Mis en Place
February 08, 2009

In his books, Anthony Bourdain places a lot of emphasis on mis en place, the notion of preparing your work space before you start the...

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What’s Cooking?
February 08, 2009

It's been a few weeks since I spent some quality time in the kitchen. My freezer is empty, and the fridge is stacked with sad...

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Saturday Workout? Check. Saturday Nap? Check.
February 07, 2009

Dave and I had a rip-roarin' Saturday morning, and now I get my just reward: an episode of "American Idol."I started early with my Weight...

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Our Official 3M Half Marathon Pics
February 05, 2009

I still hate Sport Photo, but I love this picture of Dave. How sweet (and suh-weet!!!) is that?! (Click it to see it in big-picture...

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Aaaaah, Rest Day
February 05, 2009

Generally speaking, I'm not a fan of rest days, but I luxuriated in not jumping out of bed this morning. I read a chapter of...

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Man-Maker?! How ‘Bout "Tough Broad"
February 04, 2009

Whenever we do man-makers, I think of a trouble-makin' chick that looks something like this:... and I feel totally motivated to work hard so that...

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Tough Guy?! Man-Maker?! How ‘Bout ‘
February 04, 2009

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How Tough? "Tough Guy" Tough
February 03, 2009

Think we CrossFitters are tough? I just scrolled through some photos from the Tough Guy Challenge that made me anxious just looking at them!The Tough...

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Cold. Dark. Again.
February 03, 2009

It's 6:48 a.m. and 34 degrees Fahrenheit. The muscles of my abdomen and thighs and shoulders feel as though they're outlined in glowing red, like...

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Max Out Monday
February 02, 2009

The grouchies and weird stomach thing from yesterday rolled right on over into this morning. Boo!After turning off my alarm, I accidentally fell asleep and...

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Triple Dog Dare You
February 01, 2009

I dare you to not get a tear in your eye when you read this story:Boy's wrapped birthday gift is dad back from IraqFri Jan...

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Super Bowl? Super Bummed.
February 01, 2009

Hmmph. I was supposed to go to a totally fun Super Bowl party today. A pile of smoked meat was promised, and I was going...

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