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What do you do when you have exactly one day in New York City? This was the question I faced after running the NYC marathon. I had burned two days preparing to shuffle through the five boroughs and now I had about five minutes to enjoy the rest of the trip. I considered all the possibilities: the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, the Vessel, a Broadway show, museums, a skate at Rockefeller. There were so many things to do. But I didn’t need to worry. My Man had a

I signed up to do the NYC marathon.  In my research coming to this marathon, one writer referred to is as the world’s most inconvenient marathon. There is no more appropriate description. I must pick up my packet in one part of town.  Once I have my official bag I must go three miles away which is an hour in New York time to Central Park. After dropping off things I might want tomorrow after  the race, I must fight my way back to my hotel. Then there is getting to the buses b

I used to be a hiker. I was proud of this fact. A good day was 15 miles on the trail with thousands of feet of climbing. I was tough. Now even though I require no joint replacements, I mostly watch hiking. No, hiking is not usually considered a spectator sport but I like to think that I am breaking new ground being the only person in the world that watches hiking. Like most bad ideas, this was not an intentional choice. My Man bought a house that sits near a popular hiking tr

Now that summer is over, I am slowly transitioning my life to fall and winter gear. Sure, it is late for most people but I live in Arizona. Winter does not require a full costume change like it does up north. The shorts do not disappear for months and store clerks will still look at you blankly if you request hats or gloves. It is a bit more subtle in the Southwest. Here we just adjust which sunscreen we might use as the blistering hot sun will only be out for 10 hours instea