Pursuitist
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Why Is It Hard to Make Friends Over 30?
This. Everything in this New York Times article titled Friends of a Certain Age. Give it a read. I'll catch up with you when you're done.
It's something that's really been on my heart since about the summer of 2010. I remember looking out and seeing lots of friends "out there", but not much "right here", close to home.
Summer in the City: Live Music Capital of the World
Bold statement, I know. Especially considering some of the people who are reading this. But when it comes to music, summers in New York just can't be beat. Honestly. SummerStage, Celebrate Brooklyn, River to River... and they're all free!
I Shouldn't Be This Excited To Go To Wisconsin...
But I can't wait! Cheese, beer, fireworks, and family. Get me there!!!
So sehen Sieger aus, Sha-la-la-la-la!!!
Well, this is what winners look like post-Germany vs Denmark at least. Let's not bring Italy into the conversation. Or Spain. But why concentrate on the negatives when there were so many celebrations!
Croatian Celebrations!
The European Championship is held in Europe, but outside of the host country, it can only really be celebrated in New York. Where else could you find an Irish bar, a Croatian bar, and a Spanish bar all within a three block radius? Each with enough cultural gusto to drown out the slightest sense of English. Since the first kick-off on June 8, the celebrations have been boozy and ethnic; all of them international trips via the subway.
Sweet Lullaby
You're my blue sky, you're my sunny day /Don't you know it gets me high when you turn your love my way.
GOOOOOOAAAAALLLLSSSSS!!!!
"What's a man without any goals?" That was a challenge Coach Simpson made to us in high school. Like so much he taught us, he wasn't talking about just running.
He would also tell us "the hardest part of a run is getting off the couch." Having an accountability partner, that someone to get you headed in the direction of your goals, can be huge.
You Shook Me All Night
May I please introduce you to Wing:
This is one hip lady. She’s currently on tour — with a little luck she’ll be at a nursing home near you soon!
Russian Mafiosos
Mikhail Fridman, along with his co-conspirator Peter Aven, robbed the Russian people blind in the years following peristroika and glasnost. Through deception, coercion, and shrewd insider deals, they amassed one of the largest business conglomorates in the world. The recent $6.15 billion deal with BP helped pad the pockets of one of the richest of the Russian Oligarchs; Fridman is now worth an estimated $5.6 billion.