When I first started racing, I was all about races I had heard about, that friends had run. Since my running friend pool was not all that local, these races were here and there. I missed some of the great local races last year in my first year of running races. This year I am… Continue reading Forks XV – Race Recap
Back in the day – and this will date me, girls took home ec in junior high and high school and boys took shop. Now, I am not so old that there were not a few boys in home ec and a few girls, like myself, in shop. Fast forward to my own children and… Continue reading Home Ec – Book Review
I spent all last week with thoughts going through my mind. A lot of these thoughts I wanted to put down here on my blog and then I thought better of it. I have always, even prior to my election to the Maine-Endwell Board of Education, been a huge supporter of our schools. I… Continue reading Finding My Voice
Trips, for me, tend to be big photo opportunities. I did not realize before heading south to Myrtle Beach that there had been a huge air base there for years. As is the case with many municipalities that had former military bases, Myrtle Beach has put together a small park to honor those who once… Continue reading One Last Look at Myrtle Beach
I haven’t sat down on a Saturday and read a book from cover to cover in ages. I know that a lot of that has had to do with getting in the “long run” in my training plan for February’s marathon I ran. I also know that some of that has had to do with… Continue reading Surviving Your Serengeti – A Book Review
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