Thanksgiving has come and gone. I set a new 8k PR Thanksgiving morning in the Gallop & Gorge road race, ate my heart out for the rest of the day, and somehow caught a cold in between. As I have been somewhat under the weather these past few days, I’ve had ample opportunity to catchContinue reading “Recent Movie Reviews”
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Chestnut Ridge Trail Race 2014
Yesterday I ran the Chestnut Ridge 4-mile Trail Race for the second time and did pretty well, placing sixth overall and second in my age group. Chestnut Ridge was the first trail race I ran in North Carolina last year and was it ever a shock to my system. Having been used to flat roadContinue reading “Chestnut Ridge Trail Race 2014”
Dell XPS 15
Last month I started working on a new laptop, the Dell XPS 15. This is Dell’s premium notebook, combining performance with design and competing with the MacBook Pro. I’ve always liked the hardware of the MacBook Pro (lightweight, compact, good screen, fast hard drive) but, after multiple attempts, I never really warmed up to MacContinue reading “Dell XPS 15”
Rice Homecoming 2014
Katie and I were in Houston last weekend for Rice’s annual Homecoming & Reunion. It was a lot of fun to be together back in our old stomping ground, and we packed an awful lot into just a few days. The weather really, really cooperated as it was sunny and 70s F (20s C) almostContinue reading “Rice Homecoming 2014”