19 May 2010 14 Comments

Jai, Irving Berlin… Jai!

Jai, Irving Berlin… Jai!

[translation: Victory, Irving Berlin... Victory!] Contrary to what you might believe that title is supposed to mean, I am not gloating about the nearly unanimous dissent towards a comment posted on Monday’s blog post, 16.6 and Dropping! Rather, quite the opposite.  I spent a lot of yesterday seriously thinking about “Irving Berlin” and the things [...]

19 March 2010 Comments Off

Can it GET Worse?

I am currently sitting in a hotel. A hotel that the website made look awesome. And because it is literally within walking distance of our flyball venue for the weekend I was all over it. This place has everything… A restaurant, a fitness center, a pool & spa, and did I mention it is within [...]

12 February 2010 1 Comment

[C25K] Beginning of Week 2

[C25K] Beginning of Week 2

I considered posting at the end of Week 1, but to be perfectly honest I was embarrassed… disappointed in myself even. With the impending 2nd dose of the region’s “snowpocalpyse” I hurried off to the gym the eve before we were supposed to get dumped on by snow. I was excited. I felt awesome after [...]

5 February 2010 5 Comments

[Material Girl] Feet, the way God intended them

[Material Girl] Feet, the way God intended them

Barefoot running, in theory, will allow your feet to work in the completely opposite way, with the ball of the foot striking first and then rolling back to the heel acting as a shock absorber for the rest of your leg.

On a whim I decided to try these Vibram Five Fingers. Actually, I decided after having seen a guy wearing them at our County fair and he didn’t get beaten up. I figured if he can walk around the County fair in these crazy looking shoes, then I should be able to wear them in public and not have too many problems. After a single day of wearing them around I was 100% sold!