March 26th, 2009 by Chris Nelson

I’m not sure that a 25 mph collision qualifies as a “car accident,” but as far as I’m concerned, if Geico had to get involved, it earns the moniker. This one happened more slowly (see 25 mph) than others I’ve been involved in, and so I had more time to examine my thoughts behind the crash.
First and foremost, [...]

March 23rd, 2009 by Chris Nelson

Starting with the first day of spring, we had temps that headed into the mid-70’s.  I went running in shorts in the mid-afternoon. Twelve hours later we had several inches of snow on the ground. Apparently, our air masses are schizophrenic.
There’s something both freeing and terrifying about having the weather drop fifty degrees in a few hours. [...]

March 20th, 2009 by Chris Nelson

It may be totally unrelated, but timing-wise, it seems to be more than mere coincidence. Less than a month after I started to eat a vegan diet, my gastrointestinal system went kerplooey.
The symptoms are pretty specific and yucky. And they don’t always come on. But when they do, it’s unbearable. I had a few weeks of relief, [...]