A warning in advance: this may be too much information for some people. It is also long. Not sure why it is long, though. For those of you who do not know, I had a little accident about ten days ago – eleven days to be precise. Previously, my oldest and I had gone… Continue reading Accidents, Pain and Life
I wish I had been in the taking photos mood. I did head to the race location early with photos in mind but decided to forego the photos as soon as I realized I had missed calls from home on the drive, the 20 minute drive, to the race site. I have posted many times, since the… Continue reading TCBGC River Run – Race Recap
Very few words as I am typing with fewer fingers than normal – story for another day. Here are my photos from the 2010 Wineglass Marathon. Sorry John, Chris and Mike – I didn’t see you all out there on the road. Also wish I could have noticed Claire from the front but having never… Continue reading Wineglass Marathon
October, among other things, is domestic violence awareness month. Domestic violence is an issue that has always been on my radar. Even in my rural or suburban neighborhoods, it is a commonly, sadly, in the headlines. No one, though, wants to talk about this issue. Yet, along with protected sex, in my mind, domestic violence… Continue reading Domestic Violence Awareness
Here is the scenario. A man and a woman meet. They become good friends. They may even be what many would consider best friends. They pour out their hearts to each other. Something happens to one of them and she runs to him. In the heat of the listening, the trying to help a friend… Continue reading Do We Ever Learn?
I am sitting down watching last night’s episode of ABC’s “Brothers & Sisters.” I hate to say it but a 10 pm show is too late for me to manage to stay up and watch a full hour show. I undoubtedly end up falling asleep and missing a good part of the show and, because… Continue reading Age
Saturday, October 2 I ran my race for the month of October. This race is run every October and, while associated with the Triple Cities Runners’ Club, it is run by BAE Systems employees in Johnson City. This BAE group use to be a part of General Electric. The 2010 race was the 28th running… Continue reading OctoberFAST 10K Race Recap
The calendar says October 1st or would if I changed it from September. My month is full to overflowing already but I am going to get back to blogging this month. To start it all off, I want to talk about October being Breast Cancer Awareness month. To me, October should be about falling leaves,… Continue reading October = Breast Cancer Awareness
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