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Outdoor Running in Record Heat
Posted on August 18, 2020 Leave a Comment
This morning at about 5 AM Pacific, I posted the following worry on Facebook : OK, so water, a bit of black coffee, water. A bit of salt…I should be fine out there, right? I mean, I used to run in this kind of weather in Texas, in Basic, when I was in my 20s…and […]
Reflections on America’s Birthday
Posted on July 5, 2020 Leave a Comment
Reflections on fireworks and 4th of July celebrations.
Living by the Numbers / Fighting Time
Posted on June 16, 2020 Leave a Comment
I’m someone who likes to track numbers. Calendar dates, meeting duration, time running, distance. Weight. Number of hours fasting. Or feasting. I’m always looking at goals and percentages too. 60% there. 70%. 80%… If the scale says I’m up by 7 pounds overnight (and it has, I assure you), it can ruin my day and […]
First World Runner Problems
Posted on June 10, 2020 Leave a Comment
When I started this morning’s run, I realized, oh crap, I left my hat in the house! I usually wear a cheap baseball cap, one I picked up a couple of years ago at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. I wear it to keep the sun out of my eyes. I realized, as the sun […]
Wisdom from Miss Marple
Posted on June 7, 2020 Leave a Comment
I often have vivid dreams. This morning’s was so profound, I’m still thinking about it. It was about friendship, how some people can be fake–you think they are “for you” but they are secretly cheering when you are down or hurt. Two people were having a conversation with me in my dream and they revealed […]
Running and Me
Posted on May 10, 2020 Leave a Comment
Last year I decided to follow up on a long term goal. I wanted to fully run or jog a 5K. This may not seem like much, but I set the goal when I was 130 pounds OVER a healthy weight. And I had stopped running. When I left the military in 1992, running became […]
Unneighborly Pandemic Thoughts
Posted on April 30, 2020 Leave a Comment
It’s getting hot. That’s not unusual for Sacramento at this time of year. But a pandemic, a stay at home order, and the closing of all public and municipal swimming pools is. With the extension of a county stay at home order until May 22, and an expected “no beach” order to hit on May […]
On the Approach of March 9
Posted on March 3, 2019 1 Comment
This week is going to (and already has started off as) a tough week of memories as we approach the first year anniversary of unspeakable tragedy. There are so many people who impressed me forever with their bravery and resilience. I will acknowledge them here, whether they ever hear it from me or not, I […]
Paradise no longer
Posted on November 10, 2018 Leave a Comment
“I can’t bear it. But I do. And I think wildly about the headlines to come. Paradise Lost. Paradise is burning.” I can’t bear to look at it, but I look anyway. I can’t bear to feel it, but I feel it anyway. I can’t bear the thick grey smoke, the ashes of someone’s life, […]
