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Pics of Lane and lots of other kiddies at Gabe & Amanda’s last BBQ of the season.

Last Sunday (August 19th) was Lane’s first birthday. I hope to get around to a post all about that, but first things first. I commemorated the anniversary of giving birth with a different sort of endurance event – the America’s Finest City Half Marathon. I decided to do this event about six [...]

Ah Diet Coke. I can drink you no longer. You lure me in with your bubbly sweetness and caffeine punch. Later you strike with vengeance, tying my stomach in knots. For years I have been faithful – Diet Pepsi, Coke One, or the good (Diet) Doctor, none will do! You [...]

At first I thought it was my fault, getting too daring in the kitchen. Last Monday I’d made a corn sauté for dinner. Firstly, corn, of course, is difficult for even adults to digest, much less babies. But to add insult to injury, I also dashed in a few shakes too many [...]

Motivated partially by fossil fuel-burning guilt – we just bought a 2nd fridge to keep in the garage – I decided to try taking the bus to work. I do ride my bike to work a lot, but not on days when I do a running workout in the morning. City dwelling friends [...]