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A 3 week update

I was told I've been slacking on the blogging, so it's time to get back on the horse. To summarize my travel diva lifestyle of the past 2 weeks, I'm afraid I have to rely on my trusty Google calendar for a recap. Let's see... 3 Sunday's ago I ran the Boston half marathon along with Matt, Naomi, Shakes, and Chris. I personally thought it kicked ass. Since it was the first time Matt, Naomi, and Shakes ever ran 13 miles straight, I would have to guess they think they kicked ass too. :) I managed to take 18 minutes of my personal best time to come in at 2:06. Yay!! Not sure if I'll be able to beat that at the Philly half in November, since I haven't exactly been running in the past 2 weeks... The following weekend Elaine and Becky Brown came up to Boston for a weekend of silly shenanigans. Friday night a group of us went to see everyone's girlfriend - Kristen - and her fabulous band - the Noise . Henceforth referred to as simply KaTN. In case you didn't ...

Make lemonade

This is, admittedly, a very tired post. It's not yet 8 am, I can barely keep my eyes open, and I haven't even had my first sip of coffee because I've been sitting idly stirring it as I peruse the headlines... and this is the headline that spurred my typing... "Former 'Price is Right' Employee Sues". She's suing for being forced to quit after testifying against Barker. And by being forced to quit she means that she got moved to a crappy position and quit herself. You know what? Get over it. This life is full of bad breaks, many a lot worse than not having the ideal job. I wish that if she lost she would have to pay back the legal fees. (And here the bleeding hearts yell "Hey! That show makes a ton of money! What they did was wrong! She's DESERVES a piece of it! (Stick it to the Man)." But let's just say for a minute that for some reason, the management in my company changes. I've been working here 20 years. The new ma...