Week 6 NFL Picks

by | Sports

This week is a short week with only 13 games. Cleveland, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Minnesota, and New England all have byes this week. I do not think that there is going to be quite so much of a home field advantage this week. I think that Tennessee will...

My first run at night with a head lamp

by | Equipment

Tonight was my first run with a headlamp. Normally, I run right after work. Tonight, however, I had an electrician at the house and by the time he left I was hungry and had dinner. I did not get out the door until after 9 o’clock, when it is very dark in my...

Dean Karnazes is halfway through all 50 states

by | Sports

Dean Karnazes is running a marathon in all 50 states in 50 days. As of yesterday, he has run through half of them. Number 25 was the Baton Rouge Beach Marathon, which he ran in just shy of 4 hours. His race times have varied mostly between 3 hours and 45 minutes to 4...

Planning for the New York City Marathon

by | Personal, Sports

I have less than one month until the New York City marathon. I have already started to plan my trip, though. Rather than thinking of visiting people while I am halfway through Connecticut on my drive down, I have actually started to call people up first to see if they...