Coast to Coast 1 year anniversary

by | Sports

Today is the 1 year anniversary of the completion of the RIT Coast to Coast Run by some former teammates of mine. I was jealous at the time that I could not get the time off from work, and wish that I had been able to be a part of it. I am looking forward to buying...

Lap Swimming Rules

by | Fitness

There are different rules that should be followed when swimming in a public pool. These rules can be a little different depending upon how many other people are sharing your lane with you, and most of these can usually be negotatiated simply by asking the others in...

Is numbness a problem?

by | Fitness, Injuries

Imagine that you are weight lifting, and all of a sudden something goes numb and you are not really expecting that. Hopefully, it does not happen when you have heavy weights above you; in my case, it happened as I was hanging suspended in the air. I was finishing up...

Jay Feeley is a dirty word

by | Sports

I would hate to be Jay Feeley right now. The New York Giants tied up the game late in the fourth quarter with a two point conversion, but Feeley failed to successfully kick three consecutive field goals, instead letting Josh Brown kick the game winning field goal for...

Paul Bunyan Marathon

by | Sports

The Paul Bunyan Marathon is being revived in Bangor, Maine this coming Summer. It originally was run from 1974 through 1984, and will be Maine’s only Summer marathon. There are now four marathons in Maine next year. The Sugarloaf Marathon (May 2006) The Paul...

Break from Training after a marathon

by | Fitness

Active.com has an article about taking a break after your Fall marathon. Training for a marathon is a long, arduous process that involves 18 weeks of gradually tearing down an athlete’s body and rebuilding it. Once a runner hits the starting line, he or she has...

Dan Orlovsky throws for 43 yards

by | Sports

The Lions lost the game versus Atlanta today, but Dan Orlovsky got to play in his second game of his career and was 5 of 11 for 43 yards. This is better than Joey Harrington who was 6 of 13 for 61 yards but threw for an interception. I hope that he has a good career;...

Happy Thanksgiving

by | Personal

Happy Thanksgiving. I may or may not post over the next few days; I had planned to post ahead but I spent the time I would have been doing that laying in bed feeling sorry for myself after getting a migraine. As such, enjoy your holiday (for you American folks anyway)...

Terrell Owens is done for the season

by | Sports

Arbitrator Richard Bloch decided that suspension Terrell Owens received was justified and ruled completely in favor of the Eagles. Arbitrator Richard Bloch wrote in his 38-page decision that there was “no violation of the labor agreement inherent in the...

Roasted Vegetables

by | Food & Beverage, Recipes

I was reading over at “Straight to the Bar” about having a snack of roasted vegetables, and it sounded good so I tried it the other night. Take whatever vegetables you have laying around, slice them up into small pieces, and throw them on a roasting pan...