Category Archives: Indiana

cheery pants thursday

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Marie

In case you think I was exaggerating about the roads in my neighborhood: I ran six miles in Eagle Creek last night on very clean, very dry, very non-ice covered roads. I finally broke 59:00 which is a Pretty Big … Continue reading →

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things I didn’t do yesterday

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Marie

I’m going to preface this post with a quick rant: The roads in my neighborhood are still in really bad shape. On top of the ice that was never sanded or salted, they didn’t get around to plowing the additional … Continue reading →

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pajamarama

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Marie

MORE SNOW YAY! /sarcasm I worked out this morning and then got an oil change in the midst of another mini-blizzard (or a one-fifths blizzard on the 2011 Midwest Blizzard Scale). We got a nice four inches of snow on … Continue reading →

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Um.

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Marie

I will attempt to go running today. After that nine-day stint on the disabled list, being on weather-related house arrest is almost more than I can bear. And, since I’ve professed to have very little sympathy for anyone who says … Continue reading →

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trapped under ice

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Marie

This made me feel sorta special yesterday: We had a family emergency and were out of town all weekend. More on that never. We did get home just in time for [insert clever name for ice storm here] ’11. And … Continue reading →

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if it jiggles, it’s fat

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Marie

Waaay after I ate three and a half helpings of some random crap I threw together in the kitchen tonight; after the movie was over (Howl, by the way, with James Franco playing Allen Ginsberg, highly recommend it); and after … Continue reading →

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breaking even

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Marie

Question: When you’re doing the bloggins, do you write the title or the blog post first? Do you have trouble coming up with good titles, or do you just slap down any old swill that comes to mind? I think … Continue reading →

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beer trading 101

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Marie

Yeah so, I stepped out on my front porch this morning to find a wonderful surprise awaiting me. No, it wasn’t (SPOILER ALERT) Gwenyth Paltrow’s head. IT WAS BEER. My nice friend Rob over at Daily Beer Review and I … Continue reading →

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the Dark Lord tasting [insert soviet russia joke here]

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Marie

Wow! I just have to say thanks, you guys. Seriously. Your response to yesterday’s confession was mind-blowing. Record page views, folks. (Which we all know = $$$$ for me.) Heck to the yeah! Last night I went on a fantastic … Continue reading →

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a new kind of kick

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Marie

Have I complained about how there are practically no decent races here until Spring? You’ve got your obligatory Halloween, Jingle Bell and New Year 5ks, and then the whole race thing just kind of shuts down. I understand its tough … Continue reading →

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