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Monthly Archives: July 2009

Milestone

Monday, July 20, 2009

This week was a milestone for me.  This is the first time that I have crested 40 miles in a single week!  I am spending more hours on the road than I ever have before.  Surprisingly, my legs are feeling pretty good, which will come in handy considering that I will be running even more [...]

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Trail race report!

Sunday, July 19, 2009

I’m slacking with these updates, for which I beg forgiveness.  Please.  I’m sorry.  Don’t give me that look…  I missed two weeks worth of updates, which I will now try to detail here, although my memory is already fuzzy.  My mind kind of goes fuzzy anyway when I’m running, and when I’m not running too.  [...]

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A Wing and a Prayer

Sunday, July 12, 2009

An ex roommate of mine was avidly into hang gliding, and a couple of weeks ago I stumbled upon some photos I took from a day invited me to come out and spend a day in the fascinating world of unpowered flight. Though I work extensively with air and space craft on a daily basis [...]

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The Fallow Fields of Today’s Society

Friday, July 3, 2009

It is a beautiful but hazy morning in the San Joaquin Valley, as I ride the Amtrak #701 north to Sacramento, sipping my habitual coffee as I type. In the early morning light, the endless fields of crops – the farms, vineyards, and orchards that supply the nation with a third of its food – [...]

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