BossLady's birthday is this weekend, so we took advantage of the monthly all-hands vendors/brokers/insurers/third-party-administrators/department meeting today and adjourned to a local restaurant for wine, beer, and appetizers. It was a very pleasant evening and a nice chance to see some folks I quite like but rarely get to see outside of the ( Read more... )

The red spot in the sclera, I mean, not the dark circle under the eye... First noticed this yesterday afternoon just before I headed home.


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While riding along in Berkeley, I signaled for a left turn, but Pirate wasn't paying attention and plowed right into me. Result: skinned knee, large bruise on left thigh, punched in the lower right abdomen by the end of my handlebars, and a rip in my all-but-brand-new (had them less than a week) B. Spoke Tailor pinstriped wool riding knickers ( Read more... )

So, it's been a while since I've posted a marathon training log update. The restriction and discomfort in my left ankle that started developing a month or so ago was getting severe enough that curtailing training seemed like the only sensible thing to do ( Read more... )