tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22389590185550865632011-08-26T15:20:01.530-07:00Rod Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046030187251829491noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2238959018555086563.post-63823651281698721932011-08-26T14:24:00.000-07:002011-08-26T14:24:09.979-07:00It has been a hard run for three-quarters of my life.&nbsp; If I can last another quarter mile, I'll be dead.<br /><br /><a name='more'></a>My old track coach drilled into my head, "Turn on the after-burners in the final quarter-mile."<br /><br />Catch 22.&nbsp; Run faster.&nbsp; Die quicker.<br /><br />Joseph Heller's character, Dunbar, had it right:&nbsp; Run slowly.&nbsp; Cultivate boredum.&nbsp; When one is bored, time goes slowly.&nbsp; Life will last longer.<br /><br />The last quarter of my life will be very long.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2238959018555086563-6382365128169872193?l=rodwrites.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rod Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046030187251829491noreply@blogger.com0