When I was in high school and college I fell hard for Jonathan Demme’s brilliant concert movie Stop Making Sense. I wasn’t really that big a fan of the Talking Heads at the time, but I loved the experience of seeing the movie. It made me a fan. It was unpredictable, kind of dangerous, and … Continue reading Stop Making Sense
Before my wife and I had our daughter, we used to have this tradition. Every Easter, if the weather was nice, we would drive out to the country and have a picnic at one of our favorite places, Munden Point Park. We’d enjoy the spring and the flowers and the breezes, and dream about starting … Continue reading Time Flies
Life is fleeting, so they say. Change is around every corner and the end is coming inevitably one day to everyone and everything. Huge change like the death of a friend or family member is what mostly comes to mind when we reflect on the fleetingness of life. Other events can give us that sense … Continue reading Fleeting
It’s nice to get away from reality sometimes after a hard day at school or work, or dealing with the relentlessly awful weather of winter. In between reading and working out, movie nights and sporting events – we like to escape into some of our favorite shows. As a family we have been taking … Continue reading Reality Bites
Race day is over and it went really good! We’re tired, though, and it’s only 1pm. Here’s our recap: The day started early at 5:30am. I didn’t get much sleep because I stayed up all night watching UVA get pummeled by UMBC in the NCAA Tournament. Even though I only got a little over 4 … Continue reading Medal Time
Tomorrow my family and I are running in the Shamrock 8k. This will be my 5th one, but the first for my wife and daughter. Well, my wife has done a couple Half Marathons before, including the Shamrock, and a bunch of 5k’s, and my daughter has also done a few 5k’s, but his will … Continue reading Racing with Myself
It’s March 12th and it’s snowing outside. The never ending winter has us right in its grip, and it’s getting old. I have such nice memories of going to the CAA Basketball Championships in Richmond every year in early March, back when such a thing still existed, and it was Spring. Spring! That trip usually … Continue reading The Never-ending Winter
Things have been happening lately, and regardless of how we try to slow it down – it just keeps coming. Like Ben Folds once said in a song, life barrels on like a runaway train. We’ve had some milestones recently in our family, and quite few more coming. It’s enough to take your breath away. So, to … Continue reading Milestones
We are big Adele fans in our family. We even took a road trip a year and a half ago to see her in concert in Philly. The result of a surprise Christmas present. It was so great. Emotional, funny, fresh, and a whole lot of fun. Definitely worth the trip to experience. We refer … Continue reading It’s Getting All Dusty
A few weeks ago we had a real life full on blizzard. Right here in beach town Virginia. The – keeps you up at night heavy winds and snow with all kinds of things hitting your roof and windows all night – kind of storm. With every gust roaring down the street and through our … Continue reading Running from the Blizzard
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