This past Saturday I competed in my first sprint triathlon. As far as races go, I think this one was a little cushy. A cushy triathlon? Isn’t that a little oxymoronic? Perhaps. But I call it cushy for a few reasons: 1) It was indoors. We swam in a pool instead of a river or [...]
Morbid fascination got the better of me this week as I followed with great interest the release of the cockpit recordings from Continental Flight 3407 which tragically crashed near Buffalo earlier this year. I think a lot about plane crashes and the absolute horror that must consume the victims. But the coverage of the NTSB [...]
Maybe it’s a hangover from my meltdown last week. Or maybe it’s the fact that I’ve yet to advance any of the balls in my court in the right direction this week. Or perhaps it’s my obsession with getting 450 ice pops to Field Day at 11:15 today without any serious meltage. Whatever it is, [...]
I overheard the following conversation last week between a husband and wife: She: So, what are you getting me for Mother’s Day? He: Nothing. You’re not my mother. Makes you think, doesn’t it? If you happen to be a husband and father of children under the age of uh…. 30, the weight of Mother’s Day [...]
The scene: Tuesday evening at the Mendell household. Dad and Noah enter stage left, walk through the kitchen and peer into the family room. Noah: Why is Mom lying on the floor? Dad: I think she may have hit the wall. Noah: The dog is lying on top of her. Dad: Good dog. If you [...]
I think the Swine Flu outbreak has been over hyped, but I can’t be sure. On one hoof, they are using scary words like “pandemic” and “state of emergency”. But on the other hoof, the deaths in the US are almost non-existent (and so far not local) and patients are responding well to treatment. Should [...]
At the risk of alienating some of the more important people in my life including my husband, my boss, most of the venture capitalists who I dutifully represent on a daily basis, many of my closest friends, a number of fellow bloggers, surely a good percentage of MoB readers, and I think Jennifer, I would [...]
We interrupt this Monday morning blog for a very important public service announcement: It has come to the attention of the blogger that there are disturbing similarities between the packaging for Dial Soap (our brand of choice) and Dial Soap for Men (what Dave accidentally bought last week). See for yourself: Regular Dial Dial for Men [...]
What happens when you put a dozen or so bloggers together and ply them with cheese, wine, spaghetti and cannoli? Suddenly, I am the quietest person in the room. Go figure. Last night I attended the second meeting of the Philly Bloggers. Suffice it to say that it didn’t take long for our polite, I-have-never-met-you conversation [...]
I ran my first 5K race this weekend. I had exhausted all the reasons not to officially embark upon a few trial runs before the Philly Women’s Triathlon coming up in July. This race was so local I could almost walk there; the day was beautiful; and you could register up until 10 seconds before the gun [...]
