‘Aaron, if you could go on vacation, anywhere in the world, where would you want to go?’

‘West Virginia.’

‘Aaron! Be serious.’ And I realized he was.

If I go too long without traveling (say 3-4 months, to some place at least as exotic as Europe), I get flat. I get a little narrow and […]

Lobsterfest VI

Chevy Chase, MD

April 25, 2015

As Sarah W. pointed out at the 6th Annual LobsterFest, the only people who have annual birthday parties anymore are kids under 10 and grandparents over 90.  And Martha.

When I was a kid I had homemade birthday parties.  My mom would make a cake.  My brother […]

Bull Run in Quotes in Reverse Chronological Order

2 Days After Finishing Bull Run Run

‘So Aaron, do you know why I keep running ultras, even though they’re just bouts of prolonged misery that drain the life out of my soul?’

Aaron swiveled his chair around but did not say anything.  I think I’ve mentioned before that Aaron does […]

UPDATE – SHOES ARE TAKEN – very glad to see them go to good homes!

My feet expanded from a womens size 8 to size 8.5, and I have finally owned up to the fact that I can no longer wear the majority of my previous shoes. When I really like a shoe, I often […]

‘Aaron, I have one goal.  Can you guess what it is?’

Aaron dislikes guessing games, especially poorly defined guessing games.  ‘I can’t even begin to.  What are the parameters of this said goal?’

‘Ultras.’

‘Oh, okay.  Umm… To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, hear the lamentations of their women?’

‘No.’

Aaron was […]