Archive - Passing Time

A Rivalry Plucked From Fiction

Nadal, Federer and the (D)Joker

22 hrs ago •

Michael Bateman

The Daily Pancake

A pancake in the morning feels indulgent... but every day?

Jun 7 •

Michael Bateman

May 2025

Spinning a slog into significance

Contributing to a chosen culture via running

May 9 •

Michael Bateman

April 2025

Slos 50k: Countdown

Feel free to delete if not racing

Apr 23 •

Michael Bateman

My body is not a temple

My body is a machine.

Apr 6 •

Michael Bateman

March 2025

A Certain Slant of Light

Enhancing the sublimity of snow through art

Mar 25 •

Michael Bateman

But I was there!

Mar 18 •

Michael Bateman

February 2025

Introducing: Slos

This is not a joke.

Feb 16 •

Michael Bateman

American Hedonism

What do Thomas Aquinas, Pope Gregory I, and Walker Robinson of Your Neighbors have in common?

Feb 7 •

Michael Bateman

January 2025

Book Review: Primates of Park Avenue

Despite my quips, far from a hate read

Jan 6 •

Michael Bateman

December 2024

How I passed the time in 2024

Essays, books, albums, & reviews

Dec 18, 2024 •

Michael Bateman

Valuable, but not productive

Consulting & finance as black holes of elite human capital

Dec 2, 2024 •

Michael Bateman

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