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Labor Day weekend held glorious weather, which allowed us to *finally* get in our first hike of the season.  We originally planned to leave at the crack of dawn on Saturday, but later decided that nothing beats a good sleep to start the long weekend, and traffic cooperated so we didn’t kick ourselves for making […]

We combined our Juddmansee forces for pickling this weekend.  Brian had put up peaches last year, so was familiar with the canning process.  I had done sun pickles in the past, but hadn’t graduated from pickles that can be stored in the refrigerator to long-term shelf-table preservation.  Inspired by our CSA’s recipes, falling a bit […]

We’ve both been considering some races for the fall as we’ve been training through the summer. Here’s the confirmed lineup. Brian is competing in the Lobsterman Triathlon in Freeport Maine, recommended by our Ironman dentist and Triathlon magazine as “the” Olympic distance triathlon to do in New England. To continue reliving my 2000 season, I’m […]

I completed my first triathlon today and wanted to get my thoughts down while they are still relatively fresh. The short story is that I had a great time, finishing 23rd out of 53 in my age group (Male 35-39) and 100th out of 450 overall. Official results are here. Advance warning, this is going to […]

I completed my first triathlon today and wanted to get my thoughts down while they are still relatively fresh. The short story is that I had a great time, finishing 23rd out of 53 in my age group (Male 35-39) and 100th out of 450 overall. Official results are here. Advance warning, this is going to […]

Su pointed out that I had not blogged in a while so the task fell to me today.  I think that F words make a lovely theme for my first blog post in nearly two months. Fathers! – First off Happy Fathers Day to both of our dads. Neither of us would be who we are […]

The past month has marked several special events in our volunteer activities.  We were reminded why it’s so rewarding to be involved in our community and to support these non-profit organizations. Brian attended the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center Volunteer Appreciation event, and received the Ellie Crestin award for his service.  He is even quoted in […]

We ran the Covered Bridges Half Marathon this weekend in Woodstock, Vermont.  We stayed at the Lincoln Inn, with a friendly innkeeper and delicious Asian Fusion restaurant (Mangowood) for dinner.  The area was scenic and quaint, made even more enjoyable by our knowledgeable and fun friend Heather, who went to Law School nearby and joined […]

We’ve been making a concerted effort to improve our fitness, motivated in part by our upcoming half-marathon.  Brian decided to register for a tune-up race this weekend, and I grudgingly agreed to run too. We arrived at the race course along with hundreds of obviously serious runners.  (The race results reflected that 90% of the […]

Spring is in full force in New England and its arrival has definitely increased my motivation to be productive both indoors and outdoors.  Today I was feeling a bit unmotivated after having a great workout yesterday, but my friend Mike convinced me that it was so beautiful outside that I couldn’t possibly pass it up. […]