1) 200 years ago, the Brits stormed our White House and burnt it down. 200 years, a couple of regional alliances, and a handful of totally awesome rom-coms later, The British Embassy tweeted a picture of a White House-shaped cake complete with sparklers and the flags of both countries with a message that they were commemorating the White House burning anniversary with sparklers….and then proceeded to burn down the Internet. Coincidentally, I saw the tweet come through on my Twitter feed and my first reaction was, “Well, that seems wrong,” but then I kind of laughed a little. I mean, it’s kind of like the old man getting pissed all over again about that time his next-door-neighbor’s kid hit a baseball through his window when years later he sees the kid up to bat for the Yankees. Maybe I need to read the history books a little, but it seems that 200 years later, old enemies who are the best of friends now can share a harmless laugh about that time we battled each other for worldwide supremacy. And a piece of that cake…hello, Britain? Don’t you know us but at all?? Continue reading “My Reading List: August 25 – 29”

Here’s something that’s hard for me to admit: I have a Bachelor of Arts in English, I spent my entire childhood writing stories, and yet staying focused on a book is one of my greatest challenges. I really admire people who can just sit down and get lost in a book because frankly, I just can’t do it. I blame it on two things: I think way too much and, for some reason, I have to re-read something a few times over to really understand it. Curiosity requires discipline; who knew?

Even such, I have managed to keep my brain active with a few reads, so here are a couple of things that I have been reading this week: Continue reading “Weekly Running Reads”

There’s a lot out there about running, and a lot to say about it. And I don’t just want to be one of those voices, so here’s what I have been reading this week in running and all that it encompasses: Continue reading “Weekly Running Reads”