Reichenbach Falls: Starvation boots Erik off Survivor: Caramoan
Well, I guess he wasn’t kidding when he said he was starving. After overcoming a load of self-doubt last week, Erik Reichenbach exited Survivor: Caramoan within the first 10 minutes of the final episode, attached to a bag of intravenous fluids in the back of a medical van. Diagnosis: starvation state and dehydration. The show [...]
Erik’s ‘beautiful prison’ stay continues on ‘Survivor’
Day 35 was Erik Reichenbach’s turn for a meltdown on Survivor: Caramoan. At least he doesn’t have one every day – my God, Dawn should be dehydrated to the max by now. I can’t wait for someone to vote for her in tribal council, and when they do one of those whispered here’s-the-reason scenes, it’s [...]
Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Rhubarb
But I do. It’s beautiful. At least he knows what it is now. Unlike last year, when I…uh…kinda stole rhubarb for strawberry rhubarb custard pie, this year I asked if I could have some. Rather urgently too, as I watched his sister waving a weed-whacker around the yard, clearly in that dangerous phase of a yard [...]
Erik Reichenbach’s Donut-fueled immunity win on Survivor:Caramoan
Someone must be missing that local running mecca, the Pinckney Bakery. In the first immunity challenge of the day, our Erik gave up a quest for immunity in a dubious trade-off for a plate of donuts and a large glass of ice cold milk. “I so want that,” he moaned, as host Jeff Probst took a [...]
Pinckney’s Erik Reichenbach & Survivor: No more Mr. Nice Guy?
I am not a big TV-watcher, and definitely am not a fan of reality shows. But I am watching Survivor-Caramoan each week for one reason, and one reason only – local boy Erik Reichenbach. We may not all know him personally, but he is “our” guy, and we are all cheering him on. He’s famous [...]
Triathlon Chronicles (Season 2): Sky Tri and Speedos
Before I tell you all about the Sky Tri, I have to get this out of the way: Speedos. Guys, I don’t care how beautiful you are, or, more likely, think you are, this is simply not a good look on any of you. We were seeing way, way too much of your April-in-Michigan bod, and [...]
Triathlon Chronicles (Season 2): How Not to Train for a Tri
Howell Parks and Rec held their annual Splash & Dash indoor triathlon on Sunday, and here are a few things you should NOT do before competing in this event: 1. Do NOT go out six of the seven nights prior to the event (OK, 3 of the 6 were unavoidable social/spouse-work-related obligations, but it was [...]
My First 5K. At Midnight. On New Year’s Eve.
Nothing like starting 2013 right with yet another stupid idea. And beer. When the email announcing the 2nd Annual New Year’s Eve Midnight 5K showed up, the initial reaction from my Goddess Group was lukewarm at best (see my series Triathlon Chronicles for more information on the Goddesses). “This might be fun,” was the first [...]
