Category: recreational fun & games
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The joys of holiday travel
We decided to spend Thanksgiving this year with my family on the east coast. We spent last Thanksgiving in Michigan with Chuck’s family so this seemed only fair. I think next year we’ll stay home. It’s exhausting traveling at this time of year! We left on Tuesday hoping to avoid the crowds and delays. I…
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Life after 50 just keeps getting better
After the infamous surprise party and cleanup (Sprinkles cupcakes, it turns out, are called Sprinkles for a very good reason – we may be cleaning sprinkles off the floor and furniture for months to come), Chuck whisked me off for two days of sybaritic delight at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa. This place is…
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Just when you think you have it all nailed, life surprises you (again)
I haven’t had a lot of birthday parties in my life. In fact, the only birthday party I had was when I was seven, and it was a surprise party thrown by my aunt for me (my mother was sick, and recovering from brain surgery at the time). It was a nightmare. I didn’t know…
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I bet Hell is sort of like this, only not so hot and with less running
We went down to San Diego this weekend to run the AFC (America’s Finest City) Half Marathon. We’ve run it before, but this year was special, in a couple of less than great ways. First there was the traffic down there. Who knew that the entire population of California was going down to San Diego…
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Sometimes it’s all about the journey
This past Sunday we had our long-awaited planning meeting for all of the folks who are running the Medoc marathon with us in September. Why a planning meeting, you may wonder? Well, we have to coordinate our costumes, of course! See, almost everybody who runs the Medoc marathon runs in a costume. Some time ago…
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Going the distance
Well, no sooner did I complain about being back on the chain gang and working hard than we took off for a few days in Napa. The main reason for the trip: the Napa to Sonoma Half Marathon, 13.1 miles through the rolling hills of wine country. It’s a beautiful course that we ran for…
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