Jun 01 2012

National Doughnut Day

Today, my friends, is a wonderful holiday (at least in my world). It is National Doughnut Day, which is celebrated on the first Friday in June. I really love doughnuts, but tend to not eat them all that often, as they’re not exactly good for the midsection. However, I decided that I absolutely had to have one two in honour of the holiday. 🙂

Unfortunately, though, this is one of those times where I wish I was back in Saint Louis, MO, USA. Saint Louis has three of the best doughnut shops that I’ve ever had.

The first one is Tony’s Donuts, which makes an amazing cake doughnut with strawberry icing.

Tony's Donuts, Saint Louis, MO - Strawberry cake

The second one is Donut Drive-In, with their incredible white-iced Long John (with no filling).

Donut Drive-In, Saint Louis, MO - Iced Long John

Last, but certainly not least is World’s Fair Doughnuts, which was a stopping spot for me when I would carpool all the kids to high school. World’s Fair is owned by an older couple, and they make an absolutely wonderful Danish, which was essentially a small glazed doughnut with a cherry or apple compote in the centre, and some icing around the outside.

World's Fair Doughnuts, Saint Louis, MO - Danishes

Though I’m not able to enjoy some of my all-time favourite doughnuts today, I hope that some of my friends there are. I did get a couple from the local grocer this evening, and they will be delicious as well, but just not as amazing as the ones mentioned above.

To all, have a wonderful National Doughnut Day!

Cheers,
Zach

May 30 2012

Finally the tags are finished

After spending a whole lot more time than I had initially anticipated (and significantly more than I wanted to), I have finished tagging all of the former posts. Now that the process is complete, you can click on any of the tags at the bottom of a particular post, and it will show you only posts that also carry that tag. I think that it is a neat feature that really adds to the organisational value of the site.

I’m not sure if it will be beneficial or not to add the “Tag Cloud” widget to the sidebar. Basically, it shows the most commonly used tags and varies the size of the font based on the number of times that the particular tags appear. If you think that would add to the organisation, let me know by leaving a comment or by emailing me.

Cheers,
Zach

May 29 2012

2012 St. Jude Children’s Hospital Marathon Race

Recently, I received an email from St. Jude Children’s Hospital regarding the 2012 Marathon. I have actively supported St. Jude for a number of years now, because it is one of the few larger charities in which I strongly believe. I can’t imagine the pain associated with having a child with a terminal illness, especially ones that can cause so much suffering like cancer can. Regardless of funding, St. Jude never turns away a child or his/her family, and that is a worthy cause.

2012 St. Jude Children's Hospital marathon race

Given that I have taken to running over the course of the last year or so, it only makes sense that I should run in the race. Given that I’m exhausted when I finish my 15km (~9.33 miles) daily run, I don’t think that there’s anyway that I could run a marathon–26.2 miles, or about 42km. I know the limits of my body in its current condition, and I think that tripling my distance is essentially out of the question at this time. Seeing as the half-marathon’s registration had already closed, I signed up for the 5k run as a St. Jude Hero. As such, I will be raising funds based on the length of my run, and would greatly appreciate any contributions that you are willing to make. I will have a small website dedicated to my fundraising efforts for the race, which I will link in a new post.

The 5k is set for Saturday, 01 December 2012 starting at 07:15 GMT-6 (CDT). That’s all the information that I have at this time, but I will post more once I know.

Cheers,
Zach