A Journey Back In Time…and to Notre Dame
In 1992 I took a road trip with a good friend to the Midwest to visit family and friends, Notre Dame and Purdue. I then wrote about it for the college newspapers. I thought I would share.
The Fisher, The Couple, The Coast, The Queen, and I
As I sat on a North Carolina beach in the late afternoon, a small scene unfolded around me. It was mundane and probably not very memorable to most. However, the Fisher, a Couple, the Coast and the Queen all caught my eye.
York College of PA: A Journey Back
A visit to York College of Pennsylvania brought a flood of memories of the place where I would not only find the love of my life, but I also fell in love with a campus and that city, and, more importantly, all those people I encountered along the way. All those people that helped me, even in the smallest ways; all those people I shared a laugh or a tear with; all those people I studied, partied, and prayed with. All those random, nameless people I encountered in a typical day. I love the way they affected my life, whether I am still in touch with them to this day or not.
Ghosts in the Grass: Middle of the Fifth
Where life and death were not actually life and death, but euphemisms for succeeding and failing.
Walter Stoneham Curses the Mets (Part 1)
My whole life I always assumed Divine Intervention lead the New York Mets to win the 1986 World Series. However, what if it wasn’t Divine Intervention? What if it was the exact opposite?
100 Mile Challenge: 100.2 Miles – Done
I met the challenge of 100 miles before the end of the year, today, with 18 days to spare. While I am happy about it, I did fail at the […]
100 Mile Challenge: Miles 55.23 – 71.00, Injury and Back at It
With my tail between my legs, I am back. I got hurt on my last run at the beginning of October. I was pissed in my stupidity of how I […]
100 Mile Challenge: Miles 53.73 – 55.23 – Open Rebellion
Andrea asked me how far I planned to go today and I told her I’d see how far my body would take me. That was exactly 1.5 miles. And it […]
100 Mile Challenge: Miles 40.5 – 42.53 – Excuses
I went to bed last night thinking I would run five miles this morning. Instead, I ran just two miles. While they were a really good two miles, I was […]
100 Mile Challenge: Miles 20.29-23.38 – Between Rain Drops
I did another morning run today between rain drops. It was a confidence boosting run as it didn’t begin well and I went out in a bad mood, but it […]
It's The Papa 