https://jeffcalvert.net/format/essay/ Recent content in Essay on Jeff Calvert Hugo en-US Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://jeffcalvert.net/writing/rushofitall/knowing-vs-visting/ Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://jeffcalvert.net/writing/rushofitall/knowing-vs-visting/ It’s a gift, and a mystery that requires imagination, to love a place and feel that it loves you back the way a dog might. A secret, sacred empathy… https://jeffcalvert.net/writing/rushofitall/acl-rehab-without-surgery/ Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000 https://jeffcalvert.net/writing/rushofitall/acl-rehab-without-surgery/ An update on my running progress 6 months after I snapped my ACL and opted for physical therapy instead of surgical repair. https://jeffcalvert.net/writing/rushofitall/soccer-faces/ Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 https://jeffcalvert.net/writing/rushofitall/soccer-faces/ I look for people at their best, in moments of earnest engagement when they are so involved in doing something they love that they forget to pose… https://jeffcalvert.net/writing/rushofitall/christmas-letter-from-iraq-2003/ Sat, 27 Dec 2003 00:00:00 +0000 https://jeffcalvert.net/writing/rushofitall/christmas-letter-from-iraq-2003/ You may not find the usual levity in this year’s letter, but maybe I can bring it around to something positive by the end. The theme is paradox… https://jeffcalvert.net/writing/rushofitall/running-start-wonder/ Mon, 22 Mar 1999 00:00:00 +0000 https://jeffcalvert.net/writing/rushofitall/running-start-wonder/ I crave the solitude of running alone, but 2 years ago I became a father, and it became scarce. But also less important — my son is now my running partner.