Celebrate the Love of Jacob

Broadcasting live with Ustream
For those who cannot be there in person, BE THERE IN SPIRIT: you’re invited to join us for a very special memorial and celebration of the life of Jacob Tinkoff, broadcasted LIVE on UStream at 11:00 AM EDT, Saturday March 30th, from the auditorium of Cypress Lake High School in Fort Myers, Florida.

Send your kind words, good thoughts, sincere prayers and enmormous HOPE to and for Jacob, Adam and the Tinkoff family using the hash tag #wavesoflove.

Go to http://ustream.steverunner.com on Saturday, March 30th 11:00 AM EDT [Saturday, March 30th 15:00 UTC/GMT]

AND BE SURE TO WEAR YOUR PAJAMAS!!

http://ustream.steverunner.com

#wavesoflove

Greetings from Germ Central!

Getting over a HORRIBLE cold and getting ready to head down to Fort Myers to celebrate the life of Jacob. 

This is an invitation for you to join us LIVE at http://ustream.steverunner.com to put on your pajama bottoms and experience the love and presence of a young man who IS very much loved. 

It’s time to “lighten up Francis” and participate in something very special.  

11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Savings Time Saturday, March 30th...join us at http://ustream.steverunner.com and share your photos of  yourself wearing your pajama bottoms.

And go to http://twloha.com/ to make a donation in honor of Zen Runner Jr. 

Pajama Memorial

zenconfessions.com

Please visit the "RIP Jacob Tinkoff" page on FaceBook.

Location	Local time	Time zone	UTC offset
Fort Myers (U.S.A. - Florida)	Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 11:00:00 AM	EDT	UTC-4 hours
London (United Kingdom - England)	Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 3:00:00 PM	GMT	UTC
Los Angeles (U.S.A. - California)	Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 8:00:00 AM	PDT	UTC-7 hours
Sydney (Australia - New South Wales)	Sunday, March 31, 2013 at 2:00:00 AM	EDT	UTC+11 hours
Auckland (New Zealand)	Sunday, March 31, 2013 at 4:00:00 AM	NZDT	UTC+13 hours
Tokyo (Japan)	Midnight between Saturday, March 30, 2013 and Sunday, March 31, 2013	JST	UTC+9 hours
Berlin (Germany - Berlin)	Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 4:00:00 PM	CET	UTC+1 hour
Kingston (Canada - Ontario)	Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 11:00:00 AM	EDT	UTC-4 hours
Corresponding UTC (GMT)	Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 15:00:00

Jacob’s Waves

Thousands of candles 

can be lighted 

from a single candle, 

and the life of the candle 

will not be shortened. 

The Buddah

The world is a better place for the life of a young man by the name of Jacob Tinkoff.  

If you haven’t heard, it breaks my heart to tell you of this worlds loss of my friend Adam Tinkoff’s son, Jacob.  

No parent should have to endure such tragedy alone.  So now you know, and now together, we mourn.

Jacob, or Jake to his friends,  was a good, kind and sweet young man.  

He was also a  passionately talented musician. He was an accomplished string bassist.

The music you'll hear in this podcast was from a series of YouTube videos that Adam has posted over the past few years: featuring  Jacob playing bass in his orchestra.

Not long ago, Adam spoke to me about the very real and powerful phenomenon of creating waves of love and joy in the world.  

As humans, we create content, thoughts and beauty...which spread out like ripples in a pond, touching the hearts and souls of other people, who in turn are inspired, or infused with a need to create their own positive waves of love and joy.

The Buddha said: “Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened.”  

These waves of light, love and beauty are generated by a single source, and spread throughout the universe of people in ways that we can hardly understand, but are deeply effected by...and as long as that light shines, as long as that love propagates, the life of the source cannot be shortened.

Jacob Tinkoff is a beautiful soul, who has touched the lives of many people...and today, through this music, his love will touch you and change you in meaningful and subtle waves.

"To Write Love on Her Arms" is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide.  

Adam and his family ask that in lieu of flowers you make a donation in Jacob's memory: 

"To Write Love On Her Arms".  

You can find them online at http://twloha.com

Please keep Jacob, Adam and the Tinkoff family in your prayers.

The Buddha wrote that:

“All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.”

Adam: all around the world there are friends who love you.

DNR and Kumare - A Response to Dr. Michael

 

I’m answering an email from a friend and fellow runner, Dr. Michael, who has something to say about my “DNR” request and recommended an amazing movie for me to watch:

http://www.kumaremovie.com/

How Fast Can Our Species Run?

A new episode of Phedippidations is due out this weekend, with the goal of answering the question: "How Fast Can Homo Sapiens Ever Expect to Run?". Happy First Day of Snowy Spring from the Sick Ward in Oxford, MA. Also: The date for the WORLD WIDE FESTIVAL OF RACES has been annouced, run with us!

Ongoing Philosophical Conversation with Shane

For me, this is the season of Lent...kinda of an important part of the year: a time of self reflection where I’ve learned something (or rather, accepted a truth) about myself that I didn’t know before.  I’m not going to talk about that (but will on the next episode of Phedippidations)...today, I want to respond to Shanes third email to me.  We’ll talk about  my views on the sanctity of life and my respect for a woman’s life to choose what she should do with her body (here’s a hint: it’s none of my business).  I am a Catholic Humanist...and like Christ, I’m all about doing no harm and respecting every cool person in the world.  Mean people suck.  Most people aren’t mean.

A new Podcaster from Canada: Chris and his Voices!

Another email from another great listener, Chris from Canada with news about his new podcast: “Voices of Canadian Leadership”!  

Check it out on iTunes: 

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/voices-canadian-leadership/id619881860

Wicked Pissa

Come to Boston and run with us: May 5th, 2013!

http://cincoloco.steverunner.com

I’m Beat - And an email from Shane

Today’s a huge day in the Roman Catholic Church, we have a new Pope: Francis The First, and to celebrate I’m going to read a great email I received from a fellow runner, cool person and rational atheist.  Shane asked me to comment on the way that Churches tend to slow down the progress made in society to make the world a better place.  I think I answered his question?

GOD bless the Conclave

I’m talking about religion in this one.  I’m a Roman Catholic; not perfect...kind of a mess, but my CORE beliefs are grounded in good things. What’s going on in Rome right now is a big deal.  It does not matter if you are a Catholic, but we’re all hoping for a leader who will help make the world a better place. Pray with me.

BLACK LAB - The Pain Is Gone 

Whatever makes you laugh 

But come on step out of the rain 

You'd hate to catch your death 

All the life that you got left 

Lit up like a candle on your face 

There are words that are fading 

And I'm trying not to say them 

Before they fall into the fog 

But every single day, once or twice an hour 

The shadow falls away and I see you walking in a straight line 

And the pain is gone, the pain is gone 

I recognize it but it's unfamiliar 

Now the pain is gone, the pain is gone 

I recognize it but it's unfamiliar 

Every year, there's a place 

Only you and I go 

I didn't mean to push you 

I didn't mean to laugh when you fell 

I didn't mean to shout when you got hurt 

I didn't mean to argue 

I didn't mean to criticize you 

And I'm sorry for saying I didn't like your skirt 

There are demons that are screaming 

And I'm trying not to feed them 

As I carry water for us through the dirt 

I always need you here, I always need you near me 

I don't know what I'd do if I was walking here without you 

And the pain is gone, the pain is gone 

I recognize it but it's unfamiliar 

Now the pain is gone, the pain is gone 

I recognize it but it's unfamiliar 

Every year, there's a place 

Only you and I go 

There are things, about me 

Only you will ever know 

And the pain is gone, the pain is gone 

I recognize it but it's unfamiliar 

Now the pain is gone, the pain is gone 

I recognize it but it's unfamiliar 

Send all my love, send all my love 

I recognize it but it's unfamiliar 

Send all my love, send all my love 

I recognize it but it's unfamiliar 

There are things, about me 

Only you will ever know 

And this sweet dream will end 

And I will wake from this life 

Again.......and again.....and again...and again...and again

The End of Section 8

One of the least known, under produced podcasts to ever hit the Pod-o-sphere has come to an end; known as “Section 229” or “431” or...actually, I really can’t remember...Mathew joins me to talk about his dismal ratings, low subscriber numbers and why I’m so much better than he is.

CincoLoco.SteveRunner.com

It’s snowing again in Boston, and I’m sooooo done with this place...BUT, I promise not to whine (too much) about it.  Come to Boston in the Springtime, when I promise the snow will be gone and there will be laughter in the air.  

Go to www.CincoLoco.SteveRunner.com for more information.

Spider Senses Tingling

I’m heading home after a long weekend in New York City, searching for a Heart of Gold.

I want to live,

I want to give

I've been a miner

for a heart of gold.

It's these expressions

I never give

That keep me searching

for a heart of gold

And I'm getting old.

Keeps me searching

for a heart of gold

And I'm getting old.

I've been to Hollywood

I've been to Redwood

I crossed the ocean

for a heart of gold

I've been in my mind,

it's such a fine line

That keeps me searching

for a heart of gold

And I'm getting old.

Keeps me searching

for a heart of gold

And I'm getting old.

Keep me searching

for a heart of gold

You keep me searching

for a heart of gold

And I'm growing old.

I've been a miner

for a heart of gold.

Neil Young - "Heart of Gold"

Long Day and Hurt in New York

I’ve been working long hours and I’m looking forward to a night with friends, food, wine and song.  The love of my life, Lynn is meeting me on Long Island and while I’m feeling pretty beat up, I’ve got a glass of Rioja waiting for me.

"Hurt"

(originally by Nine Inch Nails)

I hurt myself today 

To see if I still feel 

I focus on the pain 

The only thing that's real 

The needle tears a hole

The old familiar sting 

Try to kill it all away 

But I remember everything 

[Chorus:]

What have I become 

My sweetest friend 

Everyone I know goes away 

In the end 

And you could have it all 

My empire of dirt 

I will let you down 

I will make you hurt 

I wear this crown of thorns 

Upon my liar's chair 

Full of broken thoughts 

I cannot repair 

Beneath the stains of time 

The feelings disappear 

You are someone else 

I am still right here 

[Chorus:]

What have I become 

My sweetest friend 

Everyone I know goes away 

In the end 

And you could have it all 

My empire of dirt 

I will let you down 

I will make you hurt 

If I could start again 

A million miles away 

I would keep myself 

I would find a way

WHY Fdip301 - Talking ‘bout the Show from Broadway

I’m back in New York City, rushing again to catch my train after a looooong day at work.  Yeah, sure...I’m rambling a bit, and sure...sure, the audio in this one is breaking up a bit, but it’s all good (and I made my train on time!).