Of course, if Santa were depending on United to make his rounds on Christmas Eve, there’d be a revolt of present-less, disappointed nice girls and boys.
Travel
Taking 5(0) in Hawaii
This was the most perfectly-timed time-out I’ve ever unintentionally planned in my life. Ten days in Hawaii, half to swim, ride bikes, hike, run, and sun, half to sherpa for friends at the Ironman World Championship in Kona (our “real” reason to go to Hawaii in the first place).
California, Here I Come!
I haven’t been to California for a long time, too long, and I have been excited to race The Big Kahuna, a half-iron distance triathlon that’s on my bucket list for years. Then, that CT scan i had two weeks ago showed a mass in my chest. Luckily, my cancer doc had no problem with…
London Times
What could be more British than high tea at the legendary Brown’s Hotel? Nothing. Except for maybe David Beckham, and he wasn’t available. So off to Brown’s we went. Brown’s has been my favorite London hotel for a long time. In my past life I stayed here a few times. I love its history (reportedly…
Running is “Easy”
Running is easy. Not easy as in “This is a piece of cake,” but easy, as in lace up your shoes, go out the door. The rest of running isn’t as easy for me as it used to be. I used to be decently fast. Then came Ironman, which brings the sloggy endurance running that…
London Calling
Like the proverbial white knight, my dad, Pally, and I swooped in to London to save (i.e. feed) my nephew, Matt the college student, who was down to his last $28. Matt is here studying and “working” for the summer. I’m always looking for any reason to get a couple more passport stamps, and “saving”…