Sympathy? Anyone?
 

Troubled boxing champ Mike Tyson, once estimated to be worth at least US$300 million, has filed for bankruptcy in an attempt to bring some order to his finances, his lawyer said on Sunday.

Tyson, currently facing assault and disorderly conduct charges stemming from a scuffle in a Brooklyn hotel in June, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan on Friday, according to his attorney, Debra Grassgreen.

The one-time heavyweight boxing champion - who served three years in prison in the mid-1990s on a rape conviction and was suspended from professional boxing for biting the ears of heavyweight boxer Evander Holyfield during a 1997 bout - opted for bankruptcy after years of financial mismanagement and free spending habits that burned through hundreds of millions of dollars in earnings.

According to media reports, Tyson amassed and spent between US$300 million and US$500 million.

"As a professional fighter, who relied on others to manage his affairs, he discovered that his debts far exceeded his assets," Sunday's New York Post quoted Grassgreen as saying. "Now, he has taken the lead in bringing order to his financial affairs."

Coltrane on Running
 

there is an old pseudo-psych book called "Positive Addiction" that is about the only psych book I ever read. It premised that an hour a day of certain things can have great emotional benefits. One activity was running, because you can get to "runner's high" which is at least somewhat close to an open mind not directed to much in particular, sort of a zen thing. anyway, the book states it as complicated theory because he had to cover a few hundred pages. Simply running lets you empty your mind of everything but the next stride. then ideas come in. I find a good run helps me focus/solve all sorts of legal/personal issues. this is why running with headphones or a partner doesn't make sense, both fill your mind. so if done right it can be a passion.

BreastDay
 

I can't follow the tv/movie stuff, but your posts are often long

What to call it?
 

Too bad. Mom would have been so proud.

Sympathy? Anyone?
 

I would pay good money for the reality TV show, "Mike Tyson's Money Management". During the pilot episode, Iron Mike discovers what happens when you write a check for a Bentley and don't have money in your account. Overdraft charges, lawsuits and general hilarity ensue!

Can this please happen?

edited to fix typo. oops.

Coltrane on Running
 

Although I feel confident that Paigow can speak for herself, I believe she already understands the running high. I think she wants to know, if she can get high on a 1-hit, why Coltrane needs to smoke the whole bag. Or something like that.

And I run with headphones and still get the cleared mind effect. I just happen to like tunes as part of my buzz.

Sympathy? Anyone?
 

He's already a busy rapist, cannibal, and past-his-prime boxer. Now we expect this already-overburdened multi-tasker to be able to count as well?

It's too much pressure for any one man, I say.

BreastDay
 

Taken together with the re: line, this statement is pretty funny.

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Coltrane on Running
 

I agree. Great emotional benefits. Although I've read recent studies that haven't shown a correlation b/w running and and increases endorphins. I wish I had a link to the article. It basically disproved the so-called "running high". However, while it may not be physically drug-like, it definitely clears the mind. It's very cathartic in the sense that you have time to yourself to just think, and at the same time you're physically purging yourself of all of the bad things you put in your body the night before by sweating all of it out. Nothing cures a hangover like a 10-miler. Additionally, I've found that I need less sleep and have much more energy when I'm at my peak. And I quit smoking three years ago b/c the two do not go hand in hand. Damn I miss smoking. I was so cool then...

All that said, it can wear on you. Especially if you race a lot. This year is the first in a while that I'm not running the Chicago marathon. Partly b/c I'm TIRED, and partly b/c I'll be running Boston in '04.

There are some costs to long runs though. Shrinkage. It's like taking a 20 minute FREEZING shower. Direct quote from the girlfriend after an 18-miler: "What the hell happened to it??!!"

History Lesson
 

Actually, I heard they're sent directly to the makers of Sanka.

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Coltrane on Running
 

I don't get that semi-euphoria feeling until about mile 9.

I think the whole bag is smoked for competitive reasons and not body-chemical reasons. Anyone who played sports in HS/college probably misses just COMPETING (phyisically), and trying to bill more hours than the guy next door to you doesn't do it for many people...

Coltrane on Running
 

Wow, That was really well said. Thank you. That pretty much sums up m y position. Though I would toss in this business about "a passion for running". What is that? Its something you just do. Its not like redecorating or anything with creativity or skills or anything that involves emotion. You just put one foot in front of the other.

And speaking of passion, I dreamt that I took up knitting rather passionately- but making rugs, not sweaters. Is that knitting? GWNC, what does this mean? I am getting old? I should go into the rug making business?

Coltrane on Running
 

I get the semi euphoria after about four miles but at about five miles, my knees start to hurt, so I guess I smoke anoubt a nickel bag. The first three miles are torturous unpleasantness and just trying to find that rhythm Half the time I want to bail until mile 2. Why does my euphoria kick in so much earlier than yours? Is it all the drugs I did?

Coltrane on Running
 

10th Grade English:

Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Man

Man vs. Himself


It's not creative at all. But I think that's the point.

Coltrane on Running
 

Running euphoria is a lot like a heroin euphoria - the more you do, the more it takes. The chronic runners just keep going longer and longer, looking to regain that same rush that they used to get with a small dose. Eventually, there is no more rush, just dependancy, but stopping is impossible.