Just returned from a work week in San Fran and thought I’d share this. The photo is of the protesters who hung a “Free Tibet” banner from the Golden Gate Bridge to protest the human rights conditions in China as the Olympic Torch is set…
So, it’s been a couple weeks since my last posting and I’ve managed to push a half marathon in Atlanta then jet directly to San Fran for a week of work (culminating in the always enjoyable Red Eye flight home – BTW, thanks, ATA, for…
OK, how funny is this. Yours truly appears as #632 on the list of Top US Men’s Marathon Times in 2007 (as posted on letsrun at http://www.letsrun.com/2008/mensmarathonlist.php). My fastest time last year was no 2:08 or 2:09 run by Ryan Hall but then, again, I’m…
So I was thinking about something when I was in DC last week and there was all sorts of presidential election stuff happening all around me. It got me thinking. Follow me here… Let’s go back and start when I was 21 and old enough…
Hi, my name is Mike and I’m an addict. (All together: “Hi, Mike”).It all started for me in college. Illegally. Not surprisingly.My first two were definitely illegal – I didn’t pay, qualify or even register.I just jumped in. It was too easy to follow the…
It’s gonna be one of those sunny and warm winter weekends that make the South such a great place to be! Gotta get up and dance for that one! First I limp to the side like my leg was brokenShakin’ and twitchin’ kinda like I…
So I began my foray into the world of blogging by sharing just a little of “what I’ve learned” with you (see version 1.0 in an early January 2008 post). I hope to continue adding to this regularly for a couple of reasons. First, I…
“Mike lived through waffle trainers, chinos, preppy shirts, member’s only jackets, parachute pants, aviators, neon, a pocket protector, cowboy boots, grunge, punk, rap, Madonna (he might not be over her yet), Hawaiian shirts, power (and leisure) suits and who knows what else. Let’s welcome him…
I was researching a story and came across this GREAT photo. For those who might not recognize the pavement, it’s the downhill start of the Boston Marathon as seen from the lead race vehicle in 1987. Stan Grossman took the photo for the Boston Globe….