Category Archives: Other

An 8,000-square-foot home burned to the ground last week in my hometown. Of course, the photo of the fire is pretty intense. But the history is what’s interesting. The house was built by one of the famous Vanderbilt heirs. Clark Gable, … Continue reading →

Click here for Part 1 (pre-race). Click here for Part 2 (spectating). My official Ironman Kona duties started at 2 p.m. Saturday. “Catchers” have the job of running from a sideline to an athlete who is coming down the finishers’ … Continue reading →

Click here for Part 1 (pre-race). On Ironman day, I arrived downtown around 11:30 a.m. I walked to the corner of Kuakini and Palani, the big turn the racers make as they come in off the 112-mile bike ride. I … Continue reading →

Saturday marked the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. Only the best and fastest triathletes are even allowed to compete, and they first had to prove themselves at a previous race. Those who qualified for Kona then had to swim … Continue reading →

First of all, it’s 11:11 on 10/11, which means it’s one month until 11/11/11. Yes, I almost posted this at 10:11 a.m. instead of 11:11. But I did not. OK, moving along to the 11:11 a.m. Tuesday Time-Waster. Unless you’ve … Continue reading →

I’ve had my name and photo in the local, national and even international press thousands of times due to my former job. (One time, a town car drove me to and from a live interview on a national morning news … Continue reading →

It’s no small secret that I see patterns in numbers. I spent years trying to ignore it, and then decided I might as well find amusement in it — which meant I noticed numbers even more regularly. Then I took … Continue reading →

Last night I bought more airplane tickets, which means I’ve booked three trips in the last two months — the first of which was booked WHILE I was on another trip. And now that these are booked, I’ll turn my … Continue reading →

On Aug. 24, 2010, I sent out my last email as a newspaper reporter. It was addressed to a mass amount of contacts, telling them I’d resigned my job. And with that, I gathered the last of my personal belongings … Continue reading →

Apparently I am too lazy and distracted to actually do/finish things. Cases in point: I went stand-up paddling with Naomi, which desperately needs and deserves its own fun blog post. I didn’t do that yet. I ran a total of … Continue reading →