• Does coffee make you pee too much?

    Does coffee make you pee too much?

    No, it does not, at least according to this post. Yes, the post is from a company that wants to sell you hydration stuff, but it feels legit. And yes, I just posted about reheating coffee and now this, so you can see where my bias is.

  • Notes from the trail 04.17

    Notes from the trail 04.17

    I wanted to run 12 miles today. I didn’t manage to get that far, I was just…tired feeling. Then I read this interesting post about energy and running, and that got me thinking.

  • Sabbatical starts now

    Sabbatical starts now

    I have 40 days off.

  • Reheated coffee

    Reheated coffee

    I love good coffee. I will pay lots of money for fancy beans and fancy preparation. I will also not think twice about reheating a cup of coffee brewed in the morning in the microwave or having some instant coffee if offered. I can be both a coffee nerd and unfussy about my coffee. It…

  • Doing something good

    Doing something good

    I saw this phrase today on my toothpaste tube. It said, “Do a little good today.” It kinda made me groan, but it also made me think about driving, of all things.

  • Solving a Rubik’s Cube

    Solving a Rubik’s Cube

    Solving a Rubik’s cube was something I always wanted to know how to do, but had never taken the time to figure out. My son Sam recently got one (a 3×3) and has been obsessed with trying to solve it, so it was finally time to take this seriously.

  • Notes from the trail 04.12

    Notes from the trail 04.12

    After running a marathon, moving house, spring break, and going down with some evil sickness, I’ve been a bit slow to get back up to my usual running cadence and distance this month, but I’m back on it this weekend.

  • Waiting in carpool

    Waiting in carpool

    Back in the day, I used to spend a lot of time in the car commuting. Now I spend a lot of time waiting in school carpool.