Archive for August, 2008

McKenna Jane Marino

Friday, August 29th, 2008

On August 26, at 7:42 AM, McKenna Jane Marino came in to this world kicking and crying, healthy and beautiful, safe and sound at home. Our world has been rocked, and we couldn’t be happier about it.
Weighing in at a grand 5 lbs 11 oz, reaching a stretched out length of 18 […]

The Power of Collective Thought

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

I’m not a religious person, not in the traditional sense anyway. The word “prayer” unfortunately holds negative connotations for me. However, I do believe in the power of collective thought, and of the capacity for energy to transcend time and space. Troy and I could use a little of that collective energy […]

It Takes All Types

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

I love this picture.
That is Emma Pooley on the left (silver medal), Kristin Armstrong in the middle (gold), and Karin Thurig on the right (bronze). I think that so much of the time cyclists pigeon hole ourselves as a certain “type” of rider (time trialist, climber, sprinter, etc.) based on our body […]

Wild Dogs and Stolen Mushrooms

Friday, August 8th, 2008

The other day I went to open up our backyard door to get some cool air in the house, and staring me in the eye was a large, male, unfixed, mixed breed (had the stout body of a boxer, not sure what other breeds were in there), uncollared dog that I didn’t recognize. I […]