Three weekends ago (wow, it’s been that long) we participated in the Malibu Creek Xterra Race. We participated last year and liked it so much that we came back this year. Last year Rene and I both finished 11th overall in our divisions. I didn’t run the race this year due to a foot injury [...]
(This is the fourth of six posts from my trip to Italy two years ago. My previous posts can be found here, here, and here.) *** Rene likes plants, especially succulents, so when he heard that that Rome had a Botanical Garden with an extensive collection os succulents we had to visit. Since it was [...]
(This is the third of six posts from my trip to Italy two years ago. My previous posts can be found here and here.) *** On day four of our Roman holiday Rene and I tackled the biggest tourist spot of all: the Vatican. The Vatican is huge so we decided to take a tour, [...]
A few weeks ago we went river rafting at King River. Since we couldn’t raft and take pictures at the same time (unless we wanted to fall off the raft), we bought some pictures from the company organizing the tour. It took more than two weeks for the pictures to get here, and by now [...]
This is the second of six posts from my trip to Italy two years ago. I was inspired, in part, by the release of the Angels & Demons movie. It’d be nice to see these places again on the big screen to remind me of all the great memories from my visit. My first post [...]
A week ago I was whining about my foot. I went on and on about how painful it was to run, how swollen it was, how I might miss the Bay to Breakers race because I might have plantar fasciitis. I milked this foot “injury” for a week solid – I went to see an [...]
My co-worker has been browsing the Tiffany site for a Mother’s Day gift for his wife. That’s when I stumbled across this little gem: Isn’t it pretty? The color is gorgeous! (I am obsessed with it, actually. I painted the walls in my house a similar shade. Oh, and my banner has the same shade [...]
I have never had a running injury. Sure, there have been times when my legs were sore or my knees hurt but I’ve always been able to recover after resting and/or massaging the area with ice. I consider myself lucky in this regard. The most serious ailment I’ve had were shin splints but that was [...]
Have I talked about my funny dog Sadie? It’s been three months since she became part of our family, and she is quite a personality. She runs around the house like Taz, a tornado with lots of teeth and drool. She even sounds like him because of her pushed-in nose, and snores loudly at night. [...]
