Many of you have heard my story of the blood-donor greyhound and our trip years back to the Winter Park Spring Splash. Let's suffice it to say here that a nervous greyhound (and they're all nervous for some reason) combined with a white-knuckle traverse of Berthoud Pass can have unpleasant consequences if, say, no one bothers to let the dog out upon arrival.
In the past week I've been reminded twice of this event and have used it to convince myself that, in comparison, it's really not that bad. But here's what's bugging me: I got the car washed on Saturday. Man, It was a mess! The car has some other maintenance issues that are to be addressed this week, but washing it was the start.
Not two days later, the semi-trusty Subaru was the victim of what appears to be a fairly discontent - at least in a gastric sense - group of pigeons.
Yesterday, we got the carpets cleaned. No small feat, mind you, as it had been about a year since we'd had it done. When the guys finished it looked GREAT.
This time I didn't even get the two-day period to enjoy it.
Anybody want to buy a Malamute? She only craps on the carpet once every 4 years or so.
I apologize for the time that has passed since my last post. I am looking at the calendar to determine a date to give a few laps another shot. I've got a new job that will keep me busy, but still intend to make this happen come May. Stay tuned!
David
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Welcome to 2010 all y'all!
Balance is an interesting concept. I get it, but regularly ignore it just the same. I’m thinking of things I’ve done on impulse that got me in trouble, got me past seemingly impossible hurdles, or got me completely baffled.
Today I joined Sonja (www.gosonja.com) for a portion of her run. I got the text a bit after 7:00 asking if I’d like to meet her. She’d already started and was planning on running until 11. So I dropped Makenzie off at daycare and was running by 8:50. Ended up running about 17 miles (2:45). Impulsive, but good.
When I got back to the car I had a message to be on a conference call in 20 minutes. I needed to eat – I knew that but wasn’t hungry –and wolfed down a yogurt and bottle of Perpetuam when I got home. Impulsive and bad! I’m still struggling to keep it down.
Over the holidays the impulsive was generally directed toward food and drink. This clearly did not work to my advantage and I’ve set a rather ambitious goal to get back to my normal weight by my birthday next Monday. Seems that if I set my mark on losing 5 or 6 pounds it doesn’t work. But dropping almost 15 lbs. in 10 days makes me change my behavior.
Like running for 2:45 today.
Strength training is back in. Spending a lot of time on the trainer. Writing it all down. I guess I’m sort of balanced. But shakin’ it up every once in a while sure is fun.
I’ll see if I can coordinate some time on the track after this upcoming cold spell sets us free.
Today I joined Sonja (www.gosonja.com) for a portion of her run. I got the text a bit after 7:00 asking if I’d like to meet her. She’d already started and was planning on running until 11. So I dropped Makenzie off at daycare and was running by 8:50. Ended up running about 17 miles (2:45). Impulsive, but good.
When I got back to the car I had a message to be on a conference call in 20 minutes. I needed to eat – I knew that but wasn’t hungry –and wolfed down a yogurt and bottle of Perpetuam when I got home. Impulsive and bad! I’m still struggling to keep it down.
Over the holidays the impulsive was generally directed toward food and drink. This clearly did not work to my advantage and I’ve set a rather ambitious goal to get back to my normal weight by my birthday next Monday. Seems that if I set my mark on losing 5 or 6 pounds it doesn’t work. But dropping almost 15 lbs. in 10 days makes me change my behavior.
Like running for 2:45 today.
Strength training is back in. Spending a lot of time on the trainer. Writing it all down. I guess I’m sort of balanced. But shakin’ it up every once in a while sure is fun.
I’ll see if I can coordinate some time on the track after this upcoming cold spell sets us free.
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