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 …
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 …
An Excellent Day
ONE OF LIFE'S LITTLE PLEASURES FOR ME is to stop by Zingerman's Bakehouse on my way to work. Along with the Enough Already bagel, my favorites include the cinnamon roll - but only if it's up to my very particular standards. Fortunately, Angie and the other wonderful people who work there keep me safe from …