Penny Thoughtful: All Things Books and Running
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Travelogues – Grand European Adventure Day 14 – World War I in Context
Even though the late hour of the Last Post ceremony meant a long day, I consider this tour one of the best I have ever taken.
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2020 Ahead
Over the years, I have written my fair share of goal posts. They have ranged the gamut from long and specific to short and vague. As the years progress, I know I will continue to waver between the two since each version, including all the ones in between, has its advantages and disadvantages. Last year,…
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Travelogues – Grand European Adventure Day 12 -Picture Perfect Prague
Before starting my self-guided walking tour of Prague, I thought no city, least of all Prague, would top Budapest. My track record on this trip so far started to tip in the favor of guided tours over my own walking tours. Prague changed all of that. I fell hard for that city and cannot wait…
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Year in Review
2019 brought proverbial big changes. Does any calendar year not? The year that ends today brought incredible learning and growing experiences with quite a few changes along the way. I supervised four overnight field trips including two to major US cities, one by plane and one by charter bus. I navigated district politics and left…
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Travelogues – Grand European Adventure Day 11 – A Bit of a Viennese Let Down
After two fantastic days of organized tours, I did not prepare myself well enough for my self-guided tour of Vienna. At this point, I had not factored in a real break of any kind and I think my brain had reached a bit of overload. Thus, I did not eagerly anticipate my walking tour. I…
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Jingle Jingle 5k 2019
Months ago I decided to train specifically for this race, get my time back down closer to my PR time. When I shifted my focus to the marathon, I backed off from short speed. I had attempted too much too soon.
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Travelogues Grand European Adventure Day 10 – Buda, Pest, a Little of Both but not Enough
Having successfully located the tour departure point the previous day, I felt almost like a native as I navigated the metro from my flat to the State Opera House. Even though more people took this tour than the Bratislava tour, the bus did not fill completely. In fact, a family that took the Bratislava tour…
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Thoughts on Financial Peace University and Dave Ramsey
Even though I already had some opinions of Ramsey and his financial philosophy, I decided to approach this seminar with as open of a mind as I could. I have never read any of his books, listened to any of his podcasts, or consumed any of his other outputs. I have simply heard information secondhand…
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Santa Hustle Half Marathon 2019
Race #179Half Marathon #652019 Race #232019 Half Marathon #14North Carolina Half Marathon #11Santa Hustle Half Marathon #1 A month or so ago, I decided that I wanted to get in another half marathon in December. In this area, half marathons are surprisingly hard to come across, at least ones a reasonable distance away. I found…
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Travelogues – Grand European Adventure Day 9 – New History
Thanks to my earlier train the day before, I arrived with plenty of time. We won’t dwell over long on the fact that I got myself stuck in the bathroom and spent two hours using a tiny metal key-like object I found to make a hole in the door so I could stick my hand…
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