adventure

Bertinelli, Party of Four

Backstage at the Circus

The circus has left town. The leaf blowers have swept the confetti detritus from the stage. The amplifiers, the washing machine, the tapestries for the dressing room. The tackle boxes of guitar picks. The lava lamps. The pop-up tents for the T-shirt vendors. The color-coded stickies. The Post-It notes from the bathroom door. The Party [...]

I, Sea Lion – Terror on the High Seas in Four Perspectives

I, Sea Lion – Terror on the High Seas in Four Perspectives

INTRODUCTION As an official one-sixth Ironman, I decided to test my mad swimming skills in the Pacific Ocean – the site of my first-ever open-water journey. Pat and I were visiting with friends in Malibu. I figured I should try to get some exercise in before I started enjoying adult beverages (again), so I pulled [...]

One-Sixth Ironman

One-Sixth Ironman

2,000 meters is a long-assed way to swim – especially outside the comforting lane ropes of a swimming pool, especially at the Marquee Triathlon Half-Ironman with a couple hundred real-live athletes who will swim over anything that gets in their way, and especially in the murky, 65-degree waters of Tempe Town Lake. Yes, it was 65 [...]

Just When I Thought It Was Safe…

… to go back into the (open) water (in my wetsuit), I asked myself four questions: Why exactly did I think it was a good idea to test my newly rehabbed shoulder by swimming the relay leg for a half-Ironman triathlon? In what world would sushi be optimal race-fuel for my first 1,000-meter training race [...]

Mission Accomplished: Katarina & Hrvoje!

Mi ih naci! Vjecnanje albuma Katarina i Hrvoje su na putu prema njihovim vlasnicima.Najbolja vijest je da nisam imao za slanje 4,27 kg paket Hrvatska.