It is dark in the morning now! When did this happen? No more bike rides starting before 7:00 a.m. anymore. And runs now begin in the dark.
Today I was out running, on mile 2, the streets just beginning to get light, when I heard some steps behind me, let out a kind of dreamlike yelp, the kind that is totally ineffective in the face of a real emergency, and was passed by a guy running around me. I don't really mind the lapping but jeez, cross over to the other side of the road, or give a cough signal or something. I was very irritated to have my heart speed up like that so early in the run. And I wanted to call out to him, Big deal, see you on mile 10. But I wasn't running 10 that day and haven't in a couple of weeks, so that comeback was internally lame.
I am a bit less impressed with the CarTalk podcasts now that I've discovered the callers are pre-screened, but that is minor, so don't let it stop you from listening. There also seems to be a heavy emphasis on boring cars from the 1990's with 150,000 miles on them and nobody calling seems to have any money, but again, that is trivial. These road trip stories are hilarious, especially this one. I am working on a good question to call in to ask them, not necessarily about actually fixing cars but related to cars in general. Maybe I can work in the whole lame car thing from my teenage years; I haven't heard anyone call in and say "Pacer" yet.
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I have caught myself referencing "The Times" or even worse, the obscure Ethicist section of the "Times Magazine" on at least 4 occasions over the last 2 days. I need to read some other news sources. Also, the Brit I went to tea with today didn't like the idea of an "Ethicist" telling people what to do. I felt a little deflated, but tried to stick up for him. Go Randy!
ReplyDeleteAlso, people run much faster around here than in DC, or certainly than in Miami. The trail is nice and flat though, and you can opt to run on grass or pavement for most of my little loop. I'm expanding it slowly as I figure out my distances. You'll have to come up and run on it too!
The tea-sipping Brit should have been irritated by we Americans asking the Ethicist to comment on our problems.
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