Runners' High?

How far do you have to run to reach the Runners' High? I have to assume that Runners High is somewhere beyond the 'the wall'-- most probably in a gated community. I have yet to get a glimpse of it. Today I finished 2.75 miles without walking, in week 8 of my training. Never once have I finished my run saying ,"I have to do that again!" I usually count the training days till race day and say, "I have to do that again." Still pressing on.

Just remember that the use of 'run' and 'race' are generous terms for what I have planned for Sept. 8th.

Alternate Hands

So it seems that Strong Bad has alternate hands which are a bucket and a bullhorn. This got us to thinking what it would be like to have alternate hands. The rules seem to be that you can't have one alternate hand at a time. You just have your regular hands, or you can change them out with your alternate hands. I liked the bullhorn idea. I could use that to make my point more emphatically, and to get my family's attention when they appear to be tuning me out.
The bucket would be useful if I was scouring the ditches along back roads for wildflowers or swinging water around to demonstrate centrifugal force. Other than that I couldn't think of a lot of uses for those alternate hands. I think I would rather have scissors and a toaster. Micah would have his wallet and his keys. Dave would have a pneumatic tool with interchangeable appliances and a bloody stump. Alex is no longer part of the conversation, so he is unable to think what his alternate hands would be. (In fact, I would probably need a bullhorn to get his attention right now.) He just plants these ideas in all of our heads and then moves on. He goes back to school tomorrow. I hope the teachers are ready. I know I am.

Job Chapter One

While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said,"The fire of God fell from the sky and burned up the sheep and the servants, ane I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!"

Awaiting the Chaldeans and attempting blockquotes again...

Fountain of Youth--Will Blogging Keep You Young?

Adolescence is the age for the writing of diaries.
Those who keep it up all their lives, so far from attaining the desired maturity, remain perpetually adolescent. Now, Jung has shown us that adolescence is...the age of the completest misunderstanding of oneself.

Just wondering if having a blog means that I am a perpetual adolescent. Paul Tournier certainly would seem to think so. He is trying to help me answer the question, "Who am I?" I am only half way through the book. (Maybe the answers are in the last chapters.) From what I have managed to understand from the first chapters, I have deduced that I shouldn't look inside myself for the answers. So if you have any idea who I am, just leave a comment.

Do you like me? Check YES or NO

Seems a little adolescent to me...

Homestar Runner

I am crossing things off my 'someday I'm going to try that' list. Today I sent in the registration for my first 5K race. Actually, the item on the list is to run a 5K, not just to register. So I am planning to run on September 8th. Alex and I are figuring out a way to make a homestar runner t-shirt for race day. I think just a red T with a big white star on the front will work. My support team should have matching shirts also. I will not wear a beanie with a propeller on top. I think I will look and feel silly enough without the beanie.

Tonight I crossed off two other things on my 'someday' list: 1. Eat at Primanti Bros. and 2. Go to Phipps Conservatory. 1. a Cheesesteak sandwich which was somewhat disappointing. 2. Chihuly Nights glass exhibit which was even better than I thought it would be.

Often the enjoyment of an event is indirectly proportional to the expectations I have for it.

On race day I expect I will cross the finish line. Hopefully I will still be on my feet. Otherwise I won't be able to cross it off the list.

Little Alex Sighted in NYC

Little Alex finally reaches the top of the steps at the Museum of Natural History in NYC.

Things Little Alex can do easily:

1. Hide in a diorama
2. Duck between people's legs
3. Get to first base on balls
4. Fit in the backseat when his sister goes back to college
5. Get carried to bed