Month: September 2008

  • GOOD LUCK, MOM!

    In happier running news, good luck to my Mom who is lining up for her first ever 5K race right now! GO MOMMY, YOU CAN DO IT! Update: It got canceled! There was a tornado watch and the organizers called it off. What a let-down. She’s going to sign up for another one next month.

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  • Runners’ Immune Deficiency

    Runners’ Immune DeficiencyARGGHHHH. Remember how I got sick two weeks before the Sydney Half-marathon? I’ve done it again, four weeks before the Melbourne Half. THIS SUCKS. Presumably my final long runs are stressing my immune system to the point where I get susceptible to bugs. I had two nice easy recovery runs this week, but…

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  • Women Against Sarah Palin

    Women Against Sarah Palin. They’ve received 100,000 letters from women expressing their disagreement with McCain’s choice of a running mate. The letters come from Republicans, Democrats, octogenarians, community organizers, judges, Midwesterners, mothers, African-Americans, Catholics, school board members, hunters, librarians, teachers, wives, Alaskans, Hillary supporters, grandmothers, nursing home residents, college freshmen, and “hockey moms.” Palin is…

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  • Cat versus Printer

    Cat versus printer. HA! The funny thing is, other than the markings around the eyes and the long tail, that cat is the spitting image of Dr. Amy Jones.

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  • 6-Foot-Long Pizza

    Six-Foot-Long Pizza. Oh man, now I want a barbecue smoker!

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  • Ebert talks about the candidates’ favorite movies. (One gets the impression he really doesn’t like Palin. Hee.)

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  • Runners for Obama

    Runners for ObamaThe best way to break in a new T-shirt is to go for a run in it… I do love the shirt, but I don’t think I’ll do any more running in it. I’ve been spoiled by the few “technical” shirts that I have, and now I just can’t stand training in something…

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  • iTunes 8

    Trying out iTunes 8I was actually just saying to the Snook recently that my #1 wished-for feature in a media player is the ability to make playlists that are musically similar. There are plenty of services on the web that can say “If you like artist X, you’ll probably like artist Y,” but I wanted…

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  • All Your Base… Stamp

    All Your Base… Rubber Stamp. Awwww, man! They only ship to the U.S. That sucks.

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  • Doing a crossword together… Snook: Tippecanoe’s mate. Five letters.Me: Oh, I think he was an Indian! Try SQUAW.Snook: Nah, that Q doesn’t look so good there.Me: Wait! “Tippecanoe and Tyler too!” It’s TYLER!Snook: What the hell does that mean?Me: I have no idea. It just popped into my head. I think it may have been…

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