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A greyhound wiped his nose all across my running pants at Green Lake the other day. Part my fault for running by too close, but part his fault for being a little too interested in the little poodle punt dog across the pathway. The whole experience reminded me of my favorite commercial which never fails […]
I was standing at the sink brushing my teeth tonight thinking about how this year is my ten year high school class reunion. How is that even possible? I don’t feel nearly old enough for this type of activity. High school reunions are something parents do. Then again, lots of people are parents by their […]
Is that guy wearing Victoria’s Secret Strawberry Champagne perfume??? Look at the pretty flowers. That’s cool, flowers in February. I’m paying to do this? Must ditch heavy breather man. AmIthereyetamIthereyetamIthereyetamIthereyetamIthereyet?!?! A few of the many random thoughts running through my head as I raced Love ‘Em or Leave ‘Em Valentine’s Day 5K Dash around my […]
Sample conversation: “Oh, you just moved here? That’s cool. Where’re you moving here from?” (I dunno, the world?!) “Welllllll… I’m from Minnesota…” (voice trails off, unsure if willing to continue down this conversation path, for the sake of question-asker) If only there were simple answers to the questions of my life, it would at least […]
Random chance to think, pound out life and its frustrations or celebrate its successes, catch up on new music, clear my head… not to mention the killer calves and the runner’s high (yes, it’s real and who needs drugs?!). All reasons running has come to be one of my favorite things. Even more satisfying than […]
Our moms always told us, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” On the other hand, in the lyrics of John Mayer’s new song Say, Say what you need to say Walkin’ like a one man armyFightin’ with the shadows in your headLiving out the same old momentKnowing you’d […]
Strolling downtown Denver I felt as if I were shriveling up in a black hole here in the darkness of winter, in the cold, in the snow, in the loneliness of it all. Then I walked downtown Denver, suddenly I felt so free. The simple act of wandering down the street made me realize again […]