Archive for April, 2010
Tweeting a Marathon
I chose to do the Madrid Marathon differently than most people in two specific ways. First, my goal was to see if someone who hasn’t trained but walks every day can finish a marathon within the time limit. Secondly, I wanted to include you (my readers) in on the fun, so I was updating my [...]
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How to Finish a Marathon Without Training
I will be doing the Madrid Marathon tomorrow morning (Sunday) at 9am. For years I’ve been boasting to my friends that I could finish a marathon without running a single kilometer (or mile) beforehand. I’m sure April would tell you it’s because I’m not willing to let go of my youth, but I would say [...]
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Toledo
Some shots from Toledo, a day trip from Madrid. You can also watch this slideshow in fullscreen…
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The Truman Show
April, today is your 30th birthday, and you asked me to write something for you. So, earlier this week when I sat down to write, my first thought was, I wonder where we were ten years ago? and then realized we were actually in Spain, visiting for the first time. I found the journal I [...]
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Yes, we want…but what?
I saw this poster in the metro station yesterday. Why would I want to send my child to one of the bilingual public schools in Madrid if they can’t even get the English on their poster right? Yes, we want…but what?
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Little House on the Prarie
Our apartment is a landfill. The table where we eat our meals has been taken over by slouching piles of neglected mail and paperwork. Sweaters, shoes, jeans and socks are strung across the furniture as if by some practical joke our house had been teepeed with our dirty laundry. The floor is a mine field [...]
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April claims Teo can sit up by himself…
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