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Gravity – it’s not just a good idea, it’s the law!

This morning, the architect was driving me to work (as he does about once a week – and if I’m good, he’ll pick me up, too!) and we were having a discussion about my grace.
He said that he thought I was much less clumsy now than when we’d first met, and theorized (hypothesized?) that it [...]

Are you enjoying my hiatus?

So, less than 24 hours after I warned you about light posting, here I am! For two reasons.
1. To update you in the continuing saga of how I am attempting to humiliate myself in front of every single person in Portland.
2. To ask a favor.
The Humiliation of Amy
This morning, I rode my bike to work. [...]

Lord! What fools these mortals be.

Today is the second day in a row that I’ve biked to work. I did join the Bike-to-work challenge, with the intent of biking twice a week. BUT – I’m thinking I can do 3-4 days (which is all of them)/ week. I am a bit concerned about how I’ll work that out with my [...]

“Realizations” or “How Amy is a Dumbass” or “Maybe the PT Knows Best”

So, I was going back through my training records (because I keep them. meticulously), and realized that every time I’ve dealt with any kind of leg injury in the past year, it’s always, always been when I start running four days a week. The first week of August, I ran Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Sunday. [...]

Hi! I am still here.

This week has been busy! Between not getting enough sleep, having only three days to do five days of work (usually I have four days to get my five days in), having two big projects due this week at work, and having all these social engagements, this week has been craZy (with a capital Z)!
Tuesday [...]