Sifting through nearly 1800 posts to find the few that aren’t complaining about snow, rain or dogs causing me to trip while jogging is not something you probably want to do. I sure don’t.
So here are what I have arbitrarily deemed the most worthy of those hundreds of posts, divided into somewhat less arbitrary categories (not to be confused with the blog’s actual categories).
Learning to Swim (and failing)
In January 2009 I took swimming lessons. Good news: I didn’t drown. Bad news: I discovered I have aquaphobia or whatever you call fear of water.
Dude, your package is showing (January 6, 2009)
How not to swim (January 12, 2009)
The Old Man and the Straw (January 13, 2009)
Running highlights and lowlights
I started running in May 2009 (2009 was the year I tried a lot of new things). It’s gone better than the swimming, generally.
The best worst running conditions: 2016 edition (April 27, 2016)
Yes, the weather
Because sometimes the weather is interesting. Or terrifying.
Christmas trees a-falling: A stroll on Christmas Day (December 25, 2016)
Five best things about snow in Vancouver (December 15, 2016)
The Big Blow, August 29, 2015 (August 29, 2015)