Category: another day in the life
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It’s all about the journey, right?
I had to remind myself that we were on our way home more than once over the course of today’s trip home. American Airlines managed to schedule our flights from Paris to Dallas then from Dallas to LA so close together that it was a mad scramble trying to to get through customs then get…
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Reflections on a truly volcanic trip
All day long we have been watching plane after plane take off from Charles de Gaulle Airport. Normally I either wouldn’t notice, or if the sound was too close I’d find it annoying. Not today. Today it’s like the
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On the road to … somewhere
I guess we are now officially part of history: travelers completely discombobulated by a volcano in Iceland with a name that nobody can pronounce. We decided, after a phone call to American Airlines (the airline we have our return tickets with) on Saturday that it was best to get out of England and back to…
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Adventures in Paris (in which we run a marathon then have to walk afterward)
Yesterday was the big day – the Paris Marathon. I’m relieved it’s over because now it feels like our trip can really begin. If only we could walk, it would be perfect (just kidding, sort of). We all finished and our virgin marathoner, Judy, posted the best time of all of us (not surprising as…
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Getting ready for Paris, one aching body part after another
The Paris Marathon is only 17 days away (thank you, Paris Marathon website for the countdown clock that constantly reminds us). Just us and 38,998 other folks running through the streets of Paris. What’s awesome about the course (hello, LA Marathon organizers, take note!) – the course passes several Metro stops along the way so…
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Super Sprint Tri
OK, let me start at the beginning. Â Sine the end of last March I’ve been struggling to get back in shape. Â Eileen decided I needed a carrot and a sprint triathlon would be just the thing… When we found the Race On The Base – Triathlon we signed up. It was a reverse triathlon: 5K,…
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