Dear Susie, Today marks 10 years since cancer took you away from us at the way too young age of 43. Even though a lot of time has passed, I’ve been thinking of you a lot lately, and when I do the pain feels so fresh that it could have been yesterday that you died. […]
Happy Birthday! Samuel’s First Year in Pictures
Today is Samuel’s first birthday! I cannot believe how fast the time has passed, and looking back, how much Samuel has changed over the months. Yes, I know it happens over and over for all parents and grandparents, but each time it is pretty miraculous. I cherish each moment, from the first call notifying us […]
Every (Race) Picture Tells a Story Don’t It
I have a lot of race pictures hanging around my house. I ran my first race (a 10k) in 1994, my first marathon in 1996, and over the last 20 years I’ve probably finished more than 100 races of various distances. While I don’t always purchase the photos from a race, I have amassed a […]
Running Safely: My Story
Just so you know, this is not a post about how to run safely. This is a post about my attack years ago when I was running and why I think you should read my post about running safety. It will also help you understand why, when I read your running stories and you tell […]
Vegan Recipe: Shawarma Salad
Long ago, when I still ate meat, my favorite restaurant was a little hole in the wall called the Pita House. It was owned by an Israeli couple, and they specialized in Middle Eastern dishes. The specialty was Chicken Shawarma, and Alan and I loved it so much that we not only ate there once […]
Vegan “Sports Food:” Pizza and Cheesesteak
How could I not start this post with this picture? From my run on Sunday, this is Lily, on point. In addition to running with my dogs and the cross country team (pictures of both below), I also spent lots of time watching sports. October is a sport lover’s dream month. Football and hockey season […]
