http://www.crystalandclinton.com/crystal Confucius says "Wherever you go, go with all your heart." Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:53:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Can you believe that I did all of the following things today: Woke up at 5:45 AM and ran 4.5 miles with Julia Worked 8 hours Filled up my gas tank Drove to the auto repair shop to pick up some paperwork Went to the post office and mailed step-dad's missing sunglasses Went to the hardware ... http://www.crystalandclinton.com/crystal/2008/09/04/crystals-insanely-productive-day/ Last night and today, Clinton and I opted to play nerdy board games (Xeko - an eco adventure about Lemurs! - and Duel of Ages) instead of watching Netflix episodes of The Wire or Monk the way we usually do. It was so much better. When we have kids, I'd ... http://www.crystalandclinton.com/crystal/2008/08/30/game-weekend/ My good friend Laura sent me a link to this site called the Pickens Plan, founded by a guy named T. Boone Pickens*. He has a seemingly very practical plan to reduce the US's dependence on foreign oil. The very short (5 minute) film on this site is very interesting ... http://www.crystalandclinton.com/crystal/2008/08/26/pickens-plan/ "Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you, 'Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?" -- Peter Maher http://www.crystalandclinton.com/crystal/2008/08/22/running-quote-of-the-day/ I have another three hours in the Zurich airport, and then I'm on my way back home to Clinton, the dogs, and my Mac computer (hooray!). It's always sad for me to leave Africa, but I am also ready to be back in my own comfy bed and see my ... http://www.crystalandclinton.com/crystal/2008/08/04/flying-back-home/ Hello again! I'm still here in Kisumu. It's the last day of training, and we have only a few hours left in the work day. Tonight is the end-of-training celebration for us (20 trainers) and the 65 trainees. Throughout the training, I've been leading all the icebreakers, energizer activities and ... http://www.crystalandclinton.com/crystal/2008/07/30/jambo/ Dear friends and family, Hello from western Kenya. I am in a small town called Kisumu at the "Imperial Hotel". We have now had three and a half days (!!) of study training here in the conference rooms of this hotel. Only four more days left to train before we head back to Nairobi. Today is ... http://www.crystalandclinton.com/crystal/2008/07/27/hello-from-kisumu/ Friends and family, All is well here in Kenya. I arrived the day before yesterday and have had a great experience so far. We are staying in a lovely hotel in downtown Nairobi during our monitoring training. If you are not familiar with what I mean by monitoring training, I mean training ... http://www.crystalandclinton.com/crystal/2008/07/22/hello-from-kenya/ http://www.crystalandclinton.com/crystal/2008/07/14/i-love-the-fartlekers/ Contents of the backseat of my car from my crazy, full weekend: 1 shovel 2 hedge trimmers 1 hand rake 4 board games 3 silly hats 1 box of melted iced cream sandwiches (don't ask) http://www.crystalandclinton.com/crystal/2008/07/14/monday-morning/