Tim O'Hearn

My Unpopular Running Opinions

I’ve been running since I was 14. I was bad for a while, then mediocre for most of the rest of the time. In 2020, I put up two respectable time trial efforts (3:10 marathon and 1:30 unsupported half-marathon). Because

Revisiting the Sinjid Trilogy as Adobe Flash is Discontinued

I’m twenty-six years old. When I was beginning to use a computer without supervision back in 2005, Flash games were one of the most entertaining things one could find on the internet. I still remember the day that we upgraded to broadband internet. The

Running in 2020

I used to read 52 books every year, and that always made for a catchy end-of-year blog title. I stopped in 2020, deciding to instead be more productive with my time. Like many others, I ended up with more time than I could

Radical Ideas for Improving Higher Education in America

Introduction This is going to be a poorly-researched article where I make clear the opinions that I hold on higher education. Specifically, private colleges. I will propose many sweeping process changes. None of these things will ever happen. While my commentary will

Continuing my Running at… series, I capped off the fall with a New England road trip. As is typical, I found AllTrails and other online resources to be useless from a runner’s perspective. I know that the audience for such blog posts is minuscule,

JPMorgan Chase Really Screwed Up the 2020 Corporate Challenge

If you work for a big company in a big city, you’ve probably heard of the Chase Corporate Challenge. It’s an annual 3.5-mile race that serves some altruistic purpose, I’m sure. Mainly, though, it’s a reliable source of office banter

Drive By Insults: Episode 4 Views: 241k on YouTube. Series over one million known. Posted: August 14th, 2006 Genre: Comedy Creator(s): Unknown Background Disclaimer: This is an extremely racy, inappropriate, video series. I do not condone this behavior or any

In absence of face-to-face interactions this year, I have spent a lot of time arguing with people on the internet. It’s a pastime. When I see a discussion that interests me, I jump into the fray. When I see an opinion that hasn’t

As the leaves turn and my time living with my parents in Scranton comes to a close, I’ve decided to reflect on what was a wonderful summer. I’ve visited a large number of Pennsylvania State Parks since I left Chicago.