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For the first time in years -- maybe as many as eight years -- I went to my parents' house in Stratford, TX, for Christmas.  Don't get me wrong; I've seen my parents most Christmases, just not in Stratford.

Things started off poorly when my 12:30pm flight didn't leave Newark until about 5:00pm.  A schedule 6pm arrival in Amarillo became 12:30am ( Read more... )

Hopefully anyone who reads this blog has subscribed to my RSS feed.  Otherwise, you check only to be disappointed by the face that I never blog.  I can't decide if I don't blog because I don't enjoy blogging or because I don't feel like I have anything interesting to say.  Anyway, time to play catch-up...

Spain cont...

We picked up a rental car and ( Read more... )

Here I am in Spain.  On vacation.  I´m pretty happy about that.  I´m here with my friend Jamie, who is an excellent travel buddy! 

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I can't remember when exactly it happened, but Jamie convinced me to sign up for the half marathon.  Since I'm a member of New York Road Runners, all the races are $15.  That is dangerously cheap.  That means I sign up for things like half marathons without really thinking about it.  Once I've spent the $15, I usually feel obligated to run the race ( Read more... )

I haven't posted in a while, so it's catch-up time.  Since I don't really seem to post about much other than running or cycling, I figure why change now?

About a month ago, I ran the Fifth Avenue Mile.  It's a straight shot down Fifth Avenue from 80th to 60th Street.  The course is mostly flat to downhill, but the second 1/4 mile is slightly uphill ( Read more... )

Last weekend, September 12-13, I participated in my second Reach the Beach relay with the Google Flying Donuts.  The event is a running relay that starts in Franconia, NH, and ends in Hampton Beach, NH.  Teams of 12 runners (some ultra teams have fewer runners, but they're just nuts!) cover the approximately 210 miles in a series of 36 legs -- 3 ( Read more... )

My dad, mom, and I are all Leos. My sister was *almost* a Leo. I have alot of friends who are Leos. I guess the whole holiday season makes everyone feel romantic which results in alot of August babies.

This year's birthday was especially near and dear to me.  I was actually with my family on my birthday; that hasn't happened in *years*. After ( Read more... )

Back in the day, I used to do triathlons. These days, I try to do one each year just to remind myself that I can. Last year I failed. This year I was uninterested until I got some coercing from my coworker Matt. He said I could just mooch off his logistics; all I would have to do was register myself and show up on his front porch. Done ( Read more... )

The usual crowd was light on Saturday, but Michael, Avi, and I headed out on an extended Muffin Ride at early-o-clock.  Michael left Houston on the west-side bike path at 6:30am, picked me up at 6:45 on the UWS, and we picked Avi up at 7am at 106th.  The forecast called for rain, but we don't believe in forecasts.  Or at least we're not scared of ( Read more... )