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Seen On My Run

There wasn’t a pandemic happening when this was scratched into the pavement, I reckon. I came up with a new #SeenOnMyRun game during tonight’s four miler. 1 pt for every discarded face mask you see on the side of the road. 2 pts for every motorist you see texting while their vehicle is in motion. 3 pts for every cyclist you encounter on the sidewalk. I scored 7 points. Three of those came from a cyclist I decided to play chicken with. I won. And then in my head I was like, “that’s right, bro. I’m not gonna be pushed around anymore!” which is a weird thought because I don’t think I let people push me around in life much and also nobody really tries to so it’s like my tired brain just saw that very obvious metaphor and put it to use without regard for the fact that it doesn’t apply. But still. This non-event occurred on a perfectly wide, low-speed block that doesn’t have on-street parking and it’s ridiculous that that dude was riding his bike on the sidewalk right there anyway. Learn the...