Author Archives: Slaho

RAGNAR 2012, Part III: The Race Is On!

Race time was quickly approaching.  It was sometime around 6:45 am when we found our van 1 teammates. They were in the safety seminar finding out why one should wear the headlight and the reflector jacket at night.  They were … Continue reading

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Ragnar 2012, Part II : Dinner and the wake-up call

Wednesday night out-of towners started arriving.  Roly and Cory came in from D.C. to stay at Roly’s mom’s house.  They took advantage and went to the Orange Bowl where they got to witness history with the highest scoring bowl game … Continue reading

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RAGNAR 2012… The beginning…

The second weekend of the year has become somewhat predictable for these past four New Years.  Wency Ortega is going to run.  And if the pattern holds up, more and more people are going to run with him, particularly Javier … Continue reading

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Out With the Old…

New Year’s Day, and as usual I am arriving late to mass.  It is a terrible habit, not made any easier by having children who fight getting dressed for mass, and in particular a daughter who waits until the last … Continue reading

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The Runner in the Distance

It had been a frustrating day.  Nothing went right.  There were so many things I had to fix.  And in a hurry.  I didn’t want this right now.  I didn’t need this right now.  I wasn’t going to face this … Continue reading

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My first dictated post

I just got the iPhone 4S. This thing is pretty cool. You see I don’t have to type in this blog I’m actually dictating it. Now it’s not like I’m going to make a habit of this, but seeing as … Continue reading

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U2 – 360 MIAMI – and how and why I almost didn’t go… + a Review, TOO!

It was the concert that seemingly would never arrive.  I had gotten the tickets to this concert in November of 2009.  I thought I would be seeing them July 9, 2010.  Then Bono hurt his back and the concert was … Continue reading

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WEIRD AL – TOP 6, The Originals

So here’s Part II of my Weird Al picks.  Few people know that more than half of the songs on his ALbums (that’s what he calls them… get it/ AL-bums… whatever) are original songs.  Though he’s famous for his parodies … Continue reading

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WEIRD AL – TOP 6 – The Parodies

This past week Weird Al Yankovic released his latest CD.  The guy has now been recording for over 30 years.  And he’s still at it, and he’s as funny, clever, and ingenious as ever.  Nobody has ever done parody better … Continue reading

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How You Know You’re Getting Old

Today I was getting caught up on my baseball scores online when I came across a tidbit of information I found interesting.  It seems that June 21, 1991 was the debut of Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez in the major leagues. So, … Continue reading

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