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11.10.2007
5K Or Bust!
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Since the August Half Marathon I have not been running very much. So when my friend Bricker said he was going to sign up for a couple of 5K...
Sometimes I Wonder...
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...why people sit in the drive thru lane when there are about a dozen cars in line and nobody inside. ...why people don't respond to a...
11.07.2007
All Work and No Play...
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...makes Jack a dull boy, right? It also makes me a sleep deprived grandmother. Yeah, I have always been kind of a grandma; I am the one wh...
10.21.2007
The Days Are Grey
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Now that Top Chef is over and *darn it* cocky Hung has beaten the other two worthy contestants, I have Wednesday nights free to do all the ...
10.02.2007
There is a Top Chef in All of Us
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You may not think it to look at me, but I love to cook. I sometimes flip open a cook book and make whatever it is on that page. More often ...
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Saving My Latte For a Rainy Day
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I quit going to Starbucks a while back; perhaps you remember the "Latte Factor" article that I wrote back in June. To sum it up,...
9.24.2007
It's Wabbit Season...
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Shhhh...Be vewy, vewy qwiet...We're hunting wabbit... That is what I felt like when I went up to Lower Bucks Lake and Three Lakes this...
9.11.2007
Green Means Go
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No, this time I am not going to talk about the crappiness of the drivers in Louisiana, how they run the red lights and dawdle at the green,...
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8.26.2007
I'm NOT a Plastic Bag
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I am not usually one to covet high end crap that you have to stand for days in line to get or else buy at a ridiculously high price on Ebay...
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8.25.2007
Gambling My Life (Savings) Away
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Most of my retirement savings is in some way involved in the stock market. So, when the market took a dive a couple weeks ago, so did my fut...
How "Old" Are You?
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When my Uncle Craig turned 30, we went to his birthday party and I remember thinking..."god, 30, that's a lot" (I was about 1...
8.20.2007
11th Year is Already Here?
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It seems like just yesterday I was walking down the steps at the fairgrounds in my gown, with "Pomp and Circumstance" playing reg...
8.07.2007
Ahhhh.....RELIEF!
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Rolaids don't spell relief; finishing does. Actually, after the first dreaded two miles, which are ALWAYS HELL for me (no matter how man...
I am The Tortoise, Not The Hare
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WHEW!!! Made it! That is all I could think of when I crossed the finish line. Actually that is all I could think of when I got to mile 1, a...
8.02.2007
Tag. I'm It. Too.
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I don't really know how this game works, but I was tagged by my cousin Erin (I think). Rather than running around and around (which, as...
7.29.2007
Snack Attack!!
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There is a reason they say, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" instead of, "a bag of Cheetos a day..." An apple ...
7.28.2007
Southern Hemisphere is Almost Here!
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The Players and The Possibilities: Me.CK.Doyle.S.M.G-man.Danielle.Pete.K Except for Pete and K, I have met all of these folks while ...
7.20.2007
The Anniversary of My Past Life
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I opened up my AOL this morning and the first thing I noticed was “The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Starts Today!” I remember when those word...
7.19.2007
Oh the Memories!
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I'm losing my mind. I was talking to my cubicle-mate yesterday about another girl that we both have worked with. We chatted about th...
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7.05.2007
Beautiful Summer
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Henry James once said that the two most beautiful words in the English language were “Summer Afternoon”. Personally, I tend to agree. There...
7.03.2007
On Golden Pond
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After spending the weekend in Beantown, I headed South toward the Cape to spend some time with grandma and the pond. The actual name of the...
7.02.2007
Do You Know the Way to Fenway?
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I flew into Boston on Saturday afternoon, arriving just after lunch. I met my friend Garret downtown and we quickly set off to explore the ...
6.27.2007
Slacker!
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How quickly we forget how difficult it is to go back to exercising after a break. So I am supposed to be training for the NYC Half. Ha! I w...
Why Weight?
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I lost 4 pounds in the last two weeks and I didn’t even mean to. My diet plan: get sick, lie in bed, don’t work out and eat a lot of junk f...
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6.26.2007
A Road Less Traveled
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I think it was Robert Frost who said, "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and I took the one less traveled." Well I think I und...
6.16.2007
The Latte Factor
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“Save now. Fewer trips to the cafĂ© now can lead to more vacations later,” says Fidelity. “Figure out your ‘latte factor’, be it your freq...
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6.10.2007
My Very Own Pot of Gold
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Last night I couldn’t sleep and I was watching a show on CNBC on how to “ Retire Rich ”. There were some good tips and it got me thinking a...
6.02.2007
Big Apple Be Ready!
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I made it! I got into the New York City Half Marathon! Yay! They drew names on the 23rd of May and I got picked. So did my friend Seth, so....
When "Face to Face" Does Not Compute
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We had a meeting at work the other day and one thing that was discussed was the fact that too many emails are going back and forth. A sugge...
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The O.C. Tour
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And when I say O.C., I am NOT referring to the annoyingly cute teenagers, the huge houses on the hill or the gorgeous beach that is portray...
5.11.2007
Practice Makes Perfect
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Tomorrow, Saturday May 12th, at 8:30 a.m. I will be standing in a group of people, getting ready to run. This is a small run; we can't...
5.09.2007
Men At Work Part Deux
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A while ago I wrote about the funny nicknames we give the old guys at work. This is an update to that blog... I am still in the same office...
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Walk to the Water
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The Bay to Breakers: A 7.5 mile run from the Embarcadero (the Bay) to Ocean Beach (the Breakers). Some people actually run the whole thing....
4.29.2007
My Two Cents
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I won twenty cents! Yay! Today I went to Churchill Downs and over the course of 3 hours ended up...twenty cents ahead. Not bad for 3 hours ...
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