The Cruelty of Expectations
Covering the financial industry as a journalist taught me how expectations can change a story. Company A says profit doubled:
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La Madeleine: my Tour de Proust
A “madeleine” is a little, spongy French cake shaped like the shell of a scallop. The cake was immortalized by
Lance in My Hometown (For Five Seconds)
The Tour de France started its last Alpine stage in my hometown, Chambéry, on July 14, the National day Americans
L’Alpe d’Huez Moulinette
L’Alpe d’Huez wasn’t number one on the list of Tour de France mountains I wanted to climb. Although probably the
Favorite bike ride: Col du Granier
Like a sailor, I have a bike in every port.Neither of them has been treated the way they deserve in
The Partner
Fly fishing and long-distance road biking have this in common: they’re individual sports that are best enjoyable with partners. During
A Day for Books and Socks
I’m reading “What I Talk About When I talk About Running,” by the novelist Haruki Murakami, a gift from D.,
Ode to my running mother
My mother, who lives in the French Alps, is a runner. She is 61. She grew up in small towns,
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