Friday, February 7, 2014
Day 7.028: Snow day!
Exile #2 sent me these from Wednesday. Made me wish I was there to play in the snow with them.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Day 7.027: Finishing what I started
Running in the (fallen) snow is much nicer than running in the (falling) snow.
It is a bit heavy underfoot when it hasn't been packed, but as you can see, they do a good job of making it passable.
It is a bit heavy underfoot when it hasn't been packed, but as you can see, they do a good job of making it passable.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Day 7.026: That stinks!
One of the things I've been afraid of since I started running in the pre-dawn darkness is surprising a skunk. Skunks are reasonably common, but rarely seen - except as roadkill and then usually only identifiable by the smell. I saw one once, round the corner from our NY home, but only from the safety of a car.
This morning, I glanced to see what was rustling on the other side of a chain-link fence and saw - just a couple of feet away - the dreaded creature.
I backed up, got my phone out and snapped some pictures (the best I could get with my iPhone in the dark), while walking down to the end of the fence to get a clearer shot.
In that last picture, he was clearly heading straight for me, so I moved to alert him to my presence - I did not want to surprise him at close quarters - and he wandered off in the other direction with his tail reassuringly lowered.
So that was quite cool.
It had just started to snow and within a few moments it was a full-on snowstorm and the wind was whipping the "flakes" (more like mini-icy-shuriken) into my face. Sadly I had to cut my run short to a mere 6.5 miles instead of 10. Yeah that pretty much stinks.
This morning, I glanced to see what was rustling on the other side of a chain-link fence and saw - just a couple of feet away - the dreaded creature.
I backed up, got my phone out and snapped some pictures (the best I could get with my iPhone in the dark), while walking down to the end of the fence to get a clearer shot.
In that last picture, he was clearly heading straight for me, so I moved to alert him to my presence - I did not want to surprise him at close quarters - and he wandered off in the other direction with his tail reassuringly lowered.
So that was quite cool.
It had just started to snow and within a few moments it was a full-on snowstorm and the wind was whipping the "flakes" (more like mini-icy-shuriken) into my face. Sadly I had to cut my run short to a mere 6.5 miles instead of 10. Yeah that pretty much stinks.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Day 7.025: Exchange!
Another episode from the my-brain-doesn't-work-when-I'm-running-or-does-it desk.
I ran past this place and read the sign:
I thought, "That's an odd turn of phrase." I was just beginning to think, "I suppose that is actually what happens," when I realised that it didn't say that, it said:
which is less interesting.
It was only as I was writing this, that I realised my brain had just done what it was told:
I ran past this place and read the sign:
I thought, "That's an odd turn of phrase." I was just beginning to think, "I suppose that is actually what happens," when I realised that it didn't say that, it said:
which is less interesting.
It was only as I was writing this, that I realised my brain had just done what it was told:
Monday, February 3, 2014
Day 7.024: ME Superman
I started out with lots of microwave meals for one, branched out into vegetable curries, then bacon sandwiches and eventually meat dishes, chips, pasta,...
...quite domesticated huh?
I realised that I basically feel like Superman when I accomplish everyday tasks like cleaning the kitchen or doing a load of laundry. Sad but true.
...quite domesticated huh?
I realised that I basically feel like Superman when I accomplish everyday tasks like cleaning the kitchen or doing a load of laundry. Sad but true.
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