Money: Continuing my recent fascination with money and the things it does in the world, Prof. DeLong links to an IT/money blog called The Bottom Line..
Words: I am debating the purchase of the new Schiller book on risk and risk management, given that I bought “Irrational Exuberance” and never read it. I bought a book on irrationality today, about UFOs and so forth, which might be more interesting. Also got a couple novels (Joseph Conrad and Tim O’Brien). I should link to Invisible Shoebox, which is all about literary writing.
Bodies: Today my leg was sore so I went to the gym figuring, hey, I’ll just do upper body. So I did all the upper-body stuff, and focused on shoulders and back mostly, and while I was waiting for the rear-delt flye machine I figured, hey, I’ll do calves too. And then the next thing you know I’m pressing like 240lb. with the leg extension. The flye machine was still occupied so I did standing row and went home. Now I’m scarfing pizza and soy nuts and wondering if I have enough protein within reach. I’m kinda worried that it’s this close to becoming seriously unhealthy. But on the other hand, even the unhealthy obsession aspects become so appealing.
One of the truisms about heroin addiction, which seems to be the same about exercise, is that it gives you a schedule you have to live by, a master you can follow, and you know exactly where you’ll be all the time. It’s all-encompassing and when you roll up a sleeve you’ve said everything you need to say.
Secretly Ironic 