It’s time once again to do my yearly wrap-up. Even before I was doing the daily blog adventure, I was putting together yearly summaries, and so the tradition continues. For many of us, 2016 felt like a horrible year. In fact at trivia night on Wednesday, we decided to name our team F#%* 2016!. There […]
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This year was my strongest year of running so far. I set out at the beginning of the year with some lofty goals, and although I didn’t meet all of them, I still crushed some of my previous records. This was a year of challenging myself to distances I had never attempted before, and finding […]
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Normally around this time of the year I do a retrospective on my running achievements. However, this year I also spent a lot of time on the bike, and so I’ve decided to toss together a review of my 2016 cycling as well. In terms of cross-training love hopping on the bike for a long […]
Read moreOne of my hobbies is photography, and as many people who frequent this blog know, I post a bunch of pictures here. I also have a Flickr album that people are welcome to follow, as I try to post most of my good pics there. This year has seen me get a few shots that […]
Read moreFrom my lovely wife I also got some drinkware. In this case, a couple of wine glasses that are overlaid with constellations of the summer and winter sky. These things are really cool looking, and since they are summer and winter, each glass is unique from the other. I love astronomy and this is an […]
Read moreFor Christmas my kids got me a Green Lantern mug that changes when you put hot liquid in it. When it’s cold you can’t see the Green Lanterns, but when it’s hot they show up. Let’s just say, my kids get me. Awesome gift and I’m enjoying it already 🙂
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As I write this entry on Christmas Eve, the family has just finished opening presents. We’re settling in for a relaxing evening, eventually watching the Polar Express (we watched Elf earlier today). I always love a nice quiet Christmas Eve together as a family. It seems that every year that I get older, Christmas changes […]
Read moreIt’s Christmas Eve, and it seems like the entire holiday snuck up on us this year. At least this year we have a nice coating of snow to make it feel like the holiday. In fact my plan for my blog post today was to include a picture from my walk on Friday during the […]
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I got my gift from my Secret Santa this week and it was pretty cool. They gave me a bunch of old comics that I have never read, and I think even my kids might enjoy. They also gave me a funny hand written card, and some dark chocolate. The chocolate didn’t even make it […]
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As most of you know, I shave my head. For decades I’ve used the basic Gillette razor, but lately I’ve gotten a few nicks that have made me question if I should bother to even keep shaving. After one of my co-workers saw the scar on the back of my head from one of my […]
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This past Sunday we started up our new RPG campaign, and I spent the morning baking up some of the cinnamon bread that we liked before. I was feeling pretty confident this time and had it all mixed up pretty quick. One thing I’ve noticed about this recipe is that it needs a bit more […]
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crunch, crunch, crunch…Â The app on your phone says -19. You grab the new set of tights from the drawer, sliding them over morning legs. Wind pants, a compression shirt, another long-sleeve shirt, and a t-shirt. You almost forget the wool socks, but the cold floor on your feet is a sudden reminder. crunch, crunch, […]
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Second Runnings 