Today I was officially admitted to the ranks of New York City Marathon registrants for 2010. I got the good news shortly after my morning run. There had over the past few days been a bit of a snafu involving whether…
Things are continuing to look pretty grim for my goal of finishing all 60 available Pimsleur Korean lessons by April 1. I tried hard today, but I guess Korean tried harder. Part of my problem is that I kept falling asleep during…
Today was an all-Pimsleur kind of day: Level II lessons 17, 18, 19, and 20, with two repeats per lesson. I now have 10 lessons left for the four remaining days of March. I didn’t leave the apartment today, except to get a…
Today was another marathon Pimsleur day. I finished three more Level II lessons, 21 through 23. I am pretty wiped out. Seven Pimsleur lessons in two days is a lot of Pimsleur. Especially Korean Pimsleur! I am getting through these lessons by…
It is 4:11 p.m. as I write these words, and I have shocked myself by finishing Korean Pimsleur a day and a half early. Yep, lessons 24 and 25 yesterday, twice each, and then a marathon Pimsleur session today, starting at 7…
Today, on the last day of Korean, I took a field trip to the Bronx neighborhood of Bedford Park. I had read that there was a strip of Korean stores and restaurants on 204th Street between the Grand Concourse and…
I would like to say that the first day of Spanish was one of unadulterated pleasure, but I think my brain is in shock over the sudden switch from Korean. It was fun, but it is quite a difference. Any…
This was a phenomenally beautiful day in New York City. It was the kind of day that makes me feel as though all I should do all day long is walk around Central Park and enjoy the sunshine, but since…
I have a cold, again. That often happens to me when I run a lot. Yesterday, before I realized it was coming on, I made a quick trip to Spanish Harlem, where I took pictures along East 116th Street as…
It has been beautiful and hot weather in New York, great for walks and runs, and also for repeat trips to the Upper West Side Apple store to visit the iPads and other nifty equipment. Brandt and I are contemplating…
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