July 26, 2012 - Sunset and Suds (and Storm)

This is from just before running a 5K Team in Training fundraiser up in Riverside park. I guess it's an annual race named for the time of day (Sunset) and the draw (Suds aka free beer!) This year, however, we had the added bonus of some crazy weather (Storm) that was scheduled to hit right around the time of the event.

It turned out to be pretty intense. I managed to finish running just before the rain hit, but within about ten minutes is was absolutely pouring. I was standing in a tent structure set-up over an outside bar (unfortunately not where the free beer was,) and I ended up helping to hold it down from blowing away (while a lot of other people crouched under the bar.) After another ten minutes or so it let up enough for me to leave the tent and find the nice, dry, place where they were handing out beer. During my second beer, the rain had pretty much stopped, so I made my way to the train with a bunch of other Brooklyn folk and we grabbed some dinner when we got to Park Slope. All in all, a fun & very wet adventure!

July 25, 2012 - Howard the Bean

Sometimes when Howard sleeps he looks like a little jelly-bean (with a tail). Yum!

July 24, 2012 - Celebrate Brooklyn!

I have Team in Training practice every Tuesday in Prospect Park, and this week it coincided with Wilco's second Celebrate Brooklyn! concert. The park was packed with people on picnic blankets surrounding the bandshell to hear a free show, and even though I didn't stick around for the whole thing, I did catch the opening number which sounded great.

July 23, 2012 - DISH App to the Rescue!

Tom and I were out to dinner with our friend Emily and realized we might have an emergency on our hands... thank goodness for the DISH app.

July 22, 2012 - Is That a Penny?

There was a penny in the potty when I got back from my trip to Illinois, and I just had to wonder what people were eating while I was gone.

July 21, 2012 - Rudy's Cheese Crisp

Ok... brace yourself. This is a flour tortilla covered with melted cheese. It's called a "cheese crisp" and I think of it as a signature item from one of my hometown favorite places, Rudy's Tacos. You can't really see the pool of cheese grease on top, but it's there.

I'd describe it as delicious, disgusting and ridiculous - and of course I had to get one when I was there!

July 20, 2012 - RIHS Reunion

I headed back to the QC for my high school reunion. It was really, really fun to see and catch up with everyone, including my friend Liz who I've known since grade school.