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Last night following dinner at STG with Anne and Tom, Jen, Anne, and I proceeded to the Saratoga Springs Public Library to see Jen’s librarian hero and author Nancy Pearl give a talk: “The Pleasures & Perils of a Life of Reading.” The talk was entertaining, humorous, and enlightening. Nancy Pearl is personable and incredibly […]

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Ahh, porch sitting — the classic Saratoga Springs tradition. It has arrived! And damn do I love it! It’s a beautiful 67 degrees this morning, so there might be some more porch sitting in our future tonight. Porch sitting with wine & cheese last Tuesday: Life is good! By the way, see my mailbox behind […]

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On Saturday I ran my longest run to date: Nearly 17 miles. I only stopped for two brief refueling breaks. I felt great at the end. Alex and I had a greasy diner breakfast following the run, then I cruised home and spent the afternoon doing a few hours of yard work. Later that afternoon, […]

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Last Saturday morning Jen and I woke up bright ‘n early and had a really great outing in downtown Saratoga. We started the morning with a pleasant breakfast and some delicious eats (quiche, coffee, apple tarts) at the delectable Mrs. London’s, which was recently featured in USA Today as having “artisan breads (that) have long […]

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Happy February 29! It’s not every day I get the opportunity to blog on February 29th, so I thought the -16 degree temperature showing on my Google Desktop gadget right now was as good an excuse as any to post something: Wow, negative 16. Now that’s freakin’ cold! We’re about to walk the dogs and […]

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The last two days brought some insane snow here in the Northeast. It snowed nonstop all day Tuesday and Wednesday. Only this morning has the snow subsided and the skies parted to a glorious, sun-filled blue. It’s beautiful out there today and there’s a ridiculous amount of snow on the ground. It snowed at least […]

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Following my 4-mile race Saturday, the annual Saratoga Chowderfest ’08 couldn’t have fallen on a better day. Jen and I met up with friends and family alike to hit Saratoga’s local holiday and enjoy 5 rounds of delicious chowder around town. Of the chowders we tried, Gaffney’s was the clear winner in this year’s contest […]

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On Thursday, January 3, 2008 I made the front page of the Saratogian (whose Web site sucks so much it’s not even loading for me right now). The story wasn’t really about me, but it’s no less cool to see my name right on the front page in the top story — barely: The full […]

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Has it really been 9 days since I last blogged? Where does time go? Much has happened in the past week-plus, including my wife’s birthday — happy birthday to my best friend and beautiful wife, Jen! — along with tons of snow, and lots of partying. It wasn’t until Valentine’s Day 2007 that we got […]

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This Thursday, October 11 at 6:30pm is the first (annual?) fundraiser for the Saratoga County Animal Shelter at Saratoga National. Jen volunteers at the shelter, which is in rough shape and is trying to get a new facility built. The current facility is one of the few in the country that does not require mandatory […]

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