Coffee as Fast Food
Saturday, October 14th, 2006After another crazy, stressful week at work, I decided to treat myself to a nice Mocha from Caribou Coffee. Coffee is my new vice, now that I’ve quit drinking pop (ok…soda, Amy). Now, you’d think that people would go to get coffee because they are tired and barely awake. Oh no…they are quite awake and […]
Touring Gettysburg
Saturday, August 12th, 2006Poor Bethany…little did she know she married an early bird. I’m not always an early bird, just when I’m on vacation. She’s the opposite. She gets up before me on normal days and sleeps in on vacation. So here I am, awake and writing….
Gettysburg was very humbling. It was very eerie being on the battlefield […]
Hello from Harrisburg, PA
Friday, August 11th, 2006We made it! It was a short 2-hour flight from Minneapolis to Harrisburg last night. After all the scary stuff on TV, we thought the airport would be a mess, but it wasn’t. We just weren’t allowed to carry any liquids on the plane. Big whoop…like I carry lotions or something.
It’s a good thing […]
My turn to endo
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006It finally happened: I went over my handlebars on Monday night when I was out riding at dusk. It’s been really hot and dry here in Minnesota, and the trail is brittle. As a result, taking corners or ridges wrong can result in injury….as I found out.
I was crossing a ridge between two uphill S-turns […]
My Gopher Curse is Over
Saturday, November 12th, 2005It’s about time I saw the Minnesota Gopher hockey team win this season. Everyone kept telling me all year that they were ranked #1. Blah blah blah. I watched 4 games before tonight where they either lost or tied. Not tonight though. Going into the 3rd period, things looked grim with us down 3-1, but […]