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New Year.. New Objectives

Well, it’s a new year and time to set some new objectives.  2009 wasn’t what I consider to be a great year.  The Economy continued to be challenged, society continued to be challenged and my business was definitly challenged.  It wasn’t all bad.  I drop 10 pounds, ran nearly 500 miles and set a new [...]

20th Annual Midnight Madness

Running Masters will be holding their 20th Midnight Madness to run in the 2010 year, actually since the race starts at 10:30 pm and only goes 3 miles, you’ll technically be finishing the 2009 year with a run.  I missed this race last year since I and my entire family was under the weather, but [...]

The Nutcracker in the North Valley

My wife has been wanting to see The Nutcracker for quite some time. I’ve found a presentation coming up this holiday season close to home.  The Spisak Dance Academy has been putting on a show for 29 years.  A quick phone call and I have two tickets to see the show and another phone call [...]

Running Season.. Well, Racing Season

This year, I set out to run 500 miles, so far, I’m up to 441 miles.  The good news, I’ve dropped 9 pounds and shaved a minute off my Personal Best Pace (pbp), I’m currently at 9:11 per mile, or roughly 6.6 mph.  I’m happy with my results, even though it’s still not good enough [...]

Kid’s Calendar of Activities

Being the proud parent of a growing and curious 2 year old, we can be challenged with finding things for her to do.  Recently a friend of ours sent us a link to Raising Arizona Kids website where we found a great calendar that shows activities by day.  We’ve found all sorts of things to [...]