Syed v. State of Maryland, Memorandum of Opinion II, June 30, 2016 – audio

Quick post for a big effort… I’ve been following the Adnan Syed case since Serial season 1, including follow-on podcasts Undisclosed, Truth & Justice, and Crime Writers On. I’m a listener, not a reader. When the judge’s opinion came down last week, I wanted to read it (really I did), but, as I said, not much of a reader. […]


Just another Manic Monday…

I took Friday, Saturday and Sunday off (mostly), which always feels great until, of course, Monday. I got up early and opened my computer to find . . .  312 emails to address. Oy. However, our FITera.com weekly challenge was to ramp up our exercise. (Last week’s challenge was to work out in the morning.) So I […]


Hamstrung!

At Crossfit yesterday, we did good mornings, Tabatas, and a 6 minute AMRAP of pull ups. If you have no idea what I’m talking about when I say things like “AMRAP,” you might want to go back in my blog (linked HERE) and scroll down to “Crossfit lingo.” Good Mornings work your hammies. You can […]





Fitera – Day Three

Today at Pelo, I got my hat! Today, three of us (in this photo, the three of us with the pumpkin-colored hat on) got our “20 workouts in 30 days” Spring Challenge hats. The other gal in the photo is one of the awesome instructors. Georgia. In this photo, we’d just finished doing Georgia’s “Coachella” […]




Fitera Day Zero

Yeah, Yeah, I’m at it again. I’m not even going to talk about, or link, all the diet “programs” that I’ve tried while keeping this blog. I will also try not to be embarrassed by myself. Two posts ago, I discussed “failing” at WAG – Working Against Gravity – the latest “hit” program for weight […]