Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale,
A tale of a fateful trip
That started from nowhere near Mt. Rushmore,
Aboard this tiny Ship (of fools).
The mate was a crazy runnin’ man,
Al was brave and sure,
Frank set sail that day
For a three and a half hour tour.
A three and a half hour tour. [ sound of […]
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Well it has been 1277 days, or 3 and a half years, since I got in the water in a way that didn’t involve cannon balls and lounge mats. That would be November 6th, 2004 when I did my first Ironman (Florida), and the last triathlon that I have done.
It’s not that I don’t […]
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“Luna herself is a stern schoolmistress, and those who have lived through her harsh lessons have no cause to feel ashamed” — Professor Bernardo de la Paz addressing the Federated States on Earth after the coup.
In many ways this quote from Robert Heinlein’s 1966 book rings true for me. When I started runnings marathons […]
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I have to work in Paris early next week, so I took the flight out Friday afternoon and landed in Paris about 11:30 am on Saturday; I picked up my car and headed towards Cheverny, France. I got the Hertz Never-Lost system so that I would be able to get around France, without which […]
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I had quite a surreal experience on Saturday. My brother-in-law, Scott, and I headed to Olympia Washington to run the Easter Marathon. This is a really small race that historically hasn’t had a very fast winning time. The times I looked at ranged from 3:02 to 3:24 or so. Since I […]
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