Phoenix Pizza
by
elvoy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
When I do have to travel for work, I generally travel far away. This week I was in Arizona, which was a perfect recovery State after Sunday’s marathon. After accomplis ...
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Water Time
by
elvoy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
Ever since moving to the Chesapeake Bay area nearly seven years ago, I thought a kayak would be an enjoyable way to spend time on the water. Yesterday, after mu ...
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Fun Sunny Days
by
elvoy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
After a colder and snowier than usual January and February, April is turning out to be much warmer than normal. The chickens are free ranging and the boys and I have bee ...
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Bramboracky Anyone?
by
elvoy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
About a month ago, I was invited to join a "super secret" potluck group at work. "Super secret" so as to keep the "riff raff" out. Generally once a week, we have a the ...
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Salted Potatoes, a HAT Run Recap
by
elvoy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
Last Saturday was the 22nd HAT Run in Maryland's Susquehanna State Park. After a colder than average winter, with much more snow than normal, Mother Nature through a curve b ...
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Eggs!
by
elvoy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
We now have no further to travel than the back yard to pick up fresh eggs, as at least two of our four hens began laying this weekend.
While much of the snow in our yard ...
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Pasty Sunday
by
elvoy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
We ate dinner at our friends’ home this evening and enjoyed some homemade pasties. Pasties are a sort of pot pie generally made with meet and an assortment of vegeta ...
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Happy New Year…
by
elvoy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
…Better late than never, right? Okay, so I’ve been off the grid for a while. Had (still have, actually) some computer problems, and several nice snow storms since my last po ...
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Santa’s Sleigh 5K
by
elvoy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
This morning the boys and I ran in the Santa’s Sleigh 5K. Braedon and I ran in this race last year, and it was cold again, although my wife says it was warmer this year beca ...
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Winter Fun and Camping Chickens
by
elvoy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
Perryville has had a terrible grey streak, and over the last two weeks I think I have seen the sun shine down on only two occasions. Needless to say, we’ve experienced a nea ...
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Dogs and Caffeine
by
elvoy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
A few weeks back I was contacted by the blogger from the Coffee with a Canine blog, asking if I was interested in answering some questions for a blog post. After consulting ...
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Buy Local Foods
by
elvoy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
My friends at the Frost Bottom Farm posted a link to the Food, Inc. documentary earlier today. Scary stuff. The Omnivore’s Dilemma, by Michael Pollan, opened my eyes to the un ...
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The Mason-Dixon Trail
by
elvoy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
I have lived in Maryland for the past six years and am still learning about the places I like to visit. This week’s revelation: the trail along the river at the Susq ...
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The Right to Hang…Laundry
by
elvoy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
A friend of mine forwarded me this ‘Right to Hang Laundry’ link today. In addition to having chickens in my backyard (and I may be pushing the interpretations of cit ...
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Moving Day
by
elvoy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
Our chickens made the big move from their brooder in the basement to their coop in the backyard today. We’ve had them since they were two-day-old baby peeps back in September ...
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The Ugly Side of Beautiful
by
elvoy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
The Chesapeake Bay offers some of the most spectacular views I have seen. Unfortunately, several of the Bay’s picturesque places are marred with trash. At first glance, ...
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They Used to Look New
by
elvoy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
It took me only two days to find some nice mud. As I just purchased my first pair of “trail” shoes over the weekend, I thought I should at least run over terrain that mi ...
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A Fun Day of Errands
by
elvoy
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
Generally, I am not one to enjoy shopping, but this morning we went to two stores I like to visit; The Mill and Charm City Run.
We picked up some more foo ...
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Me and Joe
by
elvoy
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I was off from work today, which I used to complete many of our household tasks. I changed the oil in my car, painted portions of the porch railing (of all the chores of hom ...
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