Three Days to Triathlon

Three days until Triathlon. You can learn all you want to know about the Buffalo (Minnesota) Triathlon here: http://tribuff.com  Don’t you just love the play on URLs? The answer is “no,” registered triathletes won’t be competing in the buff. Buffalo is a small town of 10,000 inhabitants just west of Minneapolis. On Sunday, June 3, [...]

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I Savvy

It’s here. The finale to the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. This movie is on my agenda for the weekend. It’s a series that both my kids and I have thoroughly enjoyed – watching the DVD of parts one and two on numerous occasions. Depp and Keith Richards happen to be on the cover of [...]

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Up or Down, Its All Just Life

Life always presents its little ups and downs…okay, some ups and downs are not so little. They’re more like that monster hill you forgot to prepare for when biking.  By the time you reach the plateau of that hill your thighs and lungs are screaming and you’re wondering why you ever got on the bike in the [...]

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Wordplay – Circumlocution

Every now and then I stumble on a really good word and I have to put it somewhere. Here seems a good place. Keep coming back for more “Wordplay.” This is Version 1.0:
cir-cum-lo-cu-tion

The use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language. Evasion in speech or writing. A roundabout expression.
Usage
The circumlocution only confused his associates until, finally, [...]

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Swim Time

OK – one last entry before bed.  I swam tonight. The first time I’ve gone in the evening versus at 6 a.m.  The pool was nearly empty. It was refreshing and I’m going to sleep well.
Distance: 700 yards
Time: 27:22
My goal is to complete 500 yards in under 15 minutes. I’m close. Really close and I [...]

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On Public Relations, Sort Of

I’m a writer who just happens to make his career in corporate public relations. Because of the nature of what I do, I’m on the constant lookout for better ways to convey the message that needs conveying. We PR types get a critical view from our key audience – the pure journalists out to write [...]

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Brick Night

I’m out of work early and the sun is warm as I race home. A quick change into my bike gear, a pump of the tires and I’m off. It’s Friday at 5:20 and I’m cruising for 17 miles. The wind is stiff from the southwest, but I won’t feel it full on until [...]

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Words of Wisdom from a Kid

“Dad!” he said, jumping up and coming over to me, he patted my stomach and added, “You look ripped.”

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Home Stretch to Tri No. 1

My diligence to prepping for June 3 and the Buffalo Triathlon waned a bit recently. I’ve not been in a pool for more than a week. I’ve not been on the bike for a week. I’ve managed only one run and one weights workout in the past three days.  Slap me silly.
In 18 days I’ll [...]

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Running and Rivers

I didn’t get a workout in today, but I’ve been going and going and going – so that counts for something.
Work consisted of a business lunch downtown (a nice interuption to the normal course of the workday), followed by a social function in St. Paul tonight. In the course of the last four hours I’ve [...]

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