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Soup Du Jour
L Growing up in India, monsoons were a big deal. For adults it meant dealing with flooded streets, electricity outages, and mosquitoes. For kids however the city turned into an instant amusement park. I cringe now, but back then I had no problem running waist deep in that dirty water all day long. Another thing…
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The 2011 Chicago Marathon (brief) race report
It took me 5 hours 33 minutes and 40 seconds to run the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Upon crossing the finish line I realized it was the most pointless thing I’ve worked so hard to accomplish. I don’t think my heart was in the right place when I started training for the marathon. At…
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The Big Dance Awaits.
Brook’s booth at the Marathon Expo Legend has it that in 450 B.C., Pheidippides ran from the battle in Marathon to Athens, 26 miles away, to deliver the news of victory against the Persians. Tomorrow, 46,000 runners will try to emulate the great Pheidippides for no apparent reason except to say they can too, battle or…
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Stamps
My heart skipped a beat when I saw a poster for these stamps at my local post office. (What a dork I am!) Back in January I had briefly shared my excitment at the US Postal Service’s announcement for introducing a new collection of Forever stamps which honor American Visionaries in Industrial Design. I couldn’t wait to get…
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When I went to Boston…
…I ate ice cream at Christina’s. Must try flavors: Burnt sugar , Ginger, Coffee, Kulfi. …I inhaled the thin crust pizza at Emma’s. …I watched scary movies at night with a cheese and fruite plate; a side of Amisha’s screaming not pictured. …I ate brunch in the backyard with wild grape vines and overgrown…
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Chasing the Storm
I am headed to Boston this weekend with hopes that I don’t have to cross path with Irene. A dark and stormy weekend it will be either way. I leave you with a travel video. Have a wonderful weekend. http://graphics8.nytimes.com/bcvideo/1.0/iframe/embed.html?videoId=100000000836701&playerType=embed
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