Barry conquered C25K – Week 7 with the determination of a champion. This past Monday, he ran an incredible 2.75 consecutive miles.  But Tuesday – Sunday of this week brought family and work-related things that made running impossible. Until today. And today is the day Barry had planned for some hill training. I must admit that I tried to dissuade [...]

There was a time in my life when I didn’t particularly like Autumn. Maybe it was because I loved Summer so much, with her glorious blues and greens and pinks and white-whites. My Mom always reminded me that I was born in Autumn… and that I would some day love the deep, rich, cool of Autumn’s miracles. Never, I thought. [...]

DAY 282 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids: Obsolete words are no longer in general use and may have fallen out of favor for nearly a century or more, but who says obsolete and rarely used words can’t be revived by kids who love words? Today’s word is FOOTLE , a verb of obscure origin meaning to talk or [...]

It’s Sunday morning. Matt’s been away for the last 2 nights. Basically that means I haven’t showered since Friday morning. My hair? Oh, man… it’s not pretty. It’s sporting an “ugly” kind of wave right now, only a wave that can be made from sleeping on it with a ponytail. I didn’t have time to shower this morning (again) or [...]

DAY 281 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids: Obsolete words are no longer in general use and may have fallen out of favor for nearly a century or more, but who says obsolete and rarely used words can’t be revived by kids who love words? Today’s word is TETCHY, meaning easily irritated, short-tempered, peevish, characterized by irritability. Kids will [...]