I like art. Unfortunately, until yesterday, I had no idea what my favorite style was called. Thanks to a “For Sale” posting on Facebook, I came across a local who makes stuff that I do like, asked him a few questions regarding the style, and now know exactly where to look. The style is called “Underground” or “Lowbrow.” I’ve browsed through a ton of…
I went ahead and compiled all the data from my training log by month. What I found was interesting… Until recently, I really hadn’t been working out much at all. Now, a 60-mile running month seems slack. With the increased training, you can see my weight dropping like a rock despite me feeling like it has been pretty steady for the past couple months.…
I stumbled across I Use This a few weeks back. Having been a Mac user for a few months now, I didn’t really discover much, but I really could have used the site back in the day. Basically, you sign up for the site, and mark all the software that you use. Unlike on the PC, the Mac seems to have a lot of…
Woke up early this morning, drove up to Greenbelt, which turns out to be a really nice area (more on that later), found my way to the Youth Center, checked in, warmed up, and ran a 20:26 in the Greenbelt Wright Stuff 5k. The course wasn’t too tough, but it was a very cold day and I had a lot of trouble breathing. Additionally,…
In case you’ve been living under a rock, Sean Taylor was shot at his Miami home early Monday morning and passed early Tuesday morning. It came as quite a shock as I woke today as if you know anything about Sean Taylor, you know that he’s one of the toughest, strongest, hardest hitting, explosive, most likely to be invincible guys in the NFL. Taylor…
A month and a half ago, I began training again, but this time for a 5k (3.1 miles). Today was the day, Virginia Run Turkey Trot was the race, and despite being up all night two nights ago with a 100+ degree fever, I was going for it. The weather was perfect; hovering right around 60 degress prerace. Saw some faces from the past,…