As I write this, I hover somewhere around 40,000 feet over the Atlantic en route to Florida. The trip is unexpected, I will not be tanning on the beach, and it comes at a most inopportune time, but with adulthood comes such responsibility. My grandmother had a fall and while in relatively good shape for someone in their eighties who spent a few days…
Following the airing of the US Marathon Trials (spoiler warning!), I found myself without a team in the playoffs, a little bored, and in need of a run. On the downside, it was dark and 30 degrees. Whatever… that’s running. After about 20 minutes of prep, I was double-layered from head to toe, had my credit card, a metro card, my phone, a gel, and…
I’ve now been commuting via bicycle for a solid four years or so. I don’t ride in severe weather or days in which I have errands to run [that aren’t bikeable], but it’s safe to say 75% of the time I head into work, it’s on my trusty steed. On those days, I also run all my errands by bike. My training log returns…
We hear it every year at this time (note: really quick Google search for “BCS is broken” — I could link every word in this article with a new story if I had the time). The national champion isn’t the best team, the best team didn’t play in the championship, there are two national champions, it’s all a farse, college football is stupid, the BCS…
Apparently I didn’t blog about it last year, but my “regular” league of college friends opted to do a keeper league last year. You can keep two players, their draft round is +1 from the previous year, and you can’t keep 1st rounders. I had a hell of a year last year, picking up Michael Vick from free agency (he counted as my 5th…
I guess it shouldn’t be much of a surprise as there are clubs for everything, but there are MUSHROOM CLUBS out there. I discovered this when doing some research on some mini terrariums I gifted for the holidays. I love mushrooms, I love new hobbies… Is the MAW for me?