Shoe Drama (Read 885 times)

Maybe the NB folks can figure out the question to life, the universe and everything.  (The answer being 42 and all.)

 

Honeypig, I usually don't get into that state of mind until I've been out running for a few hours.  Strangely, after a bit of running, I can't do much math either.  Considering my undergrad was in electrical engineering, it is kinda funny that I can't really even add while running.  Obviously, New Balance is out of the question for me...

 

Perhaps running tends to turn off the analytical part of the brain and open up the creative part of the brain in some people?  Or perhaps it is just lack of oxygen to the brain. 

Yeah, I have found that I'm not at my best doing mental calculations about my distance and pace while I'm running, and generally give up till after the run.

As for the oxygen to the brain thing, maybe running makes us revert to a child-like state.  I remember if I'd give my daughter a stack of pennies or similar small objects, they would immediately become characters in a drama of her creation, a la your shoe story.

 One person's empty nest syndrome is another person's full wallet syndrome.

 I've found that the nest can be empty (or less empty in my case) and yet the wallet still can't get full.  Those birds fly away and the money seems to follow them

 Yeah, maybe the wallet is not quite full, but its not as empty.

Think of it as paying for a quiet house, then it's not so bad.