like the rain in england the humidity becomes pretty standard here in alexandria. went out and headed north on the trail while waiting for gail to join up. down to the half mile from the house bridge and back and there she was. we definitely had different goals for today as i had run about 18 days in a row, guessing a bit here, but at least 16 anyway and i could use a short and easy day. we headed back north and i figured i might do the east blvd loop if i felt ok by the 4 mile marker. moving slowly but moving ok. at the alexandria st. bridge gail kept going north and i turned and ran to the loop course.
ran all the way down to the parkway and turned back north to see if gail was coming yet, but no luck. guessed that she had turned back to the water fountain and guess right, but now had added almost two extra miles. turned for home.
back across the parkway and picked up the pace slightly to catch up to the runner in front of me to have some company. caught up and we ran all the way back to our street together. was nice to chat about the upcoming marathon season rather than run alone at this point. up waynewood i went and home. 8 miles done and 55 for the week. not bad but not much quality either. too tired too much of the time now and tonight will be another late night again.
the rest of the day in a nutshell went like this- work in the garden planting and moving plants; getting 8 bins of rubbish together to go out; two loads of laundry; some short chipping and putting practice; moving more of the laundry room out to the shed or the attic. tossing out more stuff(1/3 rule still working); some dinner; and then off to the range and hit some balls and do some longer chipping and putting. back home at 10 to deal with the rest of the rubbish going out and read some of the sunday paper. quick snack and some of the 11 o'clock news and then a short blog session. tomorrow i will try to do some email in addition to getting ready for the work crews coming this week.
an ok day with lots of work and some play also. gail made her first pizza in a year and that was nice. thinking of what didn't get done doesn't really help right now. at least we bought a couch this weekend and made some decisions on the bathroom. now to get the downstairs done.
monday is a track day and i need a longer long run this week. the legs are tired and need some rest. will see how the week unfolds. figure i will take two days off this week and do a long run and also try and join the golf group on thursday and play, but that depends where they go.
i love the garbage about hillary's people voting for palin. is that a joke? can moderately liberal people really vote for the far right conservative just because she is a woman? do the issues really not matter at all? he would have done better taking Rice. people would have understood that more. what a joke this has become---but what do i know?
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Saturday, August 30, 2008
run, shop and golf
up a little later than normal and out the door into the humidity. had almost decided not to run, but wanted to go out and figured i could turn it into a walk if need be. but i was running ok actually and joined up with lisa from conover st who was training to run the MCM with her sister as her sister's first marathon and celebration of her 40th birthday. that kept me going for awhile and then i turned back to the trail as she went home and i ran some hilly sections and bumped into a guy also training for the MCM and running his first 17 mile. we ran a couple of miles together and by now i had almost 8 miles in and headed home myself as i could feel the best part of this run was now behind me and yesterday's 11 mile effort was starting to weigh me down. quit before it did me in.
then home to do some more clean out work and then head off to the tile/carpet store to pick out tile and talk to the scheduler about changing the schedule for the next two weeks of work. will see how that goes once the new thoughts get to the work crews, but i need some time to get stuff done and have a little life.
a quick trip to pick out some bathroom appliances and buy a few on sale plants and then off to search for a new sofa as the mold did the other one in. that sofa had survived several moves(once in a hurricane) and a tornado and was done in by a little flooding and mold, but i had it for a pretty long time -almost 20 years. certainly got my money's worth. hope we found a new one and will know more once the guy who cuts them up and puts them back together tells us whether he can do it again with this pick. nice to live in an old house with small doors and hallways.
then home for some dinner and a quick trip to the driving range to hit some putts and chips and a bucket of balls. went ok mostly and it is starting to come back to me a bit.
and another day done after some laundry. not exciting, but got a few things done and had a nice little run and hit some balls. more of the same tomorrow--; need 4 miles for 50 this week.
then home to do some more clean out work and then head off to the tile/carpet store to pick out tile and talk to the scheduler about changing the schedule for the next two weeks of work. will see how that goes once the new thoughts get to the work crews, but i need some time to get stuff done and have a little life.
a quick trip to pick out some bathroom appliances and buy a few on sale plants and then off to search for a new sofa as the mold did the other one in. that sofa had survived several moves(once in a hurricane) and a tornado and was done in by a little flooding and mold, but i had it for a pretty long time -almost 20 years. certainly got my money's worth. hope we found a new one and will know more once the guy who cuts them up and puts them back together tells us whether he can do it again with this pick. nice to live in an old house with small doors and hallways.
then home for some dinner and a quick trip to the driving range to hit some putts and chips and a bucket of balls. went ok mostly and it is starting to come back to me a bit.
and another day done after some laundry. not exciting, but got a few things done and had a nice little run and hit some balls. more of the same tomorrow--; need 4 miles for 50 this week.
Live to 43 or 86? Depends on where you live - Health care- msnbc.com
interesting bit about being born in glascow.
Live to 43 or 86? Depends on where you live - Health care- msnbc.com
Live to 43 or 86? Depends on where you live - Health care- msnbc.com
Friday, August 29, 2008
the smell of cedar on an 11 mile run
as much as i would like to sit here and write for hours i have but a few minutes. the day started ok despite the rain, an england kind of day but i went out anyway and kept moving. gail and i ran about an hour of a big out and back loop around the neighborhood doing all of the hills we could and then i dropped her at the house and kept going. stayed out long enough to get 11 miles in though it was not a worthy run for sure. just continuous forward motion with a few good stretches and legs that should not have been as tired or sore as they seemed to be. but at any rate i stayed out and will try and see if i can run through this or need more rest. hardly seem to be running much really compared to england but am doing more stuff the rest of the day and i know cutting down the trees and digging out the trenches took a lot out of them.
then home so gail could go to school and i could stay with the work crew. in a nutshell they split the day in two and the afternoon group was 2 hours late so they finished at 8pm and i got screwed out of my golf practice. and one door got put on backwards and now the electric switches have to be moved. there is lots of negotiations coming up in the next few days as i need more say over what happens and when.
in between i did several loads of laundry; started to clean out the laundry room; threw out today's allotment of stuff;hit a few chips and pitches in the backyard; weeded a little; and did some admin type stuff. not the way i had pictured the day and we will have to get a lot done in the next few days -
and now i need some sleep. in a couple of minutes it will be tomorrow and we have two days to be ready for the next group that comes on monday. still hoping to catch up eventually and i will, but the work crew schedule means shopping and buying the things they need to install, etc. all good but can be very frustrating. reo, meatloaf and roxette provide tonight's musical background. listened to MANA all day long the past few days. seemed like a good idea at the time to provide music.
nice choice by mc same today. will be interested to see what happens. i can hear europe laughing now wondering what the hell is going on here. half our country is wondering too i bet.
almost forgot: one of the nice things on the run is that the rain made the cedar trees give off a nice smell going in both directions and it stayed with me for quite awhile while i ran. not sure why, but it was very pleasant on a very humid day.
then home so gail could go to school and i could stay with the work crew. in a nutshell they split the day in two and the afternoon group was 2 hours late so they finished at 8pm and i got screwed out of my golf practice. and one door got put on backwards and now the electric switches have to be moved. there is lots of negotiations coming up in the next few days as i need more say over what happens and when.
in between i did several loads of laundry; started to clean out the laundry room; threw out today's allotment of stuff;hit a few chips and pitches in the backyard; weeded a little; and did some admin type stuff. not the way i had pictured the day and we will have to get a lot done in the next few days -
and now i need some sleep. in a couple of minutes it will be tomorrow and we have two days to be ready for the next group that comes on monday. still hoping to catch up eventually and i will, but the work crew schedule means shopping and buying the things they need to install, etc. all good but can be very frustrating. reo, meatloaf and roxette provide tonight's musical background. listened to MANA all day long the past few days. seemed like a good idea at the time to provide music.
nice choice by mc same today. will be interested to see what happens. i can hear europe laughing now wondering what the hell is going on here. half our country is wondering too i bet.
almost forgot: one of the nice things on the run is that the rain made the cedar trees give off a nice smell going in both directions and it stayed with me for quite awhile while i ran. not sure why, but it was very pleasant on a very humid day.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
day in the rain oxford style
up and out early enough before 7am and got a slow and easy 8 miles in going both north and south on the trail; not actually easy, just mean no attempt to run any pace other than slow; the morning heart rate was 44 so that indicated some sort of recovery, but the legs were really sore from taking down the oak tree yesterday. still, a little exercise was good and the rain made it easier still. seemed like any day in oxford- the trail was empty and saw only one bike rider.
the plan had been to try and meet my friends and play a quick 9 holes of golf but it was pouring now. would anyone show up and was it worth going? off i went to find out. seven of the 14 signed up came out and it was good to see some of the guys again. and we headed out in a light drizzle. i started off horribly but got untracked after 2 holes and played bogie and par golf the rest of the way despite the quality of my shots. but i did get up and down a few times and also hit the green twice from 188 and 185 and that was nice. learned a few things along the way and also found out more about where i needed to focus my practicing. jack, ralph and i played in a threesome and that went really fast; the other four stopped when the rain got harder and it was up and down all day, though we managed to get 18 in. jack had a bunch of birdies and ralph and he both chipped in. i chipped and putted ok, but was very disappointed in how short i had become. can work on that some, but age is catching up quickly.
the golf over i headed off to safeway and then home. still, no work crew had shown up. after some laundry and work around the house we headed off to the carpet and tile place and spent some time there and then over to the paint store to see how dark the colors really were and pick up $247 worth of paint. had found out while we were at the store that the crew had shown up at our house and would wait for us. no pressure.
but hurry back we did and they worked until past 8pm getting the walls ready and the 11 new lights in. tomorrow the doors and whatever else will happen while i get to spend another day at home cleaning out the other two rooms they will start on next.
they promise to be all done by sept. 19th and what a way to spend the first two months at home.
anyway- after they left i hit some balls in the backyard to wind down some and the rain came back. we played musical cars getting ready for tomorrow's day of gail going to school.
and life goes on. somewhere in denver Barack is telling the world why he is the "one". i am off to read a little cormac mccarthy for my bookclub. busy day ahead tomorrow. eventually i will catch up with the 79 emails i am behind on and the rest of everything, but for now i just live tired. better blog tomorrow he promises once again.
-congrats to my brother who bought a house today.
the plan had been to try and meet my friends and play a quick 9 holes of golf but it was pouring now. would anyone show up and was it worth going? off i went to find out. seven of the 14 signed up came out and it was good to see some of the guys again. and we headed out in a light drizzle. i started off horribly but got untracked after 2 holes and played bogie and par golf the rest of the way despite the quality of my shots. but i did get up and down a few times and also hit the green twice from 188 and 185 and that was nice. learned a few things along the way and also found out more about where i needed to focus my practicing. jack, ralph and i played in a threesome and that went really fast; the other four stopped when the rain got harder and it was up and down all day, though we managed to get 18 in. jack had a bunch of birdies and ralph and he both chipped in. i chipped and putted ok, but was very disappointed in how short i had become. can work on that some, but age is catching up quickly.
the golf over i headed off to safeway and then home. still, no work crew had shown up. after some laundry and work around the house we headed off to the carpet and tile place and spent some time there and then over to the paint store to see how dark the colors really were and pick up $247 worth of paint. had found out while we were at the store that the crew had shown up at our house and would wait for us. no pressure.
but hurry back we did and they worked until past 8pm getting the walls ready and the 11 new lights in. tomorrow the doors and whatever else will happen while i get to spend another day at home cleaning out the other two rooms they will start on next.
they promise to be all done by sept. 19th and what a way to spend the first two months at home.
anyway- after they left i hit some balls in the backyard to wind down some and the rain came back. we played musical cars getting ready for tomorrow's day of gail going to school.
and life goes on. somewhere in denver Barack is telling the world why he is the "one". i am off to read a little cormac mccarthy for my bookclub. busy day ahead tomorrow. eventually i will catch up with the 79 emails i am behind on and the rest of everything, but for now i just live tired. better blog tomorrow he promises once again.
-congrats to my brother who bought a house today.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
another fast post
out at 6:30 am but did a walk and run 6 miles giving the legs a break mostly. it was a pretty morning and not that hot. the legs were beat up some. all i can do at this point is hang in there and get past the house stuff and back onto a decent schedule. at least i am getting in some running and some, though very little actual golf practice.
the day was spent cutting down an oak tree and a maple tree and then cutting them up. then planted some stuff and weeded and pruned. cleaned out the laundry room some and then met with the contractor manager to go over the next days of work schedule and what we could and couldn't do. that took almost two hours and we reached a schedule that will have it all done by mid-september. i see my future and it is a frustrating one, but the UK has rubbed off on me and i will cope quietly.
after our meeting i decided to just go hit some balls and when i got there i saw a chance to play a few holes before the night league started. skipped the first few holes and started on #6 with no warmup at all. flared a tee shot slightly right that held the edge of the green and two putted for a par. then played 7 more holes and had some nice shots and some out to the right. everything wants to go right these days. good drives on 7 and 9. nice 5 wood on 8. a couple of blocks out to the right also. ok irons and good chipping and putting. was nice to play on grass, but wondered to myself whether i wanted to spend the next year trying to re-find the swing i once had. time will tell.
hit a small bucket afterwards- not well except for the 6 iron. then home to work on cleaning out stuff. and on we go. am about 30 emails behind and will try to catch up some over the next few days but we have house stuff that must be done by tomorrow night and then again by monday.
and now off i go. will get better soon but absolutely have so little time to get it all done so you just do what must be done and sigh at what you don't get done.
waiting for my next stimulus check---and why is gas $.30 cheaper in philly than virginia?
stay well all.
the day was spent cutting down an oak tree and a maple tree and then cutting them up. then planted some stuff and weeded and pruned. cleaned out the laundry room some and then met with the contractor manager to go over the next days of work schedule and what we could and couldn't do. that took almost two hours and we reached a schedule that will have it all done by mid-september. i see my future and it is a frustrating one, but the UK has rubbed off on me and i will cope quietly.
after our meeting i decided to just go hit some balls and when i got there i saw a chance to play a few holes before the night league started. skipped the first few holes and started on #6 with no warmup at all. flared a tee shot slightly right that held the edge of the green and two putted for a par. then played 7 more holes and had some nice shots and some out to the right. everything wants to go right these days. good drives on 7 and 9. nice 5 wood on 8. a couple of blocks out to the right also. ok irons and good chipping and putting. was nice to play on grass, but wondered to myself whether i wanted to spend the next year trying to re-find the swing i once had. time will tell.
hit a small bucket afterwards- not well except for the 6 iron. then home to work on cleaning out stuff. and on we go. am about 30 emails behind and will try to catch up some over the next few days but we have house stuff that must be done by tomorrow night and then again by monday.
and now off i go. will get better soon but absolutely have so little time to get it all done so you just do what must be done and sigh at what you don't get done.
waiting for my next stimulus check---and why is gas $.30 cheaper in philly than virginia?
stay well all.
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