Phew! When you start getting in to double digit mileage for your runs, it eats a serious chunk of time! I really just wanted to brag that I pretty effortlessly ran 9.5 miles yesterday and that running/shin pain are both going well, but I also owe a general update. Saturday was eaten by my sister’s baby shower. Not to say I didn’t have a…
On Saturday night, while cooking, I noticed some black seed-looking things on the stove. Assuming it was just some crap (no pun intended) that someone had left after cooking, I didn’t think much of it. The next morning, it’s everywhere. We’ve got mice! Again, it was only on the stove and counters. After some snooping around, they had to have been getting in through…
Caitlin, Erin, and I woke up bright and early Sunday morning to attend the first annual “Run for Leslie” 5-kilometer race. The race was in memorium of Leslie Sherman, a former West Springfield student who attended Virginia Tech and was a victim of the shootings that took place there earlier this year. The starting line was a bit different than usual, with her former…
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 don’t want to do that as it’ll affect their…
It is 3am. I am currently sitting in the bathroom waiting for my calamine lotion to dry. Some time last week, it seems I took a nap in a poison ivy plant/bush. I am more or less covered on every limb with the crap. It is currently to the “weeping” stage where it just freaking oozes nonstop. I have developed some bandaging with toilet…
Left work a bit early yesterday for an afternoon of wakeboarding with Dave, Dan, and Ryan. Good times were had by all, but since it was our first time attempting the sport, we had a lot of trouble staying up. Dan and Dave both received concussions (so they say), and I cracked my sternum. All in all, worth the fun. I haven’t had a…