Sports & Leisure
SEPTEMBER 1994 - VOL. 3 NO. 5

The Tao of Hiking "Starting about mid-morning, I began the hike as if I were running a race-pacing and pushing myself over hills, up switch-backs, past ridge tops that baked in the sun and slopes that languished in shady canopy. I had been working out consistently before the trip, so I viewed the hike as a sort of test."
- Jay Hipps, Petaluma, California, USA

Custom and Exercise "I remember being dragged off on cross country runs in freezing (literally) weather wearing only shorts and a T-shirt (with the games master dressed in a track suit, gloves, woolly hat, pullover, etc.). In fact when I think about it, most of my childhood experiences with Physical Education were overwhelmingly negative."
- Dr. Euan Taylor, Vancouver, Canada

The Runner Next Door "However, contrary to popular belief, most runners are, by nature, unhealthy. They shun doctors, run themselves into the ground and wonder why they are not setting pr's. And because obsessiveness is also a characteristic of the runner (almost a given in marathon and in ultra-distance runners), they may shun food altogether as well, not wishing to carry anything extra around those 25 laps on the track."
- Sheila Eldred, Oxford, UK

An Invitation to Fencing "Fencing is about an interchange of ideas - ideas intended to deceive or surprise. Fencing is about thinking and transferring thoughts into action at the maximum rate and with the maximum precision."
- Theo Norvell, Toronto, Canada

Editor's Note "Teletimes took a long break after the May issue (as you may have noticed) to initiate a series of changes which are still under way." The Editor's Note also outlines several staff positions available. Please this if you are interested in helping out with Teletimes.
- Ian Wojtowicz, Vancouver, Canada

Mailbox Reactions to our award, electronic magazine recommendations, comments about the old DOCMaker format of Teletimes, and a reponse to the Debate Room issue on "Academic Freedom."

Debate Room "Although TV shows are starting to sport gay characters in their regular line-ups, these characters rarely lead realistic lives on screen. Of all the flirting, touching, kissing and steamy love scenes we are constantly bombarded with, how many occur between gay characters?"
- Euan Taylor, Paul Gribble and Jon Gould

Music Notes: Feature "Even a quick glance at this year's selections reveals a very real difference from previous Lollapaloozii. This cast is closer to the original intent of the all-day mega-concert."
- Russell Weinberger, Davis, California, USA

Music Notes: Reviews This month, Ken reviews Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs, Alison Moyet, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Sir Douglas Quintet, Stanley Jordan, McCoy Tyner Big Band, and Cyrus Chestnut.
- Ken Eisner, Vancouver, Canada

The Quill Another interesting modernist poem by Dr. Schreiber entitled "le!surE"
- Michael Schreiber, Vienna, Austria

Movies: Wide Release Ken Eisner reviews Backbeat, Being Human, Crooklyn, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, The Flintstones, When a Man Loves a Woman, and Widows' Peak.
- Ken Eisner, Vancouver, Canada

Déjà Vu "50 years later some of us seem to be pro-longing that day, not wanting it to end. How else to explain my arrival from the States to accompany one of the many 'D-Day Remembered' tours with about 20 of my alma mater's alumni?"
- Andrew B. Shaindlin, Providence, Rhode Island , USA