1/2 Marathon

Ran a 1/2 marathon over the weekend. There was more mud than I've ever encountered on a run, certainly in a race. Too fun.

The best part? I won the thing! 1st prize was a free pair of Saucony running shoes. Now I'm all set for the marathon in March. Too cool.

Shades of Green

Yep.

My new book of poetry is finally out. You can order it here.

If you want to read more about it before buying, you can go here.

Thanks for having a look!

Like the Razing

They used

the same pill

to start

the contractions -

you remember -

but this time

the dosage

is much higher

and you imagine

more than feel

as a terrible fire

burns through you,

laying waste,

like the razing

of a field

of corn

after the last

harvest.

Happy Halloween Everyone!

1/2 Marathon Man

4th over all - 1st in my age group

An odd 1/2 marathon because it was 13.7 miles.

A tough 1/2 marathon as it had 4,000 feet of elevation change.

But I'm very happy with my result.

Next up: Turkey Trot 10k!

NASA Did What?

When I proposed

crashing

a probe

into her moon,

I was informed

that the funding

had dried up.

Dad Ain't No Engineer

My son (age 7) asked me to make him a paper airplane, which I did.

He launched it into the rare air of our living room, watching as its maiden flight failed miserably.

Dad, it fell like a dead moth.

Couldn't have said it better myself. The kid is a poet at age 7.

How proud is Dad?

Very.

As to the lack of paper airplane making skills? Meh. I can live with that.