Author: Moni

  • The Jealous Man And Woman, pinholed. (Ireland)

    Next up on my pinhole tour through Barcelona and Ireland, is this very curious grave called “The Jealous Man And Woman.” It is located across the river from the Priory of St. John The Baptist.   The figures of a man and a woman are laying side by side and a sword separates them. I found…

  • On gratitude 

    “Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.” ~Buddha

  • “Defeat may serve as well as victory  To shake the soul and let the glory out.”

    This has been a rough weekend for me, physically and mentally. I have been sidelined from my running with a stupid injury and I’m only a week into my training. I was doing so well, too. I did my two speed runs as well as a 2 mile recovery run. My speed has been improving,…

  • a Pinhole view of the Priory of St. John The Baptist (Ireland)

    On our weekend visit to Dublin, our hosts took us to the Irish countryside to visit some old ruins. One of them was the site of the Priory of St. John The Baptist. We were able to climb around all over the place, including up some winding stairs. In the stairwells there were very narrow windows…

  • Boring Half Marathon Training: Week 1

    So I thought I would blog about my adventures in training for my first half marathon. Mostly because I like to think things through via the written word and my blog has served as a really cool diary over the years. It will be really great to look back on this time later in the…