You don't have an hour to talk and listen You don't see the moon part the clouds in greeting You don't feel your body transition from cold and tight to warm and loose You don't have the benefit of your besties' wisdom and advice You don't devote your attention to where you're going on a sometimes … Continue reading If you don’t run under a full moon in frigid temperatures, with your outdoors besties, you don’t…
“No” doesn’t mean I don’t love you (at least not in my house)
While it may be early in the new year, I think we have a real contender for most ridiculous statement of 2015. Did you see the article in Saturday's NYT about the day spas for children which are popping up around the country? Well, I'm not even going to address that topic because folks are … Continue reading “No” doesn’t mean I don’t love you (at least not in my house)
Running to hide in the dark
It's times like this that make me understand the appeal of going to the theater to see a movie. Or three. I don't often get to the movies for a film that is anything other than rated PG, but during my winter holidays, I found my way to the Spectrum three times for grown up … Continue reading Running to hide in the dark
2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 22,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 8 sold-out performances for that many … Continue reading 2014 in review
15 for 2015
To run for my own pleasure without measure. To get out once or twice a month for the sole purpose of being social without the crutch of working. To eat quality food and drink copious amounts of water. To strive to get Jeter out and active as much as possible. To live an honest life. … Continue reading 15 for 2015
Smack(ed) – updated
This piece was originally posted last week. I deleted it on the request of the loved one of my friend, but after much reflection am reposting it with the name of my friend removed. It seems appropriate since while my friend was special, the situation, unfortunately, is not. As the victim of a terrible disease … Continue reading Smack(ed) – updated
Laboring on Christmas Eve
Not to take anything away from Mary, but I did my share of work yesterday, too. The morning began with tending to two loaves of bread, prepping the ultimately fantastic beef roast and driving a friend to the airport, all prior to attending a 10:00 yoga class. After the sweaty release of 75 minutes of … Continue reading Laboring on Christmas Eve
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