“A House Divided.” This phrase has resonated throughout history since its origin in the gospels. Most Americans associate the phrase with Abraham Lincoln who famously used it to describe the disastrous state of the UnitedContinue reading
Month: January 2018
A Woman Alone – Travel Thoughts
Back in July, my father gifted a book titled A Woman Alone: Travel Tales from Around the Globe. I had never heard of the book before but the concept intrigued me for obvious reasons. ThanksContinue reading
Greenville News Run Downtown 2018 – Race Recap
Race #140 5k #49 2018 Race #1 2017 5k #1 Greenville News Run Downtown 5k #6 After the unsuccessful PR effort at Jingle Jingle back in December, I briefly entertained another PR attempt here sinceContinue reading
World War II – A Reframed View
While at the beach over Christmas, every evening we settled in to watch a couple episodes of a 2009 documentary titled “World War II in Color.” I learned a lot watching this mminiseries, not academically,Continue reading
A 2017 Retrospective
As I reflect on 2017 and reread my three, yes three, goal posts from the beginning of that year, I am struck by how appropriate my theme for 2018 really is. If I had appliedContinue reading
2018: The Deep Dive
With the start of the new year comes a preponderance of resolutions, anti-resolutions, intentions and every shade in between. I have found myself in many of those camps. I have made specific resolutions. I haveContinue reading
Hair of the Dog 10 Miler – “Race Recap”
Also known as the race that didn’t happen. After my experience last year I was sure that I would run this race every year, make it a holiday habit like the TreesGreenville Turkey Day 8k.Continue reading