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Hands down, the best part of the Hokey Pokey is when you put your whole self into the middle of the circle and shake it all about. If you’re on skates, you have to minimize the head shaking so you don’t end up on the floor in a vertigo-induced face plant. But isn’t it fun to…
Yep, I did it. I roller skated 11 miles across town during rush hour in a red cape and SpongeBob boxer shorts. And so far this “stunt” has raised nearly $1000 for the Multiple Myeloma Research foundation! My virtual guest of honor was my brother Jeff, who told me he got a big kick out…
If there’s one best thing I’ve learned from distance running and cycling, it is this. You will encounter pain, setbacks, frustration and lack of desire with any physical activity you take on. Any one of these can be a reason to hang up your shoes or park your bike. Or it can be a catalyst…
Whether you call it a shameless publicity stunt or sincere effort to raise money for cancer research, you are right. I laid down a challenge that I would roller skate 1 mile for every $50 raised in a 2-week period and my generous friends came through with $510!! So I am skating 10 miles today…
I’m too old to get real gifts for my birthday. After a certain age, you start getting “gag” gifts in basic black with an “over the hill” theme, along with Geritol, Depends and AARP subscriptions… and I still have my sense of humor about it. But this year I am going to ask for something…
I had a dead battery epiphany last week on my evening run. My GPS battery went out after 2 miles, but I decided to go ahead and run my 10 miles anyway and figure out my average pace at the end. Usually I’m watching my real time pace and trying to stay at 8:50, which…
Raise your hand if your life is going exactly as you planned. That’s what I thought… no hands going up. It doesn’t mean your life is not wonderful. Many milestones and mountain top experiences are complete surprises. And since no one ever asks for dark, challenging times, I’d say they are outside the plan as…
Thirty cold, wet, white plastic stairs. You’re grasping the shiny chrome handrails, careful to hang on with each step up. As you rise higher in the air you get a whole new perspective on the landscape and your friends on the concrete pool deck below. You’ve seen others go off the public pool high dive,…
I wrote a letter to my future self on New Year’s Eve, 2011, essentially laying out my goals for this year. Since it is half way through 2012, let’s take a look at what I projected and what’s yet to be done. Publishing my goals has been my key to accountability. How am I doing?…
Age 10: “The world revolves around me.” Age 20: “I want to change the world.” Age 30: “The world is more complicated than I thought.” Age 40: “Maybe I’ll just change my own world.” Age 50: “The world is a pretty cool place.”