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Ken Ilgunas
Jul 8, 2024
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Author | Journalist | Speaker
How Joining a Scottish Softball Team Cured My American Loneliness
(NYT - 2024)
Guest essay about joining a few amateur sports teams
"Between the nausea and the wounded pride from having minimal game time on the third line, I had good reason to get in shape. Imagine a mellower, less disciplined, middle-aged “Rocky” training montage: jogging alongside my local river but taking lots of bird-watching breaks, lifting weights in the garage listening to Esther Perel’s couples therapy podcast, stretching to a “Yoga With Adriene” video on YouTube."
How Joining a Scottish Softball Team Cured My American Loneliness
(NYT - 2024)
Guest essay about joining a few amateur sports teams
"Between the nausea and the wounded pride from having minimal game time on the third line, I had good reason to get in shape. Imagine a mellower, less disciplined, middle-aged “Rocky” training montage: jogging alongside my local river but taking lots of bird-watching breaks, lifting weights in the garage listening to Esther Perel’s couples therapy podcast, stretching to a “Yoga With Adriene” video on YouTube."
How Joining a Scottish Softball Team Cured My American Loneliness
(NYT - 2024)
Guest essay about joining a few amateur sports teams
"Between the nausea and the wounded pride from having minimal game time on the third line, I had good reason to get in shape. Imagine a mellower, less disciplined, middle-aged “Rocky” training montage: jogging alongside my local river but taking lots of bird-watching breaks, lifting weights in the garage listening to Esther Perel’s couples therapy podcast, stretching to a “Yoga With Adriene” video on YouTube."
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