today's story finally starting with poor anne boleyn

some of you may have recently seen the movie "the other boleyn sister"-here's a fact of the day from scotman's.com

Fact of the Day

Not a lucky day for doomed beauty Anne Boleyn in 1536 as her dream marriage to King Henry the VIII ended. Unlike today, the separation was a terminal one since it involved her head being separated from her body. Henry went on to marry four more times, finally running up a tally of six queens - "Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived."

scotsman.com/monarchy
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so the computer seems to be working now and that's good. when it serves as your lifeline to the outside world it is better that it works. turns out many people have had the same problem with dell/vista and there are groups discussing it in on-line forums.

but i got up and went out to run on a pretty cold morning for this late in may- about 45 degrees. my heart rate last night was 48 and this time it actually behaved itself and was 46 when i woke up. seems to be locked in now just a tad higher than its low point showing a constant level of not quite being rested. as long as it allows me to run that is ok. would probably be better optimally if i rested more, but the run or run/walk outings are the only thing saving my brain from total depression so i will keep going out. besides today was cooler than normal, but just really pretty.

i went north and then ran into two neighbors about a mile north from here and turned back towards the house figuring i would have some company and that maybe gail would have come out to run. but nope, she wasn't out so i turned back and went north again. the cows and sheep were all out and the usual birds singing was everywhere. turning towards the river i ran into a decent wind, but otherwise saw nobody out as yet. at the river i went south and over the rainbow bridge and kept going south to see what the crew was working on. they were using heavy equipment to lift and place metal barriers on the sides of the banks to widen the path. they seemed particularly cheerful today and all said hello as i went by. went all the way down to botley road and turned back north again. was running ok and wanted to stay on the soft path and the river was as good a place as any. one more trip up and down and then over to the park.

did the loop down osney lane and down the bike path towards north hinksey. the horses were out in their blankets, including the two foals and they were quietly chewing away at the ground cover. the trail was now getting busy as people use this trail to go town for work and also to take their children to one of the school located on both ends of the path. i turned down the road towards north hinksey and did the loop behind the fishes restaurant and back around to the park made up track.
ran 24 x 100 sprints stretching out the legs and hoping the right hip and attached stuff would be ok. seemed to get better instead of worse and that was nice. finished and stretched and then did a very short cool down loop and headed home. another nine miles behind me.

after the usual morning stuff i headed up to the range and hit some balls. did the usual practice, but had to push myself mentally a bit to stay there as my brain was just not into it. hit a bucket and a half and chipped and pitched and it went ok. worked down to the 7 iron. still pushing right with the slightly longer swing. is the choice to hit longer and right pr shorter and straight? will not give up on longer just yet. i know why it is going right and it doesn't every time. i certainly am hitting the 7 iron higher and farther than before, but will be in many right green-side bunkers at this rate and i never do get to practice sand shots.

all in all, some house stuff done and the exercise is in too. now to settle down and pay some bills and get ready for whatever tomorrow brings.