Rob is going back to school
I’ve got a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Engineering Management. Now it is time to get a degree I want to use. It is interesting how our decisions in life change. In about 7 years I will…
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5k PR
Today was the annual North Stonington Education Fund 5k race with kids races. Since the race starts only 3/4 mile from our house and supports the local schools, we decided to attend again this year. I ran to the start,…
Cold Frame
For Mother’s Day, Anna had 1 request: “build a cold frame for my plants before you leave town.” Well since I was leaving town on Monday, that didn’t leave much time to get the project designed, built, and installed. A…
Grizzly Rock Screen
Ever since we moved in, we have been working to improve our horse riding arena. We have spent some unknown number of hours using pitchforks and just our hands picking up the rocks out of the arena. Last year, we…
Great goats!
Today, Alex and Vicki spent the day with Great Goats 4H Club at Cedars of Lebanon Farm. They learned about getting ready for shows and how to show a goat. They also learned about showing chickens, sheep, and dogs. It…
The road not taken…
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood… While I am not known for being a particularly sentimental person, “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost has always been my favorite poem. To me, it is (and has been) a mantra…
Ragnar 3 of 3
I have completed my contribution to our Ragnar relay. My final 6.3 miles were run at a 8:33/mile pace. My hip was very tight and that was my limiting factor for speed. Overall, I am extremely pleased with my running.…
Ragnar 2 of 3
I finished my second run. 9.3 miles at a 8:00/mile pace, in the dark. Again I was faster than anticipated. I killed 8 on that leg and finally got passed. Apparently there are only about 17 teams left ahead of…
Ragnar run 1 of 3
I survived my first run of 9 miles. I ended up running a little faster than planned: average 7:32/mile for 9 miles. Hopefully I won’t regret that later. I did get 11 kills (overtaking another runner). Vote for our team…
What is a RAGNAR?
A couple of months ago, some running friends asked me to join their Ragnar Relay Team. From the Ragnar website: “Ragnar is the overnight running relay race that makes testing your limits a team sport. A team is made up…