Saturday, January 31, 2009

Raleigh Underground

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Once a year, there's a charity event that features local area bands performing as tribute bands. The event used to be called the Great ...
Friday, January 30, 2009

Crowleys? Oh, Hell, No...

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Met up with Foy late this afternoon and we wound up over at the Ale House for a few cold ones. It didn't turn into an all-evening affai...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Damn Ham

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Damn left hamstring is killin' me. I have no idea what's up with that, but it's pissing me off. Stretch, stretch, stretch and s...
Monday, January 26, 2009

Running Along...

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Damn left hamstring is killin' me. I have no idea what's up with that, but it's pissing me off. Stretch, stretch, stretch and s...
Saturday, January 24, 2009

Whew!

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So I decided last night to just stay in, watch a movie and enjoy a bottle of wine. About halfway through it, my neighbor Regan called and s...
Friday, January 23, 2009

Happy Birthday To Me (sort of) (ok, not) (but sort of...)

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Today I'm 50½. Maybe I'll go out for a beer after all…
Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Snow!!!

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Finally! One of the reasons I love my job is because it's kinda seasonal. There might be years when I'm on the road during winter, ...
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Monday, January 5, 2009

The Comeback...

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After a few days off from running, the comeback began today. I need to not go overboard, just take it a day at a time. Decided to limit th...
Thursday, January 1, 2009

Race Day At The Rock!

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Got in bed last night right at midnight. I was reaching for the lightswitch just as all the neighborhood fireworks (and maybe a gunshot or ...
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008

New Year's Eve

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My left knee - yeah, the battle of wills. Right. Common sense won out instead. The knee's still hurting, so I walked instead of runni...
Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Hello, Knee

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Made it 20 minutes into my run this morning, and then all of a sudden my left knee decided the run was over. Fucker! Tomorrow, the battle o...
Thursday, December 25, 2008

Christmas Day

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Ran for 23 minutes this morning. It's getting better. If I can just keep it going… I hate to sound like Scrooge McGrinch, I'm just...
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Christmas Eve

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Managed a 21-minute run this morning. Baby steps, fucking baby steps. As I'm writing this, it's 9 degrees in Chicago. I'm runni...
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Monday, December 22, 2008

Baby Steps

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I'm pathetic. Getting better, but still pathetic. I've been pretty frustrated these last couple of years. I really miss running –...
Sunday, December 21, 2008

AC, Then Heat...

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We have some STRANGE weather sometimes here in Raleigh, NC. There's an old saying, "You know you live in North Carolina if you hav...
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Sunday, December 7, 2008

A Day Of Too Much Fun...

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OK, maybe not TOO much fun, but it sure was a day of fun. I went to someone's birthday party last night, but I was a good boy and left e...
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Saturday, November 29, 2008

Saturday Night - Buckcherry in Greensboro

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No run this morning, needed to take a break. Watched NC State win their 6th game of the year this afternoon (and become bowl eligible). Gl...
Friday, November 28, 2008

Party at Jack's House!

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Ran twice as far this morning as I ran yesterday. No issues yet. Hope to be getting in some decent runs within a few weeks. Went to Jack C...
Thursday, November 27, 2008

Thanksgiving Day

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Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! I got up at my usual 7am and spent far too much time reading the morning paper (damn sales flyers). Finally ...
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Monday, November 24, 2008

Happy Birthday, Mom!

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Today would have been my mother's 79th birthday. Happy Birthday, Mom! Miss ya!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Hanging Out at Home

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I'm home from the "So You Think You Can Dance" tour. OK, I'm an asshole. I finally got around to posting a few blog entri...
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Monday, October 27, 2008

Day Off in Trenton - WTF!

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Whatever idiot decided to put us up in Trenton for our day off needs a beatdown. Philly is 20 minutes away and there are a million great ho...
Thursday, October 23, 2008

Day Off in Cincinnati

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Up and at 'em around 9 this morning. No damn newspaper outside my door - again. I've never had so few papers on a tour. Not sure ...
Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Show Day in Columbus

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I apologize – I'm not taking many photos on this tour. It's not that I'm not having fun; it's just that I'm not having ...
Monday, October 20, 2008

Day Off in Milwaukee

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Yay! Day off in Milwaukee. I've always liked this town. We're staying at the Hyatt on Kilbourne, about a block away from tomorrow...