Tag Archives: Endurance

Eating mac and cheese with chopsticks

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

15 November, 2015 Eating mac and cheese with chopsticks I did that earlier this week – totally did not anticipate it. To be honest, it never crossed my mind since I was born that … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, buffleheads, firewood, Fun, ginger juice, goatacado, James River, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, red-shouldered hawks, Red-tailed hawks, richmond marathon, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), whitetail deer | Tagged buffleheads, Endurance, Fun, ginger juice, goatocado, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, red-shouldered hawks, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, whitetail deer | 2 Comments

Everybody was so NICE!!

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

13 September, 2015 Everybody was so NICE!! If you want to be really happy, spend a weekend at a triathlon. Every single person you meet is nice. I did a triathlon this … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, Endurance, Fun, outer banks, People, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), triathlons | Tagged Dogs, Endurance, Fun, outdoors, outer banks, People, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, triathlon | Leave a comment

Summertime, and the livin’ is easy

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

16 August, 2015 Summertime, and the livin’ is easy Earlier this week I went to a produce stand on Libbie Avenue here in Richmond. My first time ever, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Insects, James River, ospreys, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), sunsets | Tagged clouds, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, Ospreys, outdoors, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Roses, smile | Leave a comment

You’re only as good as your last gig…

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

3 May, 2015 You’re only as good as your last gig Or so I’m told. I have had (by my standards) a lot of “gigs” this week, e.g. I’ve been doing lots of stuff … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, People, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), Trains | Tagged Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, flying, Fun, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, tbi, transportation, traumatic brain injury | 1 Comment

We interrupt our regularly scheduled blog post…

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

1 February, 2015 We interrupt our regularly scheduled blog post… …to bring you this slight change of pace. Today’s the first day of February and it’s still winter. By … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Fun, James River, moon, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), Trains | Tagged American robin, Dogs, Endurance, Frank Turner, Hooded merganser, james river, Lance Mackey, nature, Northern mockingbird, outdoors, pictures of the moon, Pony Pasture, Song sparrow, waxing gibbous moon | 2 Comments

There’s an echo in here!

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Jay McLaughlin

Birds and bugs and drones and a mid-October moonrise. Continue reading →

Posted in Rivers | Tagged bryan park, Dogs, Endurance, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, pictures of the moon | 7 Comments

Fifty-one weeks

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Jay McLaughlin

21 September, 2014 Fifty-one weeks Fifty one weeks from now I am entered for my first “double” triathlon – two triathlons in two days. So far my long-time triathlete buddy/brother Andrew is also going to do it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Flowers, Fun, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged clouds, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, Pony Pasture, Rivers | 4 Comments

Transition

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Jay McLaughlin

7 September, 2014 Transition This little mid-August to mid-September gap has always been a slow one for me, except for my birthday on the 23rd. This is the first time since 2002 that I haven’t been training … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Rivers, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!) | Tagged Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, Pony Pasture, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles! | 2 Comments

Above ground swimming pools

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Jay McLaughlin

22 June, 2014 Above ground swimming pools I watched a finish line interview with a Race Across America (RAAM) finisher from 2010. Among the first things he mentioned after riding his bicycle across America for eleven days was … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Rivers | Tagged bryan park, Cliff Swallows, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, nature, outdoors, Pony Pasture, RAAM, Race Across America, Rivers | 2 Comments

Darn his hide!

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Jay McLaughlin

15 June, 2014 Darn his hide! At my grandfather’s funeral in 1980 one of his buddies said “We miss old Jimmy, darn his hide!” Today is the second Father’s Day since my dad died in … Continue reading →

Posted in Endurance, Fun, People, Rivers | Tagged Endurance, nature, outdoors, Pony Pasture, RAAM, Race Across America, Rivers | 6 Comments