In The Rearview Mirror: 2017
WHOOSH! Another year passed. It’s certainly not a myth that the years seem to go by faster and faster as we age. I keep wondering if time is moving faster? Or if I’m slowing down …
A Little Physics
It’s Wednesday. According to my pal Hal (you know — Hal Higdon, creator of famous half marathon running plans), it’s either a cross-training day or I should be running 2 miles. Instead, I’m on the …
#WT2018
I’ve got this thing that I’ve been keeping secret, playing pretty close to the vest, really. Partly because it’s one of those things that’s special and it’s fun to take it out and marvel at …
I wish I had more time to…
I’ve got a new obsession — it’s a podcast called “Writing Class Radio”, which I serendipitously stumbled across in some other podcast or blog, and I downloaded one episode, just to see what it was …
Sedona
Disclaimer: what follows is about 3,000 words of me prattling on about my day hiking in Sedona. If you’d like to just see the pretty pictures, click this link and you can skip all the …
MythBusting! (aka my thoughts on the International Women’s Summit)
Turns out, I can do things on a whim! I’m impulsive! A few weeks ago I happened to think to look up where Elizabeth Gilbert was going to be speaking (I had seen her a …
Success by any other name
How do you define “success”? making a certain amount of money? winning an age group medal in a race? moving into the coveted corner office? going viral on social media? having your blog read and …
Things running has taught me about life
As I was heavy-breathing through the last few intervals of my run the other day, I started thinking about my long history with this weird little pastime. I don’t need to survive by catching my dinner. …
2017: Year of Engagement
Hellooooo 2017! Welcome, welcome … come on in. Make yourself comfortable. Stay awhile. Maybe try not to kill so many beloved celebrities as your predecessor 2016 did. As I’ve been doing for a number of …
“Bye Felicia”: a 2016 retrospective
I know I probably have fans forming a metaphorical line around my virtual home, waiting for my take on the year that has just passed, and who am I to disappoint you? 2016 wasn’t really …