is supposedly just around the corner, even if it's still frigid here in Oregon. And that means baseball is just around the corner. I signed up for a public league on ESPN, and here's the team I drafted...Ah, spring is supposedly just around the corner, even if it's still frigid here in...

Luckython 5K race recap

Tung Yin
March 17, 2012 23:51

My alarm went off at 7:30 am this morning, and I listened for the sound of rain, but it was quiet. Yes! It was a dry morning. I got up, ate a container of cherry yogurt for breakfast, and got...My alarm went off at 7:30 am this morning, and I listened for the sound of rain, but it was quiet. Yes!...

Gallup polled me yesterday!

Tung Yin
March 13, 2012 21:23

Like probably most of you, I do not like getting calls from telemarketers at any time, especially near the end of dinner. However, there are two random callers that I do like to get called by -- political pollsters, and...Like probably most of you, I do not like getting calls from telemarketers at...

Forbes' top ten cities for running. . .

Tung Yin
March 05, 2012 23:39

. . . includes Portland: If jogging alongside Olympians and marathon champions is all the motivation you need, take a jaunt around Portland. Not only does the area serve as home base for renowned racers such as Kara and Adam.... . . includes Portland: If jogging alongside Olympians and marathon...

A small clue about our health care costs?

Tung Yin
March 01, 2012 22:30

I took my older son to a dental check-up today, and it was a very efficient process. We checked in, didn't wait long to be called, and the attention was good. Then I took a look at the full billing...I took my older son to a dental check-up today, and it was a very efficient process. We checked in,...

Stealing from crime victims to help kids. . . .

Tung Yin
February 25, 2012 22:40

As a parent, I'm pleased relieved that Portland Public Schools won't get trashed in the new budget, as had been indicated earlier; this year's funding level has been anemic enough as it is, with most classes at my son's elementary...As a parent, I'm pleased relieved that Portland Public...

More "terrorists" in Portland?

Tung Yin
February 22, 2012 23:52

Someone sent some suspicious white powder-filled envelopes to Congress from Portland.Someone sent some suspicious white powder-filled envelopes to Congress from Portland.

USA's "White Collar" and anorexia(?)

Tung Yin
February 22, 2012 06:53

I really like USA Network's "White Collar," about the unlikely partnership between FBI Special Agent Peter Burke and con artist Neal Caffrey (on supervised release from his prison sentence as a special consultant). Like many of USA's shows, it doesn't...I really like USA Network's "White...