Author Archives: Marie

Operation Glutenful

So it turns out I am one of three remaining people on the planet who still tolerates gluten. Hell, I not only tolerate the shit… But a bunch of people are trying to tell me that gluten is responsible for … Continue reading

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important events happening in my non-blogging life

It’s been a while. I think I might be losing that talent for daily blogging that some might argue I never had in the first place. Also my talent for writing sentences. Or thinking coherent thoughts in my head. It’s … Continue reading

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A little bitter

I have a love/hate relationship with the Indianapolis 500Fest Mini Marathon (it’s tomorrow). I’ve run it nearly every year since I’ve lived here, except for one year I had a sprained ankle and last year when I was pregnant. With more … Continue reading

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HEY GIRL! or: the hilarity of misguided rage

So I used to work at a TV news station. My official title was web content coordinator, but everybody called me Web Girl. It made me feel like a dork superhero. And although I did many important things to facilitate … Continue reading

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In lieu of actual content…

I don’t have anything mind-blowing to report, but I did have an iced coffee today. Anyway. The run streak continues. Today was day 11, which is six days more than I’ve ever run consecutively in my life. Too bad the … Continue reading

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tequila farts

And on the seventh day, she read in Runner’s World about this dude who did a 25-year run streak and she wanted to blow her brains out. Yeah, well. You gotta start somewhere right? You might be laughing now, but … Continue reading

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WE’RE GOING STREAKING

No, not that kind of streaking. Although that is pretty much how my ass looks right now. I’m talking about a run streak, and today was day 5. And in the grand tradition of me celebrating mediocre victories and jinxing … Continue reading

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Google this for me (a giveaway, possibly)

So, I was cleaning out my car the other day and came across this: Ah, the elusive note scribbled on a bar coaster. What does it mean? I have no idea! So I am calling on you dear readers to … Continue reading

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so…

We optimistically ignored the clicking sound coming from the refrigerator all week, until last night when, in typical white suburban middle class fashion, over a nice Mondavi Pinot, we Googled “refrigerator clicking” and came across this ominous post. We talked it over … Continue reading

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Don’t grumble, give a whistle

3.5 miles. Fat and fat. But it’s okay! I’m looking on the bright side. I set out to do a longish/longer/whateverthefuckyouwannacallit run yesterday morning, and I expected it to be fairly easy. It was one of those days when you … Continue reading

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