What Makes Me Laugh

6:20 a.m. Worry Wart Day two of the Vegas adventure started at 6:20 a.m. with a more-than-slightly hungover me waking to the alarm of a text message. You should just lay there, my body said. But my brain had different ideas, so I fumbled for the phone and opened it under the covers to read [...]

I’m a little road weary from the trip and sore from the run (I silently scream at the sight of stairs) but I couldn’t wait to share the Vegas blow-by-blow since it’s so good. I’m doling out by day, so check back for the new installments. Sorry there’s no pic for the first day – [...]

I’m leaving today for Las Vegas to run Sunday’s Rock ‘N Roll Half Marathon on the Vegas strip. Both Vegas and running a half will be a first, and I hope to survive both. So far I’ve survived running in the rain, the wind, the snow, and the ice, so whatever lies ahead can’t be that bad. A big [...]

I’m getting older, so my doctors tell me, and they aren’t very nice about it. I hurt my shoulder in July when I took a backhand swing with my tennis racket a little harder than normal. It’s embarrassing because I was frustrated, and said a few choice words, but no rackets were broken. I just [...]

That’s what my friend Crystal said when she realized that Doug wasn’t aware we were planning a trip to Vegas.  “Yeah,” I said, giving a sheepish look over at Doug. “I haven’t told him yet. But I was going to soon!” See, I have this bad habit of asking for forgiveness rather than permission (not [...]