Equipment, equipo, equipage, accoutrement.  Don’t go trying to cross time and space with just a breakfast bar.  I knew that while I was running my half marathon, I would need to manage my energy level to make sure I could go the distance.  So, Michael and I stopped at a 24-hour McDonald’s at 4:20 am [...]

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This 5 word challenge is from Amanda. Here’s how it works: you get 5 words and with these 5 words you have to write an entry. The words might or might not be related. You decide how to combine them, and how long your entry will be. You tag your entry with 5wordchallenge and whatever [...]

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Well, my friends, I did it!  Yesterday I ran 13.1 miles in 2:11:49, just a smidge over 10 minutes per mile. I LOVED it! One thing that really contributed to my joy at this event was the companionship of my boyfriend, Michael.  We made an agreement before we ran that we would only run the [...]

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Wanted to give a shout out to my new Vox community for their kind words and encouragement over the past couple of weeks.  I have visited many of their blogs, and I am just thrilled to be a part of this creative community!  Keep it up, folks, your unique takes on life are valuable, touching [...]

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Ever have that feeling?  Like you should be accomplishing more, but you’re just not?  I’ve been feeling kind of diffracted and distracted lately.  It happens from time to time.  But this time, I think it’s related to the fact that I’m not doing the corporate life anymore.  My schedule is more my own.  I rarely [...]

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I made a post about this earlier, but couldn’t get the dang video to upload.  You might prefer the South Florida background to the text.

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Ran 10 miles yesterday!  My knees and feet really wish I would stop it.  Bu I can’t!  I’m running my first half marathon on February 18th.  It was a great feeling to accomplish that long run, despite the aches and pains and stomach upset along the way.  I kept telling myself, “none of this will [...]

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I came back from Vegas last week, and they were pushing Super Bowl tickets in the baggage claim.  It turns out that people just didn’t feel like paying those high prices!  In the Miami Herald on Thursday, I read about a travel agent who had purchased a large block of rooms from a hotel with [...]

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