…my triumphant stock market win that I finally cashed out on last week. It’s especially important to note since I’m the financial equivalent of a New Orleans-style hurricane, sucking up everything in proximity with little regard for those around me. I bought Akamai Technologies six years ago, at $9.53 USD/share. I watched it dwindle to… Continue reading A moment to savour, if you will….
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Phantom runner
Two weeks ago, a fellow by the name of Bill Michl ran across the Rainy River District (where I live) in one day, to help kick off the local fundraiser to put a CT scanner in our hospital. Distance? 60-some miles — over 2.5 marathons, from 7:00 in the morning, to 5:30 in the evening.… Continue reading Phantom runner
Running for a cause
In two weeks, I’ll be running in the CIBC Run for the Cure in Emo, an event to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research. I’ll be running in honor of a good friend, Susan, who has been diagnosed with started as breast cancer and has gotten a lot worse. It’s a 5K, so… Continue reading Running for a cause
Can opened, poop everywhere
A dearth of blogging (partially because of a dearth of internet access, partially because of a dearth of time) means a large summary today and/or of the salient points in several blog entries in a row. In Biblical style, the last will be first
Pics up
As promised, the pictures referenced in an earlier entry are Flickr’d.