The same thing we do every night pinky

Or not as much time?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 02:36:00 +0000

Have ten minutes?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 01:16:00 +0000

Keeping your skies safe

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:09:00 +0000

Another excellent performance exam by those supernerds over at the TSA:

"In one test, TSA inspectors hid the components of a fake bomb in carry-on luggage that also contained a bottle of water. Passengers are prohibited from carrying containers holding more than three ounces of liquids, gels or aerosols through airport checkpoints.
The screeners at Albany International confiscated the water bottle but missed the bomb. "

Here

Oh, you want to know why?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 01:36:00 +0000

Why did I get the hell out of North Carolina? This is not an appropriate picnic sport.

Jaws 4: Attack of the Moon Pie

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:14:00 +0000

More people are killed by vending machines than by sharks. Just thought you should know, you fat Americans.

4:00 weekdays, 11:30 weekends

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 03:37:00 +0000

We tend to crash wherever we crash.

Soylent Green anyone?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:34:00 +0000

Mmm, tasty.

All you need to know for choosing your party

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 11 May 2007 22:17:00 +0000

Go here.

I knew there was something missing from the aadl

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 09 May 2007 15:41:00 +0000

53 cents a minute? That's just like a book being two days late - what a steal!

Ah, Vienna.

I report, you decide

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 08 May 2007 04:34:00 +0000

please make sure you catch the location and the father's name.

thanks, fox news.

Bah!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:35:00 +0000

Bah Blogger. Wordpress is so much cooler.

And I actually updated that one today! With real... content.

Back to the wild?http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:47:00 +0000

Perhaps we've taken this whole civilization thing too far. I feel like we preach to our children throughout the very extended nurturing period about the truth of survival of the fittest. And then...

this.

I'm in!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:01:00 +0000

Now gimme those loans!

More on volunteering

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:50:00 +0000

Picture #1: Here, have an "age winner" football from the superbowl 5k! (Just about the only useful thing I did that day.)
Picture #2: Oh, was this your cell phone that someone turned in?

The 100th Millrose Games

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:53:00 +0000

What can I say about the Millrose Games.

It's a commercial break right now. I've been watching for 52 minutes (which, unfortunately in TV terms means about five events) and I'm ready to shed a tear for the beauty of athletes achieving such purity through personal struggle.

Oh, did I mention that they have high school events at this meet? That's how we do it in track. High schoolers get a chance to run at the same meet as Carl Lewis, Jesse Owens, and my newest fave: Tirunesh Dibaba.

I'm also reminded to be extra thankful that Slate has recently become such a superstar runner. Runners are hot.

Turn it on tomorrow at 2 on NBC. C'mon, what are you doing at 2 on saturday.

The sacrifice of a volunteer

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 00:05:00 +0000

Erika, Ryan, and Tim are volunteering at the "Super 5k" this sunday in novi.

link.

The projected temperature range for Sunday? high: 8. low: -1.
I made the case to Erika that we should volunteer at a few races each year as the duty of a community-focused runner. Now I'm thinking:

That better be one FINE t-shirt!

I've just now realized...

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 23:08:00 +0000

This pain I've felt off and on in my foot *could* be a stress fracture. It's on top, just outside of the ankle. I can't find a spot that hurts when I press on it, but it hurts when I pull my foot up toward my shin.

Sigh.

In other running news, get yourself hyped for Steve's upcoming 4-part Boston Marathon podcast series! (Last year we heard him puke no less than six times while stealthily avoiding getting picked up by the EMT brigade)

Promo

The form of a runner

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:50:00 +0000

So, I was trying really hard. This is essentially the fastest I can go at this point in my life.

Still, the way in which my foot is about to hit the ground is awfully wild.

And yes, somehow in that half-second it's on the ground, it rolls ALL the way in to my big toe.

I'm going to have to go back and listen to the pronation episode of Phedippidations and see what Steve says about MP, or 'massive pronation.' (I'd link it, but it's been bumped off the site by new episodes!)

We interrupt this broadcast

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:24:00 +0000

Okay, first, I saw a semi-truck HANGING OFF A BRIDGE last night.

Second, this was too good to pass up.

"Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art."

Tom Stoppard

After nearly a month

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:28:00 +0000

I have determined that, for the time being, this pubiary shall become a Rog. Or better, a WOMTog. But probably mostly a running log for a while. Because running is, actually, What Occupies My Time (do expect many "filling out job applications sucks! posts, also). And after these splits from the "healthy start" indoor track meet on Saturday, I'm feeling like that's a somewhat valid thing to put my time into. I even have a swift new running buddy.

200 - 38
400 - 40 (1:19)
600 - 42 (2:01)
800 - 43 (2:45)
1000 - 43 (3:28)
1200 - 43 (4:12)
1400 - 42 (4:54)
1600 - 34 (5:28)

That was a great race not just because I had no clue I was still capable of running at a (fairly) fast mile pace, but because it was such a smart and controlled race (yes, that is, barely, a negative split from the half to the 16) - I felt in control the whole race, knew how far I could let the leaders get ahead of me, knew when I had to take the lead. And somehow had a great sprint left for the final 150m (of course, I had absolutely nothing left for the 800 an hour or so later).

Thought for the holidays

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 02:32:00 +0000

Dear Old People,

Please GET OUT OF THE U-SCAN LINE! I appreciate your attempt to maintain a connection with the ever-changing world of technology, but YOU SUCK at the U-scan. Stick with talking to your little bluetooth ear-gnome and hitting pedestrians with your navigation-enabled, dvd-playing car.

You can't teach an old dog to check itself out of Kroger.

ps. Kroger, maybe we should start thinking about changing the express lane from 12 items or less to 30 *years* or less.

Thought on 12/21/06

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:03:00 +0000

Two videos. Shipped from the same location. On the same day. One arrives today. One does not.

I knew our postman had a Battlestar Galactica addiction!

Thought on 12/18/06

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:50:00 +0000

What kind of day has it been.

Thought on 12/17/06

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 23:46:00 +0000

List of in-house, readily-consumable food:

30 or so mini-sugar cookies, fully iced and sprinkled.
3/4 of a bundt cake of "monkey-bread"
6-8 molasses cookies
(soon) 1 large pizza.

I love the holidays.

and ps, the correspondence over on midwest home is taken care of... I think. Sorry 'bout that.

Thought on 12/15/06

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 03:35:00 +0000

Way to go, Mongolian herdsman Bao Xishun!!!

"World's tallest man saves dolphin"