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How to die indoors: Part I
I’m sitting on an airplane. 4 November 2019. One of my least favorite things in the world. I’m flying from San Diego back to Chicago. My father is dying indoors. A number of years ago, I designed a book my friend Buck Tilton wrote called How to Die Outdoors about all the mishaps that could…
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How to die indoors: Part III

I’m standing at my father’s deathbed in the guest room of apartment #120 of the Atria independent living facility in La Jolla, California. The guest room is maybe fifteen feet wide by twelve feet across. You walk in and three’s a couch straight ahead. It’s new; a smooth, tan leather couch a good six feet…
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How to die indoors: Part II
My father is in his deathbed in his apartment in the Atria in La Jolla, California. It’s not his bed, and it’s not is his room. The bed is a rental, and it’s in the guest room. It’s a standard hospital bed with the adjustable metal railings. The top adjusts up and down, the foot…
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Running Statistics
I managed to run two days in a row. My exercise schedule is all kerflooey since 16 March 2020. I’m down from five to six hours of exercise per week to much less than that now that I’m sheltered-in-place at the quarantine isolation event. With regard to running statistics, here’s some statistics provided by Polar…