I haven’t eaten at KFC for some time, but I had a free lunch coupon and so I gave it a try.
One recent change at KFC’s in Austin is they no longer offer Extra Crispy chicken.
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Sunday, March 28, 2010
KFC Took the Honey Out of the Honey
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Monday, March 15, 2010
Mombacho Volcano
My 4th day in Nicaragua began similar to my third day, escorted by my guide Jessica, catching the same local bus we took the previous day to La Granadilla, except this time we
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
Just Another Austin Marathon Weekend
I ran the Austin Half Marathon last weekend. I am just getting back into training since break since following my last ultra run a couple of months ago. But this marathon/half-marathon event is the focus of so much the Austin running community, and I have participated in one of
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Monday, February 15, 2010
La Granadilla
I visited the farming community of La Granadilla as a day trip from the city of Granada, Nicaragua. The morning started with an excellent breakfast prepared by the family with whom I was boarding.
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Friday, February 12, 2010
Watch for the Peruvian Olympic Team
When you are watching the Winter Olympics over the next few weeks, watch out my friend Roberto Carcelen, one of three athletes from Peru ever to qualify and join Peru's first Olympic team to compete at the Winter Olympic games. I met Roberto two years ago when I joined a few running friends on a trail-running adventure across the Andes in the vicinity of Maccu Piccu.
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
Nicaragua: Managua and Coyotepe
Last December, I arrived in Managua in the early afternoon after an overnight flight from Buenos Aires via Miami after 3 weeks in South America. The Miami connection allowed me to call home on my cell phone without the international charges. The flight was less than 3 hours from Miami.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Popular Posts
I was poking through Google Analytics stats for this blog. I was curious to see what people are looking for here, and
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Thursday, December 24, 2009
My Year in Pictures, 2009
I have put together a summary of over 40 of my best pictures for this year which can be seen below. Some of these I have not shared on this blog. A break between
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Monday, November 30, 2009
Peru 2008 Part 2, Start of the Trek
It’s been awhile, but now I get back to writing about this trip from 1.5 years ago to Peru. I have been delayed in part because so much happened on that trip it has been difficult to condense into reasonable story.
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Friday, November 20, 2009
Hokahey 5k, Buenos Aires Edtion
The Hokahey 5k, a benefit run for my good friend Dan Keitz to help offset the costs associated with a diagnosis of ALS and CIDP, was held recently. Due to some last minute travel changes, I could not be at the Hokahey 5k race in Austin. So, after hearing there would be runners running the race remotely from Ohio, Vermont, and India, I put on the Buenos Aires International edition the race in honor of Dan on Saturday, Nov 14.
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