one tree falling

I didn’t run very far this morning. I guess that I should clarify that. This morning I ran less far. My knee was bothering me a little….not hurting, just twinge-ing a little….feeling like it might hurt more later if I … Continue reading →

more princess

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 →

bulge

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 →

quit noticing

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 →

walk the hills

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 →

out there in the darkness

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 →

out “there”

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 →

safe running

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 →

hard rock

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 →

guard

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 →