Category: Improvements

  • 2010 – 2009 in Review, Goals, and Plans

    Thinking back, there was a lot of crappiness in 2009. I’ll get to that over the course of this post. Click here for this post last year. 2009 Goals1. Run a sub-18 5k – Failed. Didn’t even come close. Was going to make the 5K push following the marathon stuff, but the whole running thing

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  • End of Year Injury Update

    Little to no improvement in my right leg for the past month or two, which is incredibly disheartening. My left, luckily, feels “normal,” (I’ve forgotten what normal feels like after nearly half a year of pain) so we’ve stopped treatment on it. The treatment that I’m getting… As I mentioned before, I left the chiropractor

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  • Everything is better with a doctor’s note

    Went to the doctor for my hip and hamstring issues on Wednesday. He confirmed my suspicion that I’m jacked up and totally understood why I ran the half marathon last weekend; he used to be a semi-pro water-skier and stress fractured his tibia while practicing one day. Not wanting to miss time, he visit a

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  • New Year, New Goals, and ’07 In Review

    Last year, I set two goals for myself, both running-related, and met them. This year, I hope to set and attain more than two goals, but the details will have to wait a moment… 2007 Notes: Bought and refurbished a Neo-Geo in late December. Ran a sub-20 5k on December 9th. Sean Taylor died. Katie

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  • HB 3202 – Traffic Abuser Legislation

    Surely you’ve heard about the new legislation passed in Virginia regarding traffic abuser fees, HB 3202 (Virginia Code 46.2-206.1). Being a “regular offender” myself (I receive a speeding ticket every couple of years), I was particularly interested. I think raising taxes is clearly a better answer for a variety of reasons, but obviously the legislators

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  • Place: International Spy Museum

    The quick review? Go elsewhere. The long? No information that you couldn’t see on the Discovery Channel, a floor plan that made little to no sense and had very little direction, an overload of information, and a $16 entry fee? No thanks. If they could figure out a way to guide people better and have

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