fa·ther/fäther/ Noun: A man in relation to his natural child or children. Verb: Be the father of: "he fathered three children". This is one definition of father. In my mind, and possibly yours too, a father is far more than simply providing a … [Continue reading]
Share the Road
Choosing cycling over running is becoming less and less odd to me. 'though I do want to be able to get out for more runs, I must place cycling at the forefront of all exercise options if I am to complete a century event this year. I'm off to a decent … [Continue reading]
Fivefinger; Tentoes
It was a wild idea: wearing my VFFs again. I must admit, a part of me was wondering if I was pushing my luck by running at all. My ankle was far from fully healed. The few runs that I have done felt less than normal. Yet, in the back of my mind, I … [Continue reading]
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Rock We had just arrived at the camp drop off. Almost immediately, YaYa was picked out of the crowd by a couple of the ever-enthusiastic counselors. One ran over yelling his name, and minutes later YaYa was playing games with the same group of kids … [Continue reading]
when left alone
Tomorrow morning, YaYa leaves for another year at Camp Kesem. As the suitcase is filled with his belongings, I think back to the 1st time the kids went away to this camp. Falling a short 3 months after Tom's death, camp fell in the same month I was … [Continue reading]