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KT Tunstall – Black Horse and a Cherry Tree

Love.this.song.

Well my heart knows me better than I know myself
So I’m gonna let it do all the talking.
I came across a place in the middle of nowhere
With a big black horse and a cherry tree.

I felt a little fear upon my back
He said “Don’t look back, just keep on walking.”
When the big black horse said, “Hey lady!” {When the big black horse said, “Look this way”}
Said, “Look this way, will you marry me?” {Said, “Hey, lady, will you marry me?”}

Tania

Why I Run

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9am Sunday morning with a temperature hovering around 19 degrees and ice patches covering the running trail, three friends met for 5K run on Kelly Drive .  Pinkie graciously snapped the photo above of  Trish and I donning baklavas and NYC hats just prior to starting off on the run. Yes, baklavas are necessary for running in freezing temperatures. Thanks Trish for allowing me post this fabulous photo :)

Why would anyone get up early in the middle of January to run through snow and ice in freezing temperatures?  Yes, I do get asked that question quite often.  Simply put, why do I run?

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Tania

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Daytrip To New York City

Went to NYC with every intention to take in the photography of Vivian Maier at the Greenberg Gallery. However, NYC got in the way and Trish and I spent the day channeling our inner Vivian Maier with some NYC street photography.

Here are the results of the impromptu photowalk:
Bryant Park
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Tania

The Snark Factor Tonight!

Listen live to the Snark Factor every Wednesday night at 1opm EST on FTR Radio where I will be joining Fingers Malloy, Irish Duke to bring news-bites at the top of the hour followed by sparkling chats with invited guests. If you are a fan of my blog, you’ll know that I have an eclectic taste in news of the day.

On tap for Wednesday night:

Tania

At Last – Etta James

Rest in peace, Etta. Your songs will live on.

Tania

Snark Factor Tonight!

Listen live to the Snark Factor every Wednesday night at 1opm EST on FTR Radio where I will be joining Fingers Malloy, Irish Duke to bring news-bites at the top of the hour followed by sparkling chats with invited guests. If you are a fan of my blog, you’ll know that I have an eclectic taste in news of the day.

On tap for Wednesday night:

#SOPA strongly supported by DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz

20,000 jobs lost with the nixing of Keystone Pipeline

Wild possum causes evacuation of NYC Subway. I’m not making this up, folks.

Tania

UPDATED! Gaining Bliss and Much, Much More at Blissdom 2012

Gonna Get My Bliss On at Blissdom!

UPDATE:  Thanks to all the commentators for you kind words of welcome!  I will make a point to meet each one of your personally at BlissDom 12.

This coming February 23 to the 25th I will be indulging in some well earned Bliss – I’m attending the 2012 BlissDom Conference in Nashville, TN.

What is BlissDom Conference? It is a highly regarded conference for women who find bliss in blogging. The conference attracts talented, highly skilled experts in Social Media, Blogging, Publishing, and Public Relations to share their knowledge with Blissdom attendees.

Allison Worthington, Paula Bruno, and Barbara Jones of Blissdom Events are the dynamic trio that make Blissdom the premier women’s conference in the United States and Canada.

There a several reasons I’m attending this conference, the most important reason is the subject matter presented at this conference. The four tracks presented: Life Development, Photography, Writing, and Business are presented in a way that engages the audience to put into practice the subject of discussion then evaluate their results.

Pure Awesomeness.

Gone are top down lectures followed by a brief Q&A.  This format is a highly effective way to share knowledge and it is what sold me on attending BlissDom.

Although I may be a ‘newbie’ to BlissDom, I’m quite experienced in attending conferences for professional and personal reasons. I’m looking forward to this conference, as I feel I’m stepping out of my comfort zone and entering into the unknown. Typically at conferences I’m surrounded by familiar faces and subject matter. With BlissDom, however, the only person I’ll recognize is Alli Worthington. Most bloggers, if not all, attending this conference are not regular readers of my blog. I see this conference is an opportunity to introduce myself and find common ground within a blogging community that rarely crosses my blogging path.

So, if you are planning to attend BlissDom 12, please leave a comment and feel free to say hello at the conference. You can spot me as I will be sporting a Sting – Dream of the Blue Turtles purse:

Dream of the Blue Turtles Purse

PS: I’m flying into Nashville on February 22nd and I’m looking for photo walk tips around Nashville and good running trails near the Opryland Hotel.

 

Tania

Eat, Pray, Run – The 2012 Edition

2012 in Philadelphia

Two weeks into the new year and how are your new year resolutions holding up?

Last year I stepped away from New Year resolutions that typically end in miserable failure and embraced a three pronged approach to accomplishing  goals over the year. I created  ”Eat, Pray, Run in 2011″ and despite crunching a few bones during a mud run in July, I accomplished much using this new approach to New Year resolutions.

This is the year I successfully run a marathon – I can almost taste it.  I’ve registered for the Odyssey Half and Philly Rock &Roll Half and plan to run in the following races along with usual training runs and Bootcamp-style cross training.

Planned races for 2012:

  • Valentine’s Day Run – Philadelphia Runner – 5K fun run
  • Rear in Gear 10K
  • Donor Dash 10K
  • Broad Street Run 10 Miles
  • Broad Street ReRun 5 Miles
  • Oddyssey Half Marathon 13.1 Miles
  • Rock and Roll Half Philadelphia 13.1
  • Nike Women’s Half San Francisco 13.1
  • Run the Bridge 10K
  • 2012 Philadelphia Marathon 26.2 Miles

Have you any fitness goal for this year? Let me know what they are and how  you plan to accomplish them.

Tania

Fields of Gold – Eve Cassidy

A haunting cover of Sting’s song ‘Fields of Gold’

Tania

Happy Belated New Year!

Clowns in Black and White

Due to technical difficulties beyond my control, the blog took an unexpected hiatus for a week. Thanks to the talented Lisa Sabin-Wilson the blog has been restored to all its glory.

I hope my readers had a fabulous New Year’s Day filled with food, fun and family. I spent part of the day with the finest photographers this side of Philadelphia. It is becoming a tradition of sorts for us to meet early on New Year’s Day in South Philly and photograph the Comic brigades on their march up South Broad Street to City Hall.  These brigades are filled with joyously inebriated folk, along with fathers and sons in matching dresses and face makeup.  This merry parade is tied together with the time honored tradition of golden slippers.

Oh, Those Golden Slippers

Below the cut is a slideshow of photos taken on the first day of 2012 (Year of the Dragon)

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Tania