things I have done

... in the week that has passed since Vineman: Decided to do it again next year. Because it is awesome and now I want to go faster. Spent...

stronger

Two days before Vineman, and I'm realizing I've forgotten to tell you about my last triathlon -- my first Olympic distance race,...

perspective

Here's a question for the other bloggers out there: Let's say your blog focuses mainly on one or two topics and you rarely stray...

on tapering

This is quite possibly the best shirt ever. And if I had found it several weeks ago, instead of just the other day, I would be...

six days

... and another dead body. Perhaps this is just a (very creepy) coincidence, but this is the second time in less than a week that...

one week!

Surprisingly, I'm not freaking out. I am, however, trying to get to bed by 10 p.m. every night this week so I can be well-rested...

with no definite aim or purpose

Before an open water swim, I've been known to say: "I hope I don't see a corpse out there." And then my friends laugh at me, because...

invasion

If you look closely, you can see the spaceship. Just kidding. It's just the full moon from my deck. And yes, I'm still awake....

the weekend, in numbers

California foie gras bans that went into effect: One. Bowls of foie gras ramen eaten before said ban: One, at Bar Terra. (And it...