Monthly Archives: November 2012

No words: the Philadelphia Marathon

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Shannon Quinn

Yeah ok, technically there will be lots of words, since it’s kind of difficult to write a blog post entirely devoid of words. Anywho. What was I talking about? THE PHILADELPHIA MARATHON! I’ll largely skip over the festivities of the weekend … Continue reading →

Posted in Race Review, Running, The Lady | Tagged i have never seen anything more inspiring than the finish line, kitties make everything better unless you're trying to sleep, marathon, marathoner bitches, mental breakdown, oh god the pain, philadelphia, philadelphia marathon, philly marathon, tautological tautology is tautological, toddlers make everything better | 4 Comments

Philly bound!

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Shannon Quinn

Tomorrow, The Lady and I make our way to Philadelphia for Sunday’s marathon. If you’re interested in tracking my progress, I’ll be setting up a live tracking link through MapMyRun that will be available on my Twitter, which will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Graduate School, Holidays, lolcat, Real Life, Running, the fam, The Lady, Travel | Tagged guinea pigs make everything better, it seems like it's the middle distance folks with no desire to run longer who call me crazy, long distance runners are usually very supportive, non runners are usually very supportive, philadelphia, philadelphia marathon, philly, researchy research, runners rant, the lady will receive a box of driving talent for her birthday | 4 Comments

Secession Petitions

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Shannon Quinn

If you follow the site We the People, or any online news outlets, you’ve probably noticed the latest flurry of petitions from states across the Union. They all share a common theme: Peacefully grant the State of [STATE] to withdraw … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Internet, Mathematics, Politics, Real Life | Tagged don't mess with texas unless you really need to club a baby seal that badly, petitions, politics sucks, politics suuuuuuuuuuuuuuucks, secession, slacktivism, we the people | 2 Comments

Election Fallout

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Shannon Quinn

I hate politics. Let’s just get this over with. The current levels of national polarization are revealing character flaws that are troubling. For one: the party of pulling-oneself-up-by-their-bootstraps takes credit for victories, but blames others for defeat. For two: “winning”–or … Continue reading →

Posted in the dark side | Tagged billy beane, data ftw, democrats, elections, everything sucks, FUZZY ANIMALS ROCK, nate silver, obama, politics suck, republicans, romney, the reality distortion is strong with this one, xkcd | 4 Comments

Playoffs

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Shannon Quinn

That’s what the current stage of marathon training feels like: football playoffs. After you’ve weathered football camp, double sessions, the blazing southern heat of August and September, and 10 regular season games, the playoffs arrive. It’s a time of anticipation … Continue reading →

Posted in Exercise, lolcat, Real Life, Running, The Lady | Tagged 136 miles in october and that's without the runs i skipped due to a gimp foot, double sessions, football, football camp, high school football, monster month, philadelphia marathon, philly marathon, playoffs, races, regular season, running | 5 Comments

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