Monthly Archives: January 2011

Procrastinating

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

I’m sitting in the car in the parking lot at Friedrich Park finishing off the last of my coffee. I’ve got five mile-repeats scheduled and I’m not all that excited to get them done. Tell me to run 40 miles … Continue reading →

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Unto others

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

I tried to explain the Golden Rule to Asa yesterday.  The “untos” were a bit of a stumbling block, but I feel pretty confident he’ll think twice before he returns a hair pulling at school tomorrow. So we went to … Continue reading →

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My 10 cents

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

10 cents.  That’s the price difference between a “tall” soy latte and a “short” soy latte at Starbucks.  What the heck?  I thought I was being all economical and sneaky when I broke my one-cup-of-caffeine-a-day resolution this afternoon.  (It’s been … Continue reading →

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Watching you

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

“God’s watching you, Mom.” That’s what Asa just told me.  He’s down at the other end of the table peeling a banana. “What?” “God’s WATCHING you.” Asa goes to a little Methodist day school three days a week (so I … Continue reading →

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Fueling the dream

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

“This is my homey’s first time to the march, ” said the nice lady walking next to us at the Martin Luther King parade in San Antonio today. “Oh, it’s my homey’s first time too,”  Eliot almost said.  I’m not … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sunday Sunday and race nutrition

Posted on January 16, 2011 by

The hours between 5am, when I got up to run 12 miles, and now have disappeared.  It’s 3:30 pm and my long TO DO list is buried somewhere under other paperwork on the desk — no lines through anything.  Arrgh. … Continue reading →

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Get away

Posted on January 15, 2011 by

It seemed a bit callous to post this picture from our Christmas trip to Hawaii at the time. But now that we’re back in San Antonio and it’s been raining and gray forever, I figured it was okay.  Doesn’t look … Continue reading →

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Sleep, toilet paper, and compassion

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

I woke up around 2 this morning and couldn’t get back to sleep.  Sigh.  And my jaw is wickedly sore from clenching it during the few hours I did sleep.  So, apparently, I’m a bit tense.   It’s subconscious tenseness, … Continue reading →

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No burning stuffed animals

Posted on January 13, 2011 by

Asa’s on the couch watching Sesame Street right now.  He’s got a bit of a cough, so I’m sure he needs the rest.  Right?  Surely he needs to watch Dennis Quaid doing the twist with a flock of sheep.  Amy … Continue reading →

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Not in Hawaii anymore, Toto

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

It is gray and cold here in San Antonio today.  I think it was 32 outside when I dropped Asa off this morning.  I realize this would be a warm spell for many of you, but my blood has thinned … Continue reading →

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