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This is why teachers go to school sick. This and the difficulty finding a reliable substitute. In all my years of teaching, I believe this is the first year that I made it to November before missing a day of work due to sickness, “professional development”, other work-related reasons, or mental health days. But I …

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Every time I lace up the shoes, I say this to myself. There is so much truth in those few words. This blog started out during the lowest time of my running years when I was deep in physical therapy. I learned those long months that running is THE BEST gift. It has taken this …

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First of all….check out #42. Keith Holcombe. I’m going to pull the old aunt card and say “I remember when he was THIS little and I watched him grow up”. Now he’s all tall and big and kicking people’s asses on Alabama football turf. I’ve mentioned him a few times. His parents are close family …

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This is as close to being done as it’s going to get tonight. We started off with a very sleepy Stephen. He worked off night shift this morning at 5am and he’s been awake ever since. We went out to the man cave to get down all the junk. Boxes everywhere. We had some tree …

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Fall….glorious fall means running outside doesn’t suck. In Alabama, we are finally hitting that peak fall weather of cool mornings and warm (but not sweaty-crevice alert hot) afternoons. And my mileage this week is prime example. I’m eyeing some great races this spring and the base-building this fall is just what the doctor ordered. Monday: …

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Lately, I’ll take anything but the heat and humidity. Fall rain is pretty close to perfection. I took these on the Riverwalk path in Tuscaloosa. After a gorgeous 4 miles, I ran some errands and came home to make this. Our local grocery store sells pork steaks. These are boneless cross sections of a Boston …

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4 years ago, it was the Game of the Century. We were ranked #1 and #2 in the BCS, the decider of who played in bowl games and national championships. ESPN Gameday was in Tuscaloosa. Verne and Gary were announcing for CBS. Tshirts were flying everywhere in anticipation. It was a lot of hype. We …

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It’s not midnight yet, but it IS late after school and since it gets dark at 2pm, it seems later than normal. Anybody else got the memo? Target has Griswalded the joint. All their holiday finery is out and proud. These deserve a moment of reverent silence. I’m trying to decide which one will work …

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Each year, my favorite month seems to broaden into my favorite months. October has always been my favorite simply because that is the start of fall and football. Those two things seem to QUICKLY lead to the holiday season which was always the best part of my year when I was a kid. November is …

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