March 2010 Archive

LOST 118 (Yes, 118 Miles)

“Where are you going this time?”
“Lake Okeechobee, in Florida.”
(Blank look)
“You know, when you look at a map of Florida, there’s a huge blue circle in the middle?” That’s Lake Okeechobee.”
(Blank look)
“I’m running around that circle…it’s 118 miles,” (helpfully drawing a circle in the air)
(Confused look)
“My sister works on the lake and it will be fun [...]

Getting Hit

First of all, I’m fine, it (thankfully) wasn’t a big impact.  But as uber-careful as I am, it caught me completely off guard.
Here’s the story.  I run to work a couple of times a week as a dependable way to shoehorn a run into my day (who actually wants to sleep at the office?), to [...]