Monthly Archives: November 2011

Epilogue: IM AZ 2011

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Al

We made it to Rula Bula down the street (an Irish pub type place) for a beer and sweet potato fries at the EN after party. … A lot better than collapsing on a bed all alone, for sure. Continue reading →

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No Regrets, No Surrender

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Al

Race day starts at sunrise for IM Arizona, thousands of us treading water in Tempe Town Lake, Continue reading →

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Transporting Goods, Haitian Style

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Al

Sometimes, I’ll see a woman carrying something on her head in addition to having a rooster dangling in her grasp. Continue reading →

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More Pictures From Haiti

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Al

When things got slow in the country clinic today, I walked around outside and visited some animals. The white horse is as scrawny as he looks. Poor thing. And I’m sure there was a great big saddle sore on his … Continue reading →

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Cheryl’s Interpreter Gladias

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Al

I love how things seem to fall into place. I think 3 weeks for this place is giving me a really good feel for everything. For instance, I didn’t feel quite satisfied leaving the traditional birth attendants and not getting … Continue reading →

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Portents for the Future?

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Al

Herman Cain won’t go away. He’s enjoying himself and the media attention so much, and getting seen by the far right as “their guy”, enough so he just might stick around all the way to next November. And that would be the best thing that could happen for Democrats. Continue reading →

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Ewins Joseph: Hope for Haiti

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Al

Ewins, a 27 yo leader of his village, hopes to build a better school for the children than the one that is shown behind him. He told me a group donated funds for the construction but that it was blocked … Continue reading →

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Traditional Birth Attendants

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Al

Cheryl is apparently having trouble getting enough bandwidth to send any pictures, so these journal entries will have to suffice for now. Continue reading →

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Walking with Althus and Alishard

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Al

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Aging Athletes

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Al

One of the faster Endurance Nation triathletes wrote in about his father, whom he talked into doing a triathlon. His Dad did fairly well, now wants to get faster, but is leery of the work implied in the EN training plans. Here’s what I wrote in reply Continue reading →

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