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• 2012 (1)
  • April (1)
    • A Year in the Life
• 2011 (7)
  • May (1)
    • A Win, A Sufferfest and A Disaster.
  • March (2)
    • Always the Bridesmaid....
    • March Madness
  • February (1)
    • Call me in the Morning
  • January (3)
    • Clarity
    • Cleansing My Mind and Body
    • New Year, New Resolutions
• 2010 (95)
  • December (3)
    • Cozumel
    • Off Season and the Cozumel Recap Part 1
    • Cozumel
  • November (5)
    • Just Because I LOVE this song.
    • Down to the Wire
    • The [Cranky] Pants Come Off
    • Cranky Pants
    • Happy Halloween!
  • October (7)
    • Love That Man of Mine
    • Weekend of Wonders
    • Hello, Hello Baby!
    • It's Time to Turkey Trot!
    • Tra-la-la
    • Kona, Undies, Lyme and the Dog and Pony show!
    • David Bowie in Space
  • September (6)
    • Some things come in 3's
    • quick update
    • Hitting my Stride
    • Happy New Year and New Galleries!
    • Photo Extravaganza!
    • Racin' fool
  • August (6)
    • Yay, photos!
    • Fresh off the press!
    • Celebrations, samplings and California!
    • And it goes on and on, and on and on, and on and on....
    • Put it in the Book
    • Early Morning
  • July (6)
    • Inspiration Station
    • Give me the Shot, Give me the Pill, Give me the Cure
    • Ven Conmigo!
    • CT Criterium Championships and New England Regional Championships
    • Believe
    • Woman About Town
  • June (5)
    • I'm Not Dead Yet!
    • Lights, Camera, ACTION!
    • Race Karma
    • Here Today, Lyme Tomorrow
    • Is This Thing On?
  • May (7)
    • Like a Rolling Stone
    • And..... We're LIVE!
    • Triple-Threat Tuesdays
    • Where in the World?
    • Madre mio
    • The Next One
    • How Do You Measure
  • April (10)
    • Live from St Croix
    • I've loved you so long
    • M.I.A
    • Roses
    • Speed Demon
    • A New Series Entitled: Stuff I Love
    • Ready to Roll
    • Weekend Adventures and Exciting News
    • The Wheels on the Bus... FALL OFF.
    • Happy Birthday, Cass!
  • March (11)
    • JUMP!
    • Tired legs
    • BIG NEWS
    • Sittin' on the Dock
    • Watch my Stupidity in Action
    • It Must Be...
    • The Official Start of the Season
    • Damn you New York Times
    • El Fin de Semana
    • Dreams of Italy
    • I'm Back, Bitches! (an homage to my friend Dawn)
  • February (11)
    • Slushy
    • Lunch!
    • No Such Thing...
    • Yum!
    • Happy Valentine's Day, Sam!
    • Sorry for the....
    • The machine
    • Payback
    • Falling Off the Wagon
    • Trusting
    • Belgium-Fest
  • January (18)
    • Super snack
    • How Can I be expected to...
    • Never Too Late
    • Breathe
    • Another Plunge Photo
    • The Polar Plunge ... In Pictures
    • Home, Sweet Home...For February!
    • Taking the Plunge...
    • Polar Plunge 2010
    • Amateur Versus Pro
    • Home Sweet Home...for February, at least
    • Mo Mo
    • My Running Buddy
    • Hope Springs Eternal
    • As Time Goes By
    • It's a 2 post kind of day...
    • The Cleanse - Day 2
    • And so it begins...
• 2009 (197)
  • December (11)
    • Partyville
    • Oof - Da
    • Carebear
    • KO'd
    • Dubbel Belgian Brew
    • Presentation is everything!
    • Happy Chanukah!
    • Thanks...
    • Juice Me!
    • Make New Friends
    • Treasure Hunting
  • November (17)
    • Cross, of course!
    • Guess what's for Channukah?
    • Holiday Behavior
    • NEW!
    • Ani!
    • Dance all night
    • I like to Oat, Oat, Oat.
    • Photos!
    • Ironman Florida
    • Hip Hip Hooray!
    • HOME!
    • It's almost time...
    • Looks like I'm not the only one that dislikes most birds
    • Getting my OM on pre race
    • I found a really big monkey
    • Home Sweet Home
    • I get by with a little help from my friends
  • October (16)
    • My Life in Fruit
    • My Life in Fruit
    • Horsin' Around
    • Mmmm breakfast
    • Flying Solo
    • Going Long
    • Mmmmm bagels
    • I love me some swimsuits!
    • 25
    • Ready to get dirrrrrrty!
    • Baking!
    • And We all Fall Down
    • Sooooo fast
    • I Felt the Air Rise Up in Me
    • Multimedia message
    • TGIF
  • September (16)
    • Welcome Capo! Thanks, Cannondale!
    • Atonement
    • Walkin' the Walk
    • Check it out! Goodies from my girl Tracy
    • Momma mouse
    • My pumpkin patch
    • Tired Pony
    • Happy Birthday, Grandma and L'Shanah Tovah!
    • Entertainment Break
    • Taking a break from the boxes
    • Go...and then Go Some More
    • Rest In Peace
    • New Beginnings
    • Eating the 'Humble Pie'
    • More tests
    • Race site, post cleanup
  • August (15)
    • Newest member of the family - more home improvements
    • When Life Gives you Lyme(s), make... Margaritas?
    • Goal list
    • Wicked
    • Fun in the Sun!
    • Today's hilarity - luna calls to the noon whistle (and anytime the fire whistle goes off)
    • Oh Happy Day
    • Perfect evening for dinner on my roof!
    • One Beastie I Be
    • Round 2 man, I must be training again, looking tired but Patagonia makes everything better!!
    • Happy feet - thanks Patagonia
    • Today's YAY moment
    • We're captive on a Carousel of Time.
    • Fresh from the yard!
    • The Return of Optimism
  • July (17)
    • Morning joy
    • Home improvements
    • The Space Between
    • Another update, and understanding better what the heck is going on.
    • Quick update
    • Lap 1 of the Bike
    • On the Bike
    • The moat important line of the day...bathroom.
    • Lake Placid Ironman Live Coverage
    • I NEED one of these stickers
    • On the road again. Lake Placid trip
    • Goodbye, dear friend.
    • Pre run
    • Dikran rocking some new Cannondale gear
    • Recover, Recover, Recover
    • Feelin' Groovy
    • Welcome back.
  • June (20)
    • Confidence
    • Cutey field mouse I moved out of the road - didn't snap any pics of the turtles that I helped on their great migration
    • Yay dirt road riding!
    • Waterfall by the Indian reservation
    • Old granite state line marker on a back road by the covered bridge
    • Waterfall and water wheel - more scenes from a long ride
    • Pics from a long ride - a camel in ny state at Noah's Arc Farm
    • Scenes from a long run
    • Lake Waramaug Tri and Housy Hills Road Race (CT Cycling State Championships)
    • Forget 'afternoon delight', I get mine in the morning!
    • Girl, Interrupted
    • Posting - no more "courage.com"
    • Crazy Town
    • So fast!!
    • Delivery
    • What do you do when you're not training?
    • Benchmarks
    • Ready for battle!
    • "Dance while you Can"
    • Here Comes The Bride
  • May (14)
    • Just a few goodies that arrived today from my sponsor, Bear Naked yay!
    • Happy Birthday Love!
    • Re-Arrange
    • Keeping the Balance
    • Memorial Day
    • A Sunday Ride
    • Not a bird fan
    • Words to Live By
    • La Alma de mi Madre
    • Thoughts and Prayers
    • Welcome to my office
    • Calendar
    • Bigger Fish to Fry
    • Just one of the glorious inhabitants of St Croix!
  • April (14)
    • On the road again.
    • Packing and odds and ends
    • I Hate Cancer
    • Over the Moon
    • Packing awards
    • Some light reading
    • Keep on Keepin' on
    • Packing race bags
    • The reward for another long run and recovery ride completed...ice bath!
    • The Adventure Continues
    • Welcome!
    • Monday Musings
    • Triple-Threat Tuesday
    • Got to keep on Movin'
  • March (17)
    • Post- race stretching
    • ART
    • Pictures from Sunday!
    • Inspiration
    • Weekend Update - only not as funny as SNL
    • All I have to say
    • Another Sunday another
    • The run must have been hard
    • Just Because It Looks Fun!
    • Pictures - Bethel week 1
    • And so it begins...
    • Grrrrr
    • Cool Beans
    • Involuntary Naps
    • Dinner
    • Carolina on my mind
    • 10 For Sunday
  • February (24)
    • Home, Sweet, Home
    • Fin
    • Where in the World?
    • Time Zone Craziness
    • It's a Wonderful Day in the Neighborhood
    • Tired Pony
    • The Adventure Continues
    • "Make New Friends, but Keep the Old...."
    • Confidence - it doesn't just come from training
    • Happy Birthday, Joe!!
    • Pictures to Please!
    • Day is Done
    • Every Day is Friday
    • Goodnight Moon, Goodnight Stars
    • Some advice for you, even though you weren't asking.
    • Pictures!
    • Food Centric
    • Mountain Song
    • "I ride my
    • And so it begins...
    • Back on Solid Ground
    • 22 days
    • Packing
    • Keep on Keepin' on
  • January (16)
    • Life on the Farm
    • Tri-Divas and Spinathon Magic
    • One Day at a Time
    • To Twitter or Not
    • Moto Show Pics!
    • 30 Feels Tropical (and other ways to tell you are from New England)
    • Winter Camping
    • Body Fat (such an alluring subject)
    • Dog is my copilot
    • And on Monday, she rested
    • Another dinner masterpiece
    • There is no such thing as bad weather, only inadequate gear
    • Positivity
    • Dinner
    • Monday Musings
    • Making Resolutions all Year Long
• 2008 (91)
  • December (24)
    • Let it snow
    • It's almost New Years
    • Skype, Webcams and other technological fun
    • Yes, I am supposed to be training (and blogging)
    • On the road again
    • Merry Christmas
    • Luna in the snow
    • SNOW!!!!
    • Parties and other fun
    • Make your own sunshine
    • Party!
    • The Holidays
    • Observation of the day
    • Pedal On
    • Idle Hands
    • A legend leaves
    • Espana!
    • Construction-Disruption
    • Busy little (Mandy) B(ee)
    • A Friday Observation
    • Shock and Awe
    • Me and my buddy
    • Pure Sweet Hell
    • Sunday night YUM
  • November (28)
    • Sunday top 5
    • Happy bike
    • Update - everything is ok
    • Thoughts and prayers
    • Still beaming after Franti
    • Oh happy day!
    • Daily dose of cute
    • Power to the peaceful
    • Day is Dawning
    • All I can see is Red
    • Snuggle time
    • Getting back on the healthy eating train.
    • It's my race and I'll hawk if I want to, hawk if I want to
    • Because Michael Asked Me To
    • Your daily dose of gross
    • One for the morning.
    • One for the morning.
    • It's you know who!
    • So this is....
    • Rise and Shine
    • Where I lay me down to rest
    • The Off Season - part I
    • Oh Happy Day!
    • Homemade apple pie
    • On our way to vote.
    • Proof!
    • We've only just begun
    • Continuing the tradition with the victory mug
  • October (34)
    • Good night and good luck
    • Keep it calssy panama city
    • And then we got a bonus
    • Waffle house - an experiment in yum!
    • Wake up call
    • I'm leaving on a jet plane....again.
    • Shout out
    • Swimmy Time
    • Fun in the sun
    • Approved!
    • Ch ch changes
    • Burn, baby burn
    • Going back to Boston
    • Boston fun
    • How to lose a day in 2 days.
    • Good Bye, Farewell, Afeitasen (dear lord i have no clue how to spell that), so long!
    • Somewhere to lay down my weary head
    • Adventuring!
    • Arts and crafts
    • Another huge thank you
    • The Best is Yet To Come
    • Coolest, hardest day of my life
    • The long and winding road
    • Leiahi - The Ring of Fire
    • Make yourself comfortable...
    • And all of a sudden it's real. # 1802 and everything is orange...sweet!
    • And the troops come in
    • It's 3 AM, I must be lonely (or jet lagged)
    • I could get used to this...
    • Kona is home...for the next 2 weeks. I landed safely with bike and luggage. Condo is amazing and I saw and practically fell over 4 giant sea turtles - just awesome. Pair that with all the top pro sitings (at my condo!!) And it makes for one great day!
    • People watching - ny to la, la to kona...
    • My boys
    • I just can't wait until tomorrow to show you these:
    • Because Orange is my FAVORITE color
  • September (5)
    • Mmmmmm soup
    • You'll have to wait a little longer...
    • New Jersey - Only the Strong Survive
    • Yes, my ride is sweet. Thanks Cannondale!!
    • Yes, I have joined the evil empire.