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Day 186: Long Live the Movies

Posted on January 31, 2023

My wife and I are both equally enthusiastic movie-goers. By “movie-goers,” I also mean “movie-watchers,” since we don’t always go to the movies that we watch. During the Pandemic especially, there was…

Day 185: Blissing Out at the Cafe (2023 Edition)

Posted on January 30, 2023

For years now, I have loved going to the cafe to write. These days I do my best to time it so I can maximize my positive experience. I aim to go…

Day 166: Most Satisfying Experiences of 2022

Posted on December 19, 2022

I love making appreciation lists 🙂 I do it all the time when I write at the cafe, and I have recently blogged them here and here. Today I would like to…

Day 157: Tonight’s Appreciations

Posted on December 10, 2022

Maybe it’s because of the weekend, but I’m not especially inclined to want to blog tonight :). But I figure I can’t go wrong with a list of appreciations. So here goes……

Day 140: Tonight’s Appreciations

Posted on November 19, 2022

To keep things simple tonight I shall make a list of things I am appreciating. Here goes: Things I am Appreciating 🙂

Day 139: I Enjoy Sleep… Especially After Long Runs

Posted on November 18, 2022

Recently I’ve been sleeping longer each night, especially since my 26-miler last month. I have happily indulged this need (and desire) for sleep. And I’m not just talking about getting a few…

Day 117: Sort of Funny…

Posted on October 28, 2022

So I was sitting here a few hours ago, trying to write a blog post and in no state to do one. In fact, I was pretty misaligned. I realized that I…

Day 113: Why Make Everything a Chore?

Posted on October 24, 2022

okay shit, man, it’s 8pm and I haven’t done this blog yet. And frankly, I’m tired, maybe a little head achy? Chris, we are always here to discuss anything you like! We…

Day 112: Follow the Joy!

Posted on October 23, 2022

Today I spent half the day volunteering for the Iron Man triathlon in Sacramento. I was at the aid station for runners at about mile 21 of the marathon portion (the third…

Day 100: The Power of Scheduling

Posted on October 10, 2022

I have been writing recently about balancing marathon training with the rest of life (my last update was here). This has been going well. However, today I realized I needed to get…

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