Monthly Archives: April 2013

Along the Littoral

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Al

The biggest draw of Savages, though is not the blood or dope, but the scenery… the action is always softened by that barely perceptible but insistent call to “catch a wave, and you’re sitting’ on top of the world”. Continue reading →

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Mt. Rainier Duathlon

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Al

The Mt Rainier Duathlon is a little local race I’ve done 3 or 4 times in the past ten years, most recently 2007 and 08. The Long Course is a 5.18 mi run/ 28.8 mi bike/3.8 mi run. The first … Continue reading →

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Boston Redux

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Al

The maudlin media got to me. “Boston’s a tough town, a resilient town.” “You picked on the wrong group of people – marathoners. They run faster than you, and they don’t quit.” The Boston Marathon is unique in the running … Continue reading →

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What a Week

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Al

You always hear, “Well, at least he died doing what he loved.” That might be true, but it’s no solace to his loved ones or friends. Continue reading →

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Game of Thrones II

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Al

Jon Snow (a bastard traitor), Arya Stark (a pre-pubertal girl), Tyrion Lannister (a dwarf with a disfiguring facial scar), and Daenerys Targaryen ( the product of three hundred years of inbreeding to keep the bloodline pure) are without question the coolest people in this show, and had damn well better join forces and dump the scheming Lannisters into the sea, later rather than sooner, as I’d like this show to go on for about five more years. Continue reading →

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Game of Thrones

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Al

Oh, and did I mention there are Zombies in this show? Continue reading →

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