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No time to write today….

August 27, 2008 – 10:34 pm

I had every intention of pulling something together today, but the time got away from me.  However, I’m going to link to an article I just read from Dr. Awesome of ‘To Every Man a Manswer’ - he’s one of my favorite bloggers, as he answers questions from men, for men, about manly topics. Today’s [...]

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Great Olympic memories

August 25, 2008 – 5:26 am

I’m already beginning to feel the effects of OWS (Olympic Withdrawal Syndrome) - the viewing schedule on nbcolympics.com is empty, I’ve seen the replay of Michael Phelps winning gold medal #8 at least 3,742 times, and I’m still not convinced that those Chinese gymnasts aren’t really 13 years old (I have a 13-year old, and [...]

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Sunday Stars for August 24th

August 24, 2008 – 8:17 am

One more week until Labor Day, and the unofficial end of summer. Time to squeeze in as much outside time as possible. But while you’re inside, check out some of these links I’ve starred in Google Reader this week:

Top 10 Most Underrated TV Dads - Some of these on the list I agree with, [...]

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Do it because you love it

August 21, 2008 – 9:55 am

There are only a few days left of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and by now we’ve probably all heard that Michaele Phelps has won 375 gold medals (kidding), Shawn Johnson and Nastia Luikin were trading back and forth for who would win gold and who would win silver in women’s gymnastics, and the US continues [...]

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What is your next goal?

August 20, 2008 – 5:28 am

Over the summer, I had a goal to run a 5K, which I accomplished in June with an average of 11:58-minute mile.  I also had a goal to run 30 miles in 30 days, which I completed in late July. I’m not noting these because I want to toot my own horn; rather, I want [...]

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Finding Tupperware in the woods….

August 18, 2008 – 5:07 am

… that’s what my younger daughter and I did tonight for our daddy-daughter activity. It’s actually called geocaching, and it can best be described as ‘high-tech hide and seek.’
Throughout the country, and actually throughout the world, geocaching enthusiasts have taken containers filled with trinkets and hidden them in parks, forest preserves, highway rest stops, and [...]

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