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There’s a baseball game tonight.
(By the time you read this, the game will be over. You will know what I don’t know as I write.)
The game? It doesn’t matter. Does that matter?
The Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox have each played 162 games this season. They have each won 88 and lost 74. One […]

We have all heard the sayings. There are many sayings, each with a slightly different rhythm but the same message. We have all been told that “It” is not just about winning. And yet, at the same time, American society prizes winners. Competition is supposed to bring out the best and let […]

I am pleased to report that the hydration pack was a success.  Yes, my husband would probably say it was also successful in making me look like a dork, and yes, he’s probably right.  I think though he might be a little biased due to the fact that I filled the “bladder,” yeah it does […]

I had many fears about doing the triathlon. For example, I was worried about leaving a trail of vomit behind me and perhaps finding myself on a Youtube clip. However, my bigger fear was about what would follow the event. I worried that once the triathlon was over, so was my exercise […]

This past weekend was a big deal to me. On previous Mother’s Days, (alright, there have only been 3 of them since my oldest is only 4), I’ve enjoyed sleeping in until roughly 10 am and having breakfast in bed. This year I was up before 6 am. By 10 am, I […]

I admit, in front of you all, that I am indeed competitive. Maybe it’s because I’m a guy, maybe it’s because of my birth order, maybe it’s because I live in Los Angeles. I don’t know the why. But I do know that I am, indeed, competitive.
Now, I’m not competitive about the stuff I used […]

I wish I could remember dates. I’d be able to tell you how old Andrew was when he smashed my thumb.
It wasn’t his fault, actually. We were playing football in the back yard. He was wanting to practice kicking. I think that he had tried punting. Now he wanted to try kicking field goals.
I was […]