Category Archive for: ‘Observations’
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A Runner Apparition
There was a dark lecture hall, a thousand plus miles from my home. The aged hall, 150 years old, was the size of a football field. Large, thick pillars lined each side of the hall. The plastered, vaulted ceiling, criss-crossed with dark beams of wood …
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My Winter of Missing
Old Man Winter has been taking a bit of a respite this season—there have been none of his usual passionate tossings about of ice and snow and none of his usual winter spells wielded by thin white fingers of still air timelessly locking a single …
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D2E update: Living life in the fast lane
This weekend, I noticed that my boobs had dropped about half an inch lower and my butt was just a little flatter, if that is even possible. My chicken neck was a bit more chicken-y, and I heard myself say at least three times to …
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Life is a journey
Nineteen years ago, I married my husband. We were 24 years old and had no idea what we wanted to do with our lives or even where we wanted to live, but we knew we wanted to do it together. Here’s a picture to prove …
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Tuesday night in November
I ran in the dark one Tuesday night after work. It had been raining all day—not the light, drizzly kind, but rather the kind best described as torrential. But, at 6pm, when I finally had the time to run, the “torrential” slowed to just “drizzly” …
Dreams are weird
I wouldn’t say I am a particularly vivid dreamer. I mean, I dream every night, and usually upon awaking, I can remember flashes of what I dreamed about, usually an image or a feeling, but these flashes drift out of my memory as the morning …
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GUEST POST: Take a run through the wild side—a photodocumentary of a run through New Orleans
Ever wondered what it’s like to run through New Orleans…well, if you can’t do it for real, then do it vicariously through this lovely guest post provided by one of my sisters, who is affectionately known as Sissy. Enjoy….
To Black or Not to Black
While training for my first marathon four years ago, I was thrilled to see the toenail of my index toe on my right foot turn that dusky blue-ish black color. At what point during my training that toenail decided it had had enough and unfurled …
Go Ahead: Walk a Mile (or 1,000) in My Shoes
I finally did it. I bought a new pair of running shoes. Don’t get too excited though. No hot pink, or day-glo orange, or watermelon-on-LSD colored shoes for me (though I really do like those!). It’s the same ol’ boring white-and-blue brand and model I …
A Crickets’ Champion
The crickets announce the heat in a deafening crescendo. The fervor of their chirping is in direct relation to the fever of the day: hot, humid, and humbling, even to the strongest of athletes. Though the sun has begun its decent in the sky and …
Outrunning the flies
The sun beats me like I’m the red-headed stepchild it always wanted. The outside thermometer laughs muwhahahaha as it raises its thin red flag proudly up the mast, stopping just shy of 100 degrees F. Humidity lays its heavy body across me and smothers me …
The grass so little has to do…
I have never been a big fan of summer. I know, crazy right? I am not going to go into all the reasons why. I wrote about it last year, so if you’re curious then read here. This summer, I am approaching the season differently. …