Penny Thoughtful: All Things Books and Running
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The Plan for Atlanta
In five days I will run my 12th marathon and Mom will run her 3rd. Not only will I run by 12th marathon but I will break my nearly two year drought of marathon running.
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Travelogues – Grand European Adventure Day 19 – Toledo Treasure
I chose the day trip to Toledo primarily because I wanted to use madrid as a home base and this tour, amongst only a handful of others, departed from there. Serendipity ended up giving me my second favorite guided tour (a near tie with the World War I battlefields tour) and took me to my…
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A Year Without a Smartphone
Before I dive into today’s prompt response, I have to admit a facepalm moment that explains quite a bit. Last week I wrote about nearly skipping the question because of its similarity to the first one I completed a few weeks before that. When I looked at the third prompt on the list and saw…
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Travelogues – Grand European Adventure Day 18 – A Bit of Barcelona
I got in to Barcelona a bit late the night before but made it to my flat without trouble. The owner, and his adorable little son, greeted me when I arrived and showed me around. I wished I could have stayed longer but I enjoyed the time I did have and even got in a…
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Obstacles to Success
Today I tackle the question, “What do I do when I encounter obstacles to success?” This question again prompted thoughts of skipping to the next question on the list although this time I considered the act due to this question’s similarity to the previous question on resilience. Instead, I will plunge ahead and attempt to…
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For Want of a Rememberall and a Time Turner
In the month just past, every week at school held something out of the ordinary, something that changed the normal routine and added to my to do list. The first week back from break, my school prepared in earnest for an evaluation visit from the Schools to Watch committee. The second week brought the aforementioned…
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Travelogues – Grand European Adventure Day 17 – (Near) Defeat at Waterloo
When I first arrived in Brussels, I had planned to walk around the city itself that Sunday morning before heading to the airport for my flight to Barcelona. Each of the next three days, however, I rode on a tour bus through the majority of the city, two tours to the north and one to…
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A Coffee Can of Memories
Just over a week ago, I ran the Greenville News Downton 5k. (I did not write a recap of the race since I smushed it into a 16 miler.) Academy Sports on Woodruff road always holds the packet pick up for this race so I usually wait until the day of the race to pick…
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Travelogues – Grand European Adventure Day 16 – Cheese, Windmills, and Democracy
For the third and final time, I made my way from my flat to the Brussels City Tour office. I let a little early so I could make a stop at the Starbucks in the Grand-Place. (They really do seem to have an uncanny knack at wedging themselves into history. Remember the one right next…
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Resiliency
Some call resiliency the response to adversity but I have more experience with handling, or not handling, difficult things than events that others consider adverse. Resiliency to me also concerns my attitude when I deal with these issues.
Got any book recommendations?