We had clams for dinner tonight. To be precise, we had 24 oysters, 24 mussels, two pounds of shrimp, two pounds of scallops and 150 clams for dinner (okay, 146 if you leave out the four that didn’t open). You’re thinking we must have had a crowd over to eat such vast quantities, huh? Nope,…

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Today marked the start of our true summer vacation (South Dakota was a warm-up, if you will). We headed to Philadelphia on a 6:45am flight out of LAX. My BFF Cheryl took us to the airport at 5am! About halfway to the airport, well past the point of no return, Chuck suddenly erupted with, “Shit!”…

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When last we left our intrepid travelers, they were recuperating from having run 26 miles. Oh yeah, and squeezing the liquid out of blood blisters. After we showered and rested, we hit the streets of Deadwood once again to check out Mt. Moriah Cemetery, where Wild Bill Hickock, Calamity Jane, Seth Bullock and assorted other…

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The marathon was on a rails-to-trails course, which means it was super easy on the old dawgs. The biggest problem we had was with grit from the trail kicking up into our shoes. We had to stop once or twice just to empty them. Other than that, the main things that slowed us down were…

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We did it! We ran 26.2 miles at the Deadwood Mickelson Trail Marathon and survived to tell the tale! Actually we briskly hiked the first thirteen in 14-15 minute miles, then ran the last half in 9:30-11:00 minute miles, which averaged out to a finish time of 5:56. Whatever, it was a blast, and we…

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Thursday was my birthday, and the O’Sheas have a tradition that your birthday is your special day – it’s all about you. Since I’ve known Chuck, we have really embraced this philosophy, treating each other to some pretty neat treats. This year, my treat was surprise two-day trip to Ojai, a cool little getaway about…

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