New Year’s Day "Good Luck" Feast
Oh, Marilyn! Or… A Mini New Year’s Resolution
2010: A Tabata Odyssey
Bataan Memorial Death March
Cookie PR?! And Back to Green Things
Christmas Eve 2009: A Brief Story in Photos
Christmas Eve A.M. Workout
Attention! Earn your cookies! We’re doing a Christmas Eve Filthy Fifty™ in Gillis Park (map) on Thursday, December 24 at 9:00 a.m. sharp. Come out and play! Not in Austin? Here’s the workout. Feel free to play along at home! 50 consecutive reps of each:box jumpspushupsDB or KB swingswalking lungesdipsDB or KB push presssupermanburpeeselbow-to-kneesdouble-unders The last time I did this... read moreHoliday Dino-Chow: Fancy Olives
OHS. OMG!
I didn’t workout yesterday, so today was supposed to be back squats or deadlifts, Dave’s pick. But on Lyssa’s recommendation, I read this new blog by Coach Burgener’s daughter Sage and got all kinds of fired up about overhead squats. Merry Christmas to me! Overhead squats it is! I love ‘em. They don’t scare me like back squats, and they don’t make me wicked... read moreThat’s Fit Success Stories: Megan Parsons
I’m a contributor to AOL’s fitness blog That’s Fit… my goal when I write “over there” is to bring the CrossFit, be a fire breather, eat like a cave person philosophy to the That’s Fit readers… shake ‘em up a little bit and get them lifting, jumping, sleeping, and chowing down properly. I was recently assigned a featured column: That’s Fit Success... read more
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The Redbreast: A Harry Hole Novel
I'm about two-thirds of the way through this detective thriller, and I'm hooked. It's set in modern Norway with flashbacks to WWII (catnip for me!) and features a somewhat grim hero that engenders empathy. I can't help pulling for the guy as I watch him struggle with his case and his life. The cast of characters is a realistic but motley crew, and it reminds me of other favorites set in cold, snowy climes: the Millenium Trilogy and Smila's Sense of Snow.
Recently finished...
The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million
I picked up this book after reading an interview with Lee Child (author of the Jack Reacher thrillers). He referred to The Lost as "the book of the century" and since I devour as much as I can about the Holocaust to try to make sense of it all, I decided I needed to read it immediately. Part memoir, part detective tale, this book was thoroughly engrossing. It's intelligent, annoying, moving, frustrating, and ultimately, rewarding and beautifully written. It challenged me in ways I didn't expect, and I was sad when it was finished.
