I know I haven’t been around for ages, but I’ve been very busy at work, which is a good thing. But when you allow yourself to get behind on Bruce’s notes, it’s a very dangerous thing because then you have a lot of catch-up work to do and it’s a very different experience when you read a month’s worth of daily notes in one sitting. Bruce’s life takes on an entirely different quality and the days just go whizzing by like a gazelle who’s late for a soap opera audition. I mean I found myself calling Mark just to say, “Hey, Bruce is up to jogging 3 ½ miles!” To which Mark replied, “what day are you on?” My reply: “I’m still five days behind.” Mark’s reply: “Well, keep reading. He’s up to 4 ½ miles.” My god, he’s gone mad! Actually, what impressed me most was that Bruce kept jogging even while he was in New York. Whenever Mark and I go out of town, all diets and exercise regimens go flying out the window, like a gazelle flying out a window.
I asked Mark if it would be very bad form to answer old questions and he said you all wouldn’t mind. So here goes:
