Archive for October, 2009

It's not even Halloween yet!!!!

October 28th, 2009 | posted in Uncategorized | 13 Comments »

Again, welcome to Boulder.

Yesterday I was in shorts.

This morning these shots were taken…..

It has continued to snow …… it is expected to keep coming down through tomorrow. I still find this pretty (we’ll see if I am saying the same thing in a few weeks) ….

For the next couple of days, this is how I’ll be getting around town….

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24 Hour HELL….. Noooo, 24 Hour Triathlon

October 26th, 2009 | posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

I’m not really sure what possessed me to mention doing this event to my good friend, Lara Edwards (former “ Lara Cooper” now Edwards having married Billy in June). Clearly I was suffering from some sort of poor cognitive wiring, or perhaps I was simply delusional.

This summer, on a nice August evening, Lara invited me to The Res (Boulder Reservoir) to come cheer for a couple of her colleagues who were doing an impromptu, small triathlon. The great thing about Boulder, especially in the summer, is the constant array of activities available, all within close range. I hopped on my cruiser bike and pedaled the 2-miles to The Res to join her. While chatting, someone was talking about the upcoming late September 24-hour triathlon and my ears perked up. As I eavesdropped on the details of this thing, the wheels began to spin in my head.

As soon as the group walked away, I launched into what I would later painfully regret. » read more

Yoga Reloaded :)

October 20th, 2009 | posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

Recently a friend of mine asked if I wanted to take her yoga class. She is a recent convert and has begun teaching her own class. People in Colorado are SERIOUS about their yoga and being yogis. It is almost its own religion.

This prompted my memory of the last yoga class I took and thought I’d repost my blog about it for some of you who didn’t catch it then. Writers are typically not great fans of their own work – we are too self critical – but I’ll admit to getting a slight giggle from myself with this one… ;)

A paste from September 2008:

I recently had another birthday. Oh goodie. :)

As a birthday treat, my dear friend and life/work mentor, Susan Edwards,...

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