https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHmiZ_OMMkI Nate starts school today. He’s going to a school that goes year round this year, so today is his first day even though it seems kind of early. When I take him to school, we listen to the radio … Continue reading
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I checked the oil in the Caravan when we stopped for bagels yesterday. It was the first time I checked it since we got back from the big “Canada Loop” and it was down about a quart. There must be … Continue reading
It hit me this morning that if all you do is wax semi-eloquently about how important it is to “notice” what’s happening as your children grow up, you are probably missing most of it. Of course, I’m “in it”. We … Continue reading
OK….here’s the deal. I don’t run fast and I don’t run far. I get up in the morning….run 1.8 miles to the end of the road….turn around and run the flats and walk the hills on my way back to … Continue reading
I don’t know about what I can’t see. It’s dark when I run in the morning. It’s a faith-run. I suppose that the universe, with all its potential and promise, is not set up to harm me….and I run into … Continue reading
This is what the good part of running is all about….just getting out someplace beautiful….running through the world. This is a short documentary about a Scottish distance runner, Fiona Rennie, and her ultrarunning efforts. It’s also about carrying on after having … Continue reading
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhYO1RRZDek This was day number five in my effort to keep running in the mornings. It’s easier to stop than it is to keep going. I was thinking about this documentary as I plodded along….and since YouTube has a copy for … Continue reading
My wife’s family lives in a valley that’s surrounded by the San Juan mountains. It is so beautiful out where they live. This is a film not so much about running but about the people who support the runners. There’s … Continue reading
This was the “guard” outside a welding/art studio/antique shop we stopped at on our way back home after our Niagara Falls road trip this summer. The shop was closed….but it had Optimus Prime to guard it…..(Nate will correct me, “THAT’S … Continue reading
We watched this movie….or, I should say, I watched this movie… the other day. I think that my family watched some of it as they migrated through the room I was in. I guess the movie may not be for … Continue reading