Stupid Walnuts!!!

  Damnit!  It’s fall in the Greater Cincinnati area and the stupid walnuts are falling too.
  This morning my friend Jamie and I went out for a short run.  Well, “long” for me, short for her.  She’s going to be running a half marathon on Sunday.  We thought that she could use this as her [...]

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I’m Normal

  Ok, well maybe not normal, but within normal range.  Here’s the story.
  Yesterday I had an appointment with my pulmonologist and then an appointment to enroll into a research study.  I was at the pulmonologist for quite a while.  Most of it was just bad timing.  Before my appointment I had to do a [...]

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Explosive?

  Hold on tight, this is an actual running related post. 
  Over the past 4-6 weeks I ‘ve decided to improve my running.  Well, I’ve decided to start running again…and improve what I’ve done in the past.  I really had to get back to the point where I missed it.  Well, I’m there.  Part of [...]

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A Father’s Story

  No, this isn’t about me.  It’s about my father, Earle.  It’s a new story that I heard this weekend.  I thought it was hilarious, hopefully you will too.
  When I was young, maybe 12 or so my brother Dave and sister Judy rented a house together.  It was an old three story house.  The [...]

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PTSD

  It’s 10:36 Pm on September 8th.  Usually, I’m out like a light by now.  The 4:45 AM alarm clock has a lot to do with that.  Tonight, however, I’m wired.  It’s another Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) night for me.  It’s a long story, but I have the time.  It’s been raining since about [...]

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Changes

  No real changes in my life lately.  The biggest change has been Leo, our now 6 month old Black Lab.  He’s a great dog and a good friend for me, my wife, and kids. 
  Tonight, we went to the Cincinnati Bell WEBN fireworks.  This was the 33rd year (I think) and it started as [...]

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