social clubs

I think a serious social problem for recently-arrived adults in large cities is making new friends.

One solution would be simply to have clubs in which people do things together. One any given evening, people from each club would be in 3 or 4 places. If you go to any of these places, it's likely that you will run into the same people. This way, you get a large circle of acquaintances, just like you would in a small town (my college experience). If you go somewhere else, it's as if you "went out of town for a night".

While some clubs could be a simple "people club", others could help you filter the kinds of people by age, music taste, belief-system, or (of course) favorite type of activity.

jogging rhythms

When I go running, my breathing follows different rhythms, the most complex of which follows a 32-beat, 8-bar pattern (4 beats-per-bar). It feels so natural, and I don't even consciously count. I think this means I'm a musical person. Do *you* follow rhythms when you work out?

Today, I felt the road pollution even more, and breathed through my mouth a bit. I need to do something about this nose of mine. My shins complained a bit: I think I need to take it easy on them.