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Betty Says: A Math Lesson
Miles, Kilometers and Distance I’ve been holding on to this one for a while. Dear Betty, Could you please do a quick metric system math primer? People clearly have no clue how far a kilometer is. – Distance Challenged I don’t think I quite appreciated this question until I went to Boston for my conference […] Read More
Change: It’s Not Katy Perry Pink
Playing with Haircolor Since I’d posted the results of the InStyle hair app last week, I figured that I should share what I actually ended up doing. In just a few hours at the salon, I went from this (earlier this spring): To something much closer to my natural color (not that I’ve seen my […] Read More
Training: The Dark Side of the Trail
Running Safety in Numbers You know how you’re not really supposed to run alone because you don’t know what you’ll come across? Well, this was one of those weeks. Our Team in Training route took us along the north end of the Iron Horse Trail. Now, the IHT is a great paved bike and pedestrian […] Read More
Open-Faced German Sandwiches
Croque Madame I’ll be the first to admit that I have no idea if these sandwiches are German in any way, shape or form. What I do know is that I saw them serving something similar at a cafeteria in Germany, and I built my own when I returned. It’s a variation on a croque […] Read More
Fun With Hairdos
Try On Hairstyles A few weeks ago, my friend emailed several of us a photo of a new hairstyle that she wanted to try. This prompted someone to return the email with a picture of the short, cropped, blonde style slapped on top of her long, dark hair like a toupee. Of course, she’d used […] Read More
Training: No Pain, All Gain
Painless Running After passing this week’s balance and strength tests at physical therapy, I was cleared to run as much as I felt comfortable doing. In other words, he sent me out into the world with all of the excitement of a race horse being lined up at the starting line. The calendar said it […] Read More
Homemade Butter: Because You Can
Homemade Butter Now that you’ve mastered homemade yogurt, why not try making your own butter? I don’t usually refer you to other blogs for recipes, but there’s nothing I can add to Bryn’s awesome walkthrough of how to make homemade butter on Writes4Food.com. Do you read Bryn’s blog? You should. Here in the Bay Area, […] Read More
We Have Many Winners!
Fundraising Drawing Results Before I get to the exciting results of my first-ever fundraising drawing, I want to thank all of my donors for their participation, support, retweets and Facebook shares. Every bit of it is appreciated. Thanks to you, I’m 60% of the way towards my goal of $2,000. I can assure you that […] Read More
3k On the 4th
4th of July Race Happy Fourth of July, everyone! I hope your day is filled with good food, good friends and a little bit of exercise. As for me, in about two hours I’ll be running my first-ever 3k fun run as a pacer for the Tiny Kitchen Assistant. He’s unbelievably excited, and promises to […] Read More
Training: When You Can’t Run, Walk
Move At Your Own Pace The good news (and it’s very good news!) is that my IT band is starting to feel better. Last Sunday, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I could run a bit and mostly walk a 10k without stabbing pain in my knee; this wouldn’t have been possible a month […] Read More