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At Least Petunia’s Happy We’re Home
After a week of not wearing makeup, or proper pants, or even deodorant, we’re home from Vieques. It is a balmy 36 degrees in Alexandria this morning and overcast. This time yesterday, we were sweating by the pool, awaiting the delivery of 2 pounds of lechon (roasted whole pig). I’m mildly sunburned, covered in mosquito…
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Five (or so) Fascinating Facts About Vieques
This is our last full day on the island. Yesterday we rented a Jeep and drove all over the island, stopping at one gorgeous, white sand beach after another to snorkel or just sit and read. Today’s plan is some pool time and then a trip to the W’s spa, then dinner at Mix here…
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I Have Not Died From Scuba Yet, But The Week is Still Young
We’ve been in Puerto Rico about three days now (four if you count the travel day) and there’s one thing that’s become evident: waterboarding is a truly excellent form of torture, as those things go. I can say that because we had our third day of scuba diving today. I probably drank less of the…
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Race Recap: LV Rock N Roll Wreck
Disclaimer: This is a very long, very thorough account of my Las Vegas RnR experience. I promise I won’t stop being your friend if you don’t want to read all of it. Seriously. You can skip it. I’ll be ok. If you like the crush and sweat of other runners, bottlenecks galore, and wearing yourself out…
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Hotel Crashing: The Venetian, Las Vegas
Did you know that the Phantom of the Opera is playing at the Venetian in Vegas? If you’re staying at the hotel, you definitely do. Because it’s everywhere. The music in the elevators? Phantom. The music in the lobby? Phantom. The welcoming card in the bedroom? Phantom. We’ve stayed in quite a few places in…
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Las Vegas: Exactly Like Venice
I’ll go ahead and kill the suspense: Yes, I actually finished the Las Vegas Rock N Roll half. No, I did not die. Or puke. Or crap myself. And I did it in 2 hours, 23 minutes, which is four minutes better than my previous half marathon also called, “When Chicago Froze Over in May.”…
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Race Review – Alexandria Turkey Trot
Hey y’all! Sorry I neglected you guys! I’m sure you’ve consoled yourselves with tons of leftover turkey. But man, between training for the Las Vegas Rock N Roll half marathon, finishing up online scuba classes, major work projects (including a complete redesign of the magazine website and revamp of the editorial process), the usual house…
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I Bet It’s Exactly Like ‘Under the Sea’ – CSI Edition
I’m halfway through my online scuba lessons and I’m becoming very, very worried. We’re taking online scuba certification classes, with plans to do the actual dive portion in Puerto Rico in December. All of this is to prepare us for diving in the Great Barrier Reef next year. I am, as you may have noticed,…