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The $200 Pancakes

Through the wonders of modern technology I am sitting in the airport with my laptop and wireless card, blogging. The Pookster Has Landed! In other words, my baby girl has returned from her kayaking trip to Baja, apparently just in … Continue reading Continue reading

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Sur-prahz, Sur-prahz, Sur-prahz! – Or 3 Truths

My career as a high school student was a little spotty. I started out in 9th grade all bright eyed and bushy tailed, striving to make the honor role every day and wishing I had made the cheer leading squad. … Continue reading Continue reading

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Question for IM Athletes

First of all I will be telling my story soon. It pales in comparison to Greyhound’s but it’s all I’ve got. I figure if he is going to take days to get his story out I can wait a little … Continue reading Continue reading

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Hump Day Miscellany – No. 5 – a day early ’cause I need some attention!

Thank You Stevie Nicks When I look at my blog traffic and see how people got directed here I find quite a few entries that originate with a photo of Stevie Nicks I used for an old post about how … Continue reading Continue reading

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Hump Day Miscellany – No. 5 – a day early ’cause I need some attention!

Thank You Stevie Nicks When I look at my blog traffic and see how people got directed here I find quite a few entries that originate with a photo of Stevie Nicks I used for an old post about how … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Crossroads of Life – where the Empty Nest Meets Triathlon

I started to write a post the other day I was going to title ‘Glued To My Bed’ because I was. I was waking up every morning to an early alarm and a routine that involved hitting ‘snooze’ repeatedly and … Continue reading Continue reading

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Why This is Just No Good

When I was 19 I went to Europe to go backpacking and just travel around. My original intent was to hang out in France and put those 4 years of high school French to some use but when I quickly … Continue reading Continue reading

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Hump Day Misc 4 – Help me pick a car!

UPDATE Car Poll (Come ON – I’m making it really easy and anonymous) —-> First up, before we get to the car, is Life in the OC I am in the OC right now – at company HQ in Irvine. … Continue reading Continue reading

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Magnifico!

I went, I rode, I …not exactly conquered – but I got there. Not without some early in the ride almost disasters but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. We got to the start, checked in, got armbands and hit … Continue reading Continue reading

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I Can Do This – Right?

I have spent way too many hours looking up this ride and freaking myself out. The last straw was getting elevation maps from my ride last Sunday to compare to tomorrow’s ride. Here’s what I found: The bottom one is … Continue reading Continue reading

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