Shelly Uner

Why WWII?

In my last post I wrote about the significance of Homer’s Odyssey and why it was making a comeback in a huge way through Hollywood film making. For close to the last decade another subject from history has also had me questioning significance: World War II historical fiction. Several years ago the monthly bookclub IContinue reading “Why WWII?”

Why the Odyssey?

I find it wildly entertaining (double meaning intended) that the latest cinema blockbuster is The Odyssey starring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, and other Hollywood staples. The movie is a fairly accurate retelling of Homer’s epic poem written around 800 BC, considered the first work of Western literature. Some of my entertainment has comeContinue reading “Why the Odyssey?”

Digging too Deep

Recently I was listening to a podcast and heard the statement, “Grief is just love with no place to go.” Man that resonated with me. Looking it up after I got home I found the full quote, “It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in theContinue reading “Digging too Deep”

Finding Place

So far June has been a weird month. This morning I’m thinking it all has to do with finding “place.” The 2nd would’ve/should’ve/could’ve been my mom’s 70th birthday. Four plus years after her death I still have some conflicting feelings about how she passed and the years leading up to it. I’m not sure I’llContinue reading “Finding Place”

Letting Nature Take Its Course

Last week I had the new experience of watching a dog give birth to ELEVEN puppies. We had somewhat inadvertently bred our male yellow lab with our best friends’ female black lab. When we got the parents as puppies the long range plan had been to mate them after they were two years old. WhileContinue reading “Letting Nature Take Its Course”

Running the Rabbit Trails

This particular post began as a bunny hop down a few side trails. Here’s to hoping the message still comes through… I recently finished another personal race season, something I usually do opposite of my cross country coaching season. This allows me to be able to focus on my own training without having to workContinue reading “Running the Rabbit Trails”

Don’t Over-Map It

A tale of two bike rides… Friday morning my husband was working from home, becoming increasingly frustrated with the database he had to access going down. In the midst of the first lag he texted me a map of a gravel trail around a local large lake. My response: Let’s go! At first he hesitatedContinue reading “Don’t Over-Map It”

The Trembles

Change. Not my favorite topic. Last week I was pondering wide open spaces; looking out at horizons that seemed endless with little navigational guides along the way. As I was discussing that thought process with someone, they said, “You’re in the ‘trembles.’” The” trembles” are what happens when you are trying to move forward inContinue reading “The Trembles”

Wide Open Spaces

Grief is a weird and fickle beast, and like the proverbial elephant in the room, it can only be ignored for so long. In a span of less than four years I lost my mom, I moved across town after twenty-one years in the same house, I lost my dad, I had two major surgeriesContinue reading “Wide Open Spaces”

A Little Trail Reconnaissance

This is a location that I have run previously but decided to tackle on the mountain bike today solely for the purpose of capturing the main trail on video to look at as a possible cross country practice course. Not my favorite place to bike, but somewhat easier way to grab the footage for furtherContinue reading “A Little Trail Reconnaissance”