Tag Archives: New York

Moving Forward

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

An anonymous blog reader with terrible typing skills, questionable computer privileges and the twitter handle golden.doodle12 emailed today to ask when I’d move on from Boston and start posting gratuitous dog photos again. The truth is, I don’t think most … Continue reading →

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Perspective

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

A lot has changed in my life since this same month last year. I’ve run a marathon. My brother has adopted a puppy. I’ve traveled to India and Brazil, I’m dating someone new, and heart-throb Seal is back on the … Continue reading →

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I Was 17 Going on 18 … A Decade Ago.

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

My definition of adulthood has evolved and expanded with each life stage, and just when I think I’m about as grown up as a grown up can be, I go and do something so mature it would make the Lost … Continue reading →

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A Skeptical Namaste

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

Eleanor Roosevelt says to do one thing every day that scares you, and since getting advice from a former first lady’s ghost terrifies the hell out of me, I guess I’m already ahead of the curve. Other scary things in … Continue reading →

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We Can’t All Win Trophies, Baltimore

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

Have I mentioned before that the Baltimore Ravens and I have a legally-binding understanding in which only one of us gets to perform great athletic feats at a time? I won’t go into the details of the deal here, other … Continue reading →

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Let Me Count the Ways

Posted on January 5, 2013 by

I love number crunching nearly as much as I love number munching–and most other educational 1990s computer games, to be fair–so I’d like to take a brief reprieve from my typical verbosity and break down my last year in numerals … Continue reading →

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A Year in Review

Posted on December 27, 2012 by

There are probably ten or twelve movies that – if unwittingly stumbled across while channel surfing on my couch – require I watch them through to the credits, despite having seen them dozens of times before. A mismatched mix of … Continue reading →

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Thank You Notes

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

As I boarded the train at New York Penn Station tonight en route to Baltimore Penn Station via Newark Penn Station and – oh yeah – the entire state of Pennsylvania – I was fully prepared to use this space … Continue reading →

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Back in the Game

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

As I laced up my racing shoes this past weekend for my first timed trial since the Marine Corps Marathon, all signs were pointing to a terrible performance: My much faster racing partner who was going to pace me to … Continue reading →

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Back on Track, Again

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

As I walked in on my brother’s dog polishing off an entire crockpot of gravy suspiciously left at mutt-level during post-Thanksgiving clean-up, it became immediately clear that she and I are related. Sure, I might not down a gallon of … Continue reading →

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