Failing again. Failing better.
I’ll be honest, the first trailers for Pacific Rim left me feeling cool. I don’t know why. On paper, it looks like a great movie: Guillermo del Toro directing giant robots fighting giant monsters? Starring Idris Elba? What’s not to love? Yet, the trailers made it look like another Transformers movie. But all that changed…
A teammate sent me another story about injuries sustained during the 2013 Mid-Atlantic Tough Mudder. As I mentioned earlier, a man died during the Saturday running. The death was ruled accidental, and it was caused by drowning (apparently he jumped into the pool at the “Walk the Plank” obstacle and did not surface for some…
I know, I know. Another late post. But this time it’s because I was running around all morning. My first stop: the Friends of the Arlington Public Library Spring Book Sale. Historically, I’ve seen the signs advertising such sales, but then I forget about them (much to my wife’s and my bookshelves’ relief). Not this…
Sorry I haven’t posted anything today. I’ve been moving pretty slowly all day. I don’t know if it’s allergies or what, but I don’t think I slept very well last night. And listening to a snoring dog isn’t helping either. So in honor of sleepy Scotch, I give you this (courtesy of Redditor alliebes):
Last year my attempt to run the 2012 Mid-Atlantic Tough Mudder was a disaster. Bad logistics combined with a terrible storm meant I didn’t get out of my car for about 10 hours. However, the good people at Tough Mudder issued transfers, so my team registered for the 2013 Mid-Atlantic Tough Mudder. And I’m glad…