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...that meant keeping my barefoot runs relatively short - 1 mile (0.6 km) or less - and running in Vibram Five Fingers, thin rubber foot gloves that protect my tender soles from debris. I found that my stride changed naturally - lighter on the heel and shorter - which put more stress on my calves. That led to some temporary soreness, but eventually my too-often-stiff knees and back felt better than they had in a long time. For now, I'm mostly sticking with sneakers, but I might try my barefoot experiment again. Maybe in the spring, or whenever my toes thaw...
...sister who lived far away and wasn't involved. My sister helped my parents. She never asked me to do anything, and I didn't volunteer. I was widowed, raising kids and working, but that wasn't really why I kept to weekly calls and short, infrequent visits. I was stuck in my adolescent role as the aloof achiever, defending myself from my judgmental mother and other family craziness. As always, I deflected my sister's digs about my not being around more - and I didn't hear her rising desperation. It wasn't until my mom's funeral, watching...
...came to know each other well in college and were married for 54 years. He spoke of her as if still in the first thrall of romance, and dedicated to her almost every one of his 60-plus books. Once, during a rough patch, they separated for a short while. He was miserable. "I learned that I could live without Joan," he told me, "but I didn't want...
Panelists, including Harvard Medical School epidemiologist P. Gregg Greenough, said that in the short-term, the international community needs to focus on humanitarian aid to feed and care for the Haitian people...
...example, HUTV hopes to use J-term next year to produce and shoot a short film on campus—an opportunity for which all students can apply through a process that will ultimately select a 30-student team of producers, actors, and crew members, according to HUTV President Tiffany N. Fereydouni...