September « 2010 « HIV Longevity

21Sep/10Off

Discovering a Lifelong Goal!

Posted by Vaughn Ripley

Dearest friends, family, and anonymous blog lurkers,

I had an epiphany last night … As I’ve mentioned before, I love Ahnold’s response (in Conan the Barbarian) to the question, “What is best in life?”

Without missing a beat, Conan bellows, “To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women.”

Don’t get me wrong [...]

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16Sep/10Off

My Memoir, Survivor, is Coming!

We are so close that I can smell it! That's right folks ... My book is coming. And ... Just in time for Christmas (oops ... I mean the holiday season). Don't forget to buy grandma fifteen copies (you know how she loses things).

For those of you who didn't know it, I [...]

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14Sep/10Off

Century Bicycle Ride to the Beach

Posted by Vaughn Ripley

In keeping with my plan to participate in three major events each year of the rest of my life, I rode a 100+ mile bicycle ride with some of my best friends. We decided to ride from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to Ocean City, Maryland.

You can see [...]

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1Sep/10Off

My First Triathlon

Posted by Vaughn Ripley

Okay, so it was only a mini-sprint (think real short, like George Castanza in a cold swimming pool) ...

The race broke down like this [...]

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