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At the Finish Line
On August 30th, about three weeks ago, I completed the Chicago Triathlon for the second time. Not the second time that day – the second time in my life. Actually the third, if you count the Super Sprint triathlon I did three years ago. Which was a good beginning to my triathlon-ing, but not even held on the same day as the main events events of the Chicago Triathlon. So we’ll leave that one off the tally. Continue reading
How's about that cookie?
Title really means “Reverse Chocolate Chip Cookie!” Get it? I’m awesome!
This is Ryder asking for a “reverse chocolate chip cookie.” He’s not crazy. It’s something that Caitlin found and they baked, together. Mostly Caitlin. It’s very cute.
Don't Eat This While Driving
I was lurking around online recently and saw a Chicago Tribune headline about the 10 worst things to eat in your car. I was intrigued, so I checked out the article. Iwas particularly struck by #3 in the slideshow: SOUP. The particular picture they’ve chosen to represent soup is priceless, but it made me wonder – who eats soup in their car? Not only it is a bowl of near-boiling liquid, but it’s typically consumed using a spoon, meaning that you’re looking at zero hands on the wheel while ingesting scalding liquid.
I don’t know whether these were offered in terms of most-dangerous to least-dangerous items, or in no particular order at all, but I was really struck by the gap between some of these items. Soda also happens to be on the list, which I would argue would diminish the credibility of the list overall. Come on – soda vs. soup?
For your benefit, gentle reader, here’s the whole list: