Monthly Archives: March 2005

Grandma

It has been a few days since I last blogged. Easter has gone by and Grandma has been laid to rest. Here is the snippet from the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette: Margaret Varney RANTOUL – Margaret Bernice Varney, 77, of Rantoul died … Continue reading

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Grandma Varney

I found out today that my Grandma Varney passed away this morning from complications of Bronchitis and Pneumonia. As much as I miss her, I know that her suffering here is over and she is happy, so that makes handling … Continue reading

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Lightbeams from Heaven

As I was making my way home last night on I-40, I caught a glimpse of sunlight breaking through a hole in the clouds, just like you would see in a movie. I took the photograph, with my damaged Minolta … Continue reading

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It's a fine day for SCIENCE!

I came across this website via another blog and had to go check it out. It is a cool contraption for someone who, er, your local pyromanic under the guise of Helio Engineer. The guy with too much time on … Continue reading

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Running again

Last night was my first time that I ran since Feb 24th, almost a whole month because of the pneumonia. My short session on the treadmill was: 1 mile walk at 20min pace 0.25 mile at 12 min pace 0.50 … Continue reading

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Detailed Marathon Report

sunday was the inaugural Knoxville Marathon and I had initially signed up to be a runner, but two weeks ago, I was diagnosed with pneumonia and was unable to run the race for fear of a relapse. So, to be … Continue reading

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Expedited Marathon Report

Here is an excerpt from the Knoxville Marathon Discussion Forum Great job runners! I sure wish that I was able to run with you all, but you know what… I had SO much FUN being a course monitor! Despite the … Continue reading

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2005 Inaugral Knoxville Marathon

Training Motto: Don’t Get Pneumonia… Uh-OH

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Marathon Excitement

I am not even running the marathon and I am getting excited about it. I guess this time, I get to see ALL the runners, well, not the 5k runners. Regardless, I'll get to see all of them and be … Continue reading

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Sniffles

I figured that I should update my blog sometime this week. After all it is Thursday. And to boot, it is St Patty's Day and even though I won't be drinking green beer, I am going to drink a beer … Continue reading

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