Thats how I started several sentences to myself on Thursday. But a little background (the longer this is, the less likely you’ll read it ):
I can tolerate pain to a acceptable level whether I expect it or not. I’m not saying I like it, or that I’m even “tough” but i’m not the biggest wuss in the world… Couple of Cases from yesteryear [...]

Wow, it’s been a while; lots has happened in the thirteen days since I rambled about Beijing. Michael Phelps won eight gold medals, the Chinese girls gymnastics team got away with cheating, and the US once again topped the medal standings. In the meantime, back in the states, I went on our second vacation of the summer.
This time we traveled to former Olympic host city [...]