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Orioles wrote:Best of luck to you. Were you there for the last marathon?

Ironically it was the first year in 10 that Patti and I weren't there ... took our daughters to an indoor water park near Lake George, NY and had no idea anything had happened until Patti's smart phone exploded with text messages from folk wondering where we were and were we okay - of course, they presumed we did our usual trip to Beantown. After that over the course of the day and evening there was a flurry of messages from people who were there letting us (and others) their respective status ... and of course we got drawn into the ongoing coverage like many New England and/or runner's families ...

Next time I actually ran a race in Boston was about 6 weeks later at the Run to Remember Half Marathon (9th annual at the time) which was largely dedicated to slain MIT police Officer Sean Collier. Running through the MIT campus with hundreds of police jurisdictions represented in their dress blues was inspiring ...

Orioles wrote:Best of luck to you. Were you there for the last marathon?

Ironically it was the first year in 10 that Patti and I weren't there ... took our daughters to an indoor water park near Lake George, NY and had no idea anything had happened until Patti's smart phone exploded with text messages from folk wondering where we were and were we okay - of course, they presumed we did our usual trip to Beantown. After that over the course of the day and evening there was a flurry of messages from people who were there letting us (and others) their respective status ... and of course we got drawn into the ongoing coverage like many New England and/or runner's families ...

Next time I actually ran a race in Boston was about 6 weeks later at the Run to Remember Half Marathon (9th annual at the time) which was largely dedicated to slain MIT police Officer Sean Collier. Running through the MIT campus with hundreds of police jurisdictions represented in their dress blues was inspiring ...

If you have 7 minutes to spare this is a video that a person and friend that I respect and draw inspiration from put together that encapsulates her experiences & feelings this past year. It covers the marathon, her time working in Boston over the summer and some of the sights she took in while running all over the place as well as the recently completed, amazing One Run For Boston. She did it for herself--for some closure and as a bit of a catharsis -- but she decided it couldn't hurt to share. I enjoyed it and hope you enjoy it too!

As most of you know I am a techno-dinosaur who never tried to embed a video before so I hope it works ...

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Thanks for sharing, Jim.

Out of the country 4/24-5/9, but I did get some roaming data since I know I can't help myself. Will probably check in 2-3 times but no DMB access.

I'm off to Denmark until the 20th. Sorry to everyone I was in the middle of trade discussions with, will resume when I get back.

Will be in Sweden starting Wed until next Wed. Not sure how much access I will have in that time.

Heading to Bend, Oregon for the next four days.......so I may not be on line as much and/or will be heavily intoxicated when on line.

Enjoy!

Good time to ask for Buxton.

Pirates wrote:Good time to ask for Buxton.

Everyone has a price tag.......some just induce sticker shock more than others.

Celebrating the IBC Nats 20th win by going to Portland, ME for a wedding starting tomorrow. I sincerely doubt I'll be near a computer at any point over the next 3 days...but I'm sure I'll return any PM's.

Back.....and the liver is quite pickled. Apparently I didn't agree to any Buxton trades while toasted last week.

In Washington, D.C. until Wednesday night. I will be slow to respond to offers while away, but please send the good ones anyways.

Heading out to San Francisco tomorrow for a music festival. I'll be back on Monday...though I will definitely be periodically checking in here (just don't expect speedy trade negotiations out of me).

Will be out of town tomorrow through Sunday, don't crash the site please

Off the grid for a bit. I'll check for TRC deals at least daily though.

On a football pilgrimage outside the country Oct 31 to Nov 10, may or may not check in some.

Heading to Vegas to do some gambling and running. Don't expect anything from me between 11/14 and 11/17

Off to Ireland for a week

Heading to New York next weekend (2/28), for any IBC peeps in the area let's grab beers and make an in person trade or two!

Less impressively than the previous two posts, I'm traveling tomorrow to Orlando, Sunday to Daytona and Monday to Melbourne.

Tigers wrote:Less impressively than the previous two posts, I'm traveling tomorrow to Orlando, Sunday to Daytona and Monday to Melbourne.

Let me help you with that:

Tomorrow it's Disneyworld, then the Daytona 500 then Australia

Giants wrote:

Tigers wrote:Less impressively than the previous two posts, I'm traveling tomorrow to Orlando, Sunday to Daytona and Monday to Melbourne.

Let me help you with that:

Tomorrow it's Disneyworld, then the Daytona 500 then Australia

No Disney World, yes Daytona 500, wrong Melbourne...

Driving to Houston tomorrow to check out the area and see if I want to try and get a job and teach down there next year. Won't be around much but I'll try to check in once a day

Gone cruising until the 12th, enjoy the start of the season