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Entries from April 2008

Pwned

April 20th, 2008 · 6 Comments

The Sun Run. Well, perhaps not pwned, but definitely conquered. We didn’t hit 55 minutes, but we beat an hour for the first time since annually running the race four years ago. My final, unofficial time was 58:41, while Neil’s unofficial time was 57:16. The chip time will be published in [...]

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Tags: health

Carbo-Loaded

April 19th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Neil and I just filled our bellies with our roasted tomato with basil, rose sauce on penne in preparation for tomorrow’s big race. We’re running the Sun Run 10K race, along with 57,000 other runners. It’s going to be a cold race given that last night our heads were pelted by giant attacking [...]

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Tags: adventure · health

Bank Robbery Capital of Canada

April 18th, 2008 · No Comments

That’s one of Vancouver’s claims to fame.  On average, one bank gets robbed every business day in Vancouver, nearly 19 times higher than the national average.  Police explained that drug addicts are robbing banks to pay off their drug debts, with 80-90% of robbers caught by police.  I’m definitely shocked by the average and feel [...]

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Tags: vancouver

Words from the Wise

April 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments

In today’s story, Skeletor was looking for a short cut; a quick way to riches and power. You may know some people like that; always looking for the quick way to get ahead of everybody else. Well it doesn’t work that way. The people who succeed are the ones who work for [...]

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Tags: recommendation

Self-Made Man

April 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Is the name of the book I’m reading, written by Norah Vincent.

From the jacket:
Norah Vincent wanted to know what life was really like for men. Many women have long been convinced that men have always had it better, in every way. To find out for herself if this was actually true, and to [...]

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Tags: recommendation