Monthly Archives: October 2011

Ah, New York

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

I am in New York for my last meeting as member of the MLA International Bibliography committee. Getting here did not go quite as planned, thanks to the unexpected snowstorm on the East Coast. It took 17 hours to get … Continue reading →

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Not looking back

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

The last week or so Sam and I have been working on getting my heart rate up during my workouts. It is steadily climbing.  I had hit a bit of a plateau with my weight loss. My doctor and I … Continue reading →

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Is it me, or does this just taste funny?

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

I stopped at the grocery store on the way home because I had not shopped over the weekend. I was hungry.  It is never good to go to the grocery store hungry. As I was checking out I decided that … Continue reading →

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Step one: Collecting more coins

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

When I was considering going to ETSU to earn an M.A. in Storytelling, Joseph Sobol said it was like collecting coins. I already had three graduate degrees at the time so this was just another coin in my collection. I … Continue reading →

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2012: Looking ahead – aspirational races

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

I had deleted all my upcoming races for 2011-12 because I am uncertain about how long it is going to take to recover from surgery.  The estimate is around six months. Today I received two e-mails with dates for 2012 … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Half

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

Congratulations to all the She Does Tri  runners who completed the Baltimore Half on Saturday.  I wish I could have been there. KC, Krista, Meghan, K.i., Paige and Andrea all finished.  Several others were there to support and cheer – … Continue reading →

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Keeping track: Key to success

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

I may have mentioned this topic, but I don’t think I have written a whole post about it. Keeping track is one of my keys to success thus far. Long haul I learned the importance of tracking what I eat … Continue reading →

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If Pete had a dog…

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

There are no plans to get Pete a dog, but if there were, it would be one like these.  These dogs were both at the Rec Center Dog Splash a few weeks ago. Pete would not be amused by a … Continue reading →

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Preparing

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

Surgery is scheduled for Tuesday, November 8th.  I am working on preparing before then. I have a number of things that need to be wrapped up at work before I am out for a month.  I am working on taking … Continue reading →

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Passion: Following the heart and what is important

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

I began writing this post in July.  A few friends read it and said I should not post it. But I have been haunted by Steve Jobs’ words since he died earlier this week, “Your time is limited, so don’t … Continue reading →

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