Tomorrow is my one-year anniversary of running. I remember about this time last year I went down to Carnation, Washington to cheer on my husband as he ran the half-marathon Beat the Blerch race. While there we bought The Oatmeal’s “The Terrible & Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances,” and it was a life-changer. …
Here is my confession, which many would maybe never guess: I love fantasy and science fiction. It started as a young girl, when I was intrigued by Grimms Fairy Tales. My parents used to also read Aesop’s Fables to me. The illustrations in these early books depicted great stories and parables, usually of the old …
The cherry blossoms are blooming in Vancouver today, and today’s run was warm and sunny, promising of spring. My running thoughts were all about Alejandro Jodorowsky (whose birthday is today!) whose vision of the film Dune, based off Frank Herbert’s novel, should go down into history as the greatest film never made. I would highly recommend …