Sunday, June 8, 2025

In the past few weeks I finished listening to the following audiobooks:

• Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
• All Systems Red by Martha Wells
• Power Failure by William D. Cohan (my comments)
• The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson (my review)

I am currently listening to several audiobooks, including:

• The Captive by Marcel Proust
• Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
• Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (my big summer book)

I spend an hour or two a day walking the dogs or running, and I pass the time by listening to audiobooks. I track my audiobook listening with my Audiobooks tool on this website.

My running is going well if I don’t run more often than every other day. I am experimenting with Zone 2 running to increase my distance without tiring myself out (see my notes). My typical run is now six to eight miles long. One consequence of running is that I’m hungry all the time.

I cleaned my Trek Valencia bicycle and took it to Ace Wheelworks for its annual maintenance, and it rides nicely. I need to train for my short bicycle tours this summer and fall.

I have a season pass for Paddle Boston. I hope to kayak maybe once a week this summer.

Music new to me that I have discovered recently includes:

• Vampire Weekend by Vampire Weekend
• The Roches by the Roches
• South by Hippo Campus
• The Scholars by Car Seat Headrest

I write about my other activities on my other blog at sphaerula.com.