BACK HOME FOR A WHILE. Costa Rica was nice, as usual, but it's good to be done with travel for a while. I won't clutter this post with photos of my latest trip down there, since you'll only be jealous. Or maybe not; perhaps bright sunny mornings with temperatures around 70, flowers everywhere, and fresh …
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An Unapologetic Trip and Recipe
OFF TO COSTA RICA ONE MORE TIME. Rough life, isn't it. But it's going to be mostly business, if that makes you feel any better. The running gear is coming along, of course - The Shamrocks 5K is Sunday, and a sub-20:00 time is still on the table as a goal. One thing for sure, …
Leap Day Victory!
UNTIL LAST NIGHT, I NEVER IMAGINED I WOULD HEAR THIS PHRASE after a race: "In first place, with a time of (something awesome) - Jeff Jackson from Ann Arbor!" Okay, maybe I imagined it, but I didn't think I'd actually hear it. But Wednesday night, at the 4-mile Leap Day Run at Willow Metropark, it …
Golden Arches, Pale Runner, and Pink Sludge
AH, THE FAMOUS GOLDEN ARCHES. The Microsoft(*) of fast food. Who among us doesn't have stories about McDonald's? They've done such a good job selling the "experience" that the food often isn't why people end up there. For example, when you're on the road in need of a clean restroom, what place comes to mind …
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