Thursday, September 25, 2008

79,501 miles marching towards 80k

over three times around the world now running over the past many years- 32 or so; will hit 80k before the end of the year barring anything unforeseen.ha on that as the past couple of months have been unforeseen.

slow run in the morning of 8 miles on the trail and then went off to play golf. got 9holes in and the rain started on the 7th hole so i stopped after the ninth. no need to get really soaked and i had played the last 7 holes well with one birdie and mostly pars to finish at 3 over. played with mrs lee from seoul, korea, who was here visiting her lawyer daughter; harry from jefferson, and dick, a really nice guy. so we had a nice little foursome and fell into a decent pattern mostly. harry plays to his own little drummer, but he is a nice guy and it went ok. i am still trying to find my game but i hung in there and actually hit some really nice shots in addition to the rest of them- a gap wedge to the green from the fairway bunker; a lob wedge from 75 yards to 3 feet; a 7 iron from 140 uphill into the wind to about 12 feet; a 6 iron over the water to the green; and two 8 iron chips to tap in range are some i remember. i also note that i must not start the round without loosening up my back enough or i will leave the ball out to the right, but i putted a little better and made two nice curling putts and had a couple decent lags.

then off to the nursery and picked up a few things and then to home depot and got some organic topsoil to plant them and them home. did a little yard work in the rain and then hit my 100 pitch and chip shots, also in the rain, but it went ok and i am learning some things every time out now.

had a little dinner and rode the 34 miles on the indoor bike at a decent pace. tomorrow will have to be an easy run. spent the time thinking about what i want to do next and how i can adjust my time as there simply is not enough of it to do everything i want to do. only the slightest ideas so far.

what i need to do is muddle through this house fixing period and try to get some things done. i am not the motivated person i think of myself and i have had to keep pushing myself to carry on for whatever reason. the guidance counselor in me worries about me sometimes and that's not good. will keep an eye open.

the bailout junk continues. this is such another political joke. they must really think the people of this country are dumb. they being the politicians and the media. will be interested to see just how right they are.

work crew come back tomorrow supposedly. they are the nicest guys and i hope we can push through and get this done at last.

dinner time. more soon.

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