Originally printed in the Clear Lake Courier — October 2, 1996 The first day lasted 25 hours. We drove to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, early Tuesday morning. When I arrived in Japan and checked into my BOQ room at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Wednesday morning’s Today show was on television. The Boeing 747 left Seattle […]
Originally published in the Clear Lake Courier — February 22, 1995 “I do not think you read your mail personally. We the people would like to think so though.” That comment represents the hope of many who write to the President of the United States. Even if President Clinton devoted all his waking hours to […]
Originally published as”Kobe Earthquake” in the Clear Lake Courier — July 15, 1998 The earthquake that struck Kobe (ko-bay), Japan, in 1995 registered 7.2 on the Richter scale and lasted twenty seconds. Fires and collapsed buildings and bridges throughout the city killed 5000 people and injured 21,000. More than 275,000 of the city’s 1.5 million […]
Originally published in the January/February 1995 issue of “DC Road Runners Review & Schedule,” Washington DC The invitation in the mail was for a 14-mile moonlight trail run. I had joined the Virginia Happy Trails Running Club because I wanted ultrarunning contacts in my new home, but so far I had not met any of […]
Originally published in the Clear Lake Courier — September 13, 1995 Korean War veterans finally had their day in the sun. Four days actually, and the sun definitely did shine. The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington DC on July 27, the 42nd anniversary of the end of the Korean War. The four-day […]
There were no rattlesnakes at the Rattlesnake Trail 50K in Charleston, West Virginia. At least, we didn’t see any. My running buddy and I wanted to do an ultra together before I moved from Northern Virginia to Japan. I looked in UltraRunning Magazine and found a 50-kilometer race on July 13, less than seven hours […]