So for the last week it has been gray and cloudy, alternating spats with deluges and ominous gray leaden and water-laden skies. We caught the tail end of Typhoon Rammasun, which just kind of sat still between here and the Philippines, building into a supertyphoon. It's impressive ( Read more... )

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Toxin scare shuts Ikea
Mark Zaretsky, Register Staff
08/24/2007

Emergency personnel gather outside Ikea on Sargent Drive while two responders dressed in protective gear collect samples of the white powder. ( Read more... )

My friend Sue Legro ("Madam") wrote this poem to celebrate the Bratislava Hash House Harriers. I was the Grand Master for this group for some 2.5 years. References to "Wankomat" (and Yap) are to me. Danka is "Hot Flash." This is a Drinking Club with a Major Running Problem."Three Weeks Before Christmas ( Read more... )

Ummm, we made the local newspaper in Bulgaria -- my running club laid a flour trail and they called in the hazardous materials team to decontaminate the white substance -- common flour. Ooops. Click on the News01 and news02 links at http://www.sofiahash.org/trash.htm . Of course, ( Read more... )

We successfully hosted about 50 people from all over Europe for a long weekend, with no major disasters, and a great party for everyone. I easily hiked or jogged over 45 km, mostly on Friday and Saturday. I'm sore and 2-3 of my toenails are going to fall off soon. At least my toenails on both feet will match. We had Ooompah/Polka band music, ( Read more... )