24 hours from now I’ll be at the line. Well, somewhere near the line and then eventually crossing it.
24 hours from now I’ll be moving towards the line.
Current forcast: rain, high of 49, winds 15 mph. At least I didn’t waste all that training in the thunderstorms. Funny how it works out [...]

I didn’t have much time for chocolate this week, so I did some digging in the news about chocolate. There’s lot of stuff out there.
I found this interesting article about a couple opening another Schakolad franchise in Indiana. The funny thing is that their last name is Hershey. No relation to the [...]

Got back home again last night. Dad is still in ICU but I have limited time away from work and I need to save it in case I need to go again. Nearly all my family is there with him so people are close by to look after him. Its a good [...]

A quick post to say thanks for all the good thoughts and prayers for my Dad. He’s pretty sick, but in stable condition. Still in ICU though. I think this will be a longer recovery that the last time.
Hope you all are doing well and that the running is going well.

Got a call from home that my Dad is in ICU. Its another stroke. Worse than the one that started me on this fitness thing 5 years ago. Flying out tonight for my first flight since the day before 9/11.
Take care, be safe, see y’all in a bit.

This was totally stolen from VJ, but I thought it was so funny. I typed “Jon needs” into Google, so in case you are wondering what Jon needs:
Jon needs a poke in the other eye
Jon needs a new name!
Jon needs a consequence for misbehavior
Jon needs to answer some questions.
Jon needs to move on.
Jon needs [...]

Ben Lowery fixed Bloglines and now it works properly. Thanks, Ben!
Sorry for saying Bloglines sucks. :)

Today’s Chocolate Friday post was made possible by Dawn, The Pink Lady. Thanks, Dawn!
THE RULES FOR CHOCOLATE RABBITS
If you get melted chocolate all over your hands, you’re eating it too
slowly.
The problem: How to get five chocolate bunnies home from the store in a hot
car. The solution: Eat them in the parking lot.
Diet tip: Eat [...]

I love Bloglines. It helps me track tons of blogs. It has been really great.
Until now.
They added in some shortcut keys to make our blogging experience better. The only friggin’ problem is that when you to subscribe to a new blog and try to type it into the little box, and you [...]

Some important information about shin splints:
1. What are shins?
Everything below your knee but above the ankle, that isn’t your calf or your achilles tendon, is your shin. All these parts are connected together, and nobody is entirely sure how that works.
2. What are shin splints?
The term “shin splints” is a general term for any [...]