I love a great customer service story. The wife and I recently realized that somehow a couple of my running medals were lost when we moved. They appear to now be taking up residence in a local landfill. The loss of one in particular made us both quite sad. It was the medal from my […]
Some days, I don’t understand people.
Today is Veterans Day. Observed annually on November 11, it honors men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces. My father is a veteran. He spent almost three decades serving as a Chaplain in the Army. He spent a year deployed in Korea, and another 13 months deployed to Vietnam at the height of the […]
Life’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint (Part 2)
Originally published July 4, 2014 on unfiltered.me Last week I wrote about my heart attack, and the “BHAG” (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) that was set — running a full 26.2 mile marathon in a single race. There should probably be quotes around “running” because let’s face it; I mostly walk. Granted it’s a speedy walk, not the […]
Life’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint (Part 1)
Originally published on June 26, 2014 on unfiltered.me There are certain dates in one’s life they never forget. A wedding anniversary, the date your divorce is finalized. The birth of a child, the death of a loved one. For me, April 21, 2012 is one of those indelible dates forever engraved in my memory. Waking […]
WTF Just Happened?
No, the title is not a reference to the last 30 seconds of Super Bowl XLIX, though that’s pretty much the exact phrase I walked around mumbling for three days following the game. Me and the other million or so folks living in the Seattle metro area. Rather, “WTF Just Happened?” is about my latest […]
You Really Should Stop Running…
Sometimes, getting old sucks. But I suppose it beats the alternative… The image above is my left knee, in the middle of getting a cortisone/lidocaine injection yesterday morning. Yeah, it hurt. Why would one willingly let a complete stranger shove a foot-long needle as big around as a pencil into their knee? OK, so the […]
