I'm never really sure whether to count this........

was taken AGAINST MY WILL to go Purse Shopping with Pickles

after

she bought a purse,

took back said purse,

exchanged

it for ANOTHER purse

and

probably 3-other things

I logged

52-min at a Shopping Outlet (while waiting for her)

on concrete, which is why I'm counting it

++++++++++

also

any Flight Tips??

I'm going out to see Crazy Brother end of month for Hiking Adventure

and I haven't flown in a while

 

I pray a lot.

...got that covered,

one flight years ago was so rough I should have gone into The Priesthood after I got off.........

Mornin' everyone.

Isn't "Crazy Brother " redundant?

I debated with myself all dang morning about whether or not to do the 5-mile race I had signed up for. It was snowing this morning, the temp was hovering around freezing, and the winds were going to be at 20-25 mph by race time, with gusts over 40. Grousing every step of the way, I got dressed and packed a bag with clothing options. DW asked if I was going, and I told her I'll at least head up there and see what conditions were like. 3/4 of the way there, I realized I left my Garmin home, so if I raced, it would be nekkid and splitless. I got there and sat in my car for a while, watching the wind blow, and debating with myself. Then I got out to get loose a bit. When I got back in the car, I wondered if I should just head home and go for a workout. Then I took off the wind pants I had over my tights, and the decision was made. We had a bit of a tailwind in the first mile, which made for what felt like a good start. Most of miles 2 & 3 were into a heck of a head wind, and at times it was all I could do to walk into it, forgetting about turnover and speed. We caught a bit of a tail wind again for the rest of 3 and most of 4, and I tried to recapture the time I knew I had lost. Of course, the last quarter of 4 and all of 5 were back into the wind. People in front of me were struggling a bit more than I, so I focused on picking them off, rather than thinking about the wind. I finished in 53:19 for a 10:40 pace, and was 9/12 in my AG (no walking div). So, now it's back to reality - I'm going grocery shopping, and then bringing in some more firewood because it is going to be quite chilly around here for the first half of the week.

Have a greta Sunday!

Jay

Me too Jay.

I can't count how many times I've vowed never to run races

in weather that I end up running in but I still always do.

In fact, as I've come to realize, there's a sort of perverse

attraction of foul weather adding to the challenge.  

.

RUNNING - 2 miles to Mary’s Falls and back (6am / 42-degrees)
Well, I think I’ve figured out how to avoid the frequent frustration of living in the Pacific Northwest with so many events of interest being conflicted out by same day/weekend scheduling, e.g. this weekend’s Yakima River Canyon Marathon, 5K run-and-walk over the new floating bridge before it opens later this month, Emerald City Century, etc. :  just take advantage of winter fares to fly up to GS-land for another two mile run-and-back to Mary’s Falls this morning before searching the coastal low tide pools with GS later in the morning for hermit crabs, blenny eels, sculpins, etc. and swimming pool time in the afternoon.
.
NPR PUZZLE MASTER
I"ve never come close before but, though I think it is more technically and scientifically correct than the “ruler” answer he chose, on today’s edition, Will Shortz nevertheless credited the “clownfish” response I submitted to last week’s puzzle challenge as most “ingenious.”

^{Weekly Puzzle Challenge for March 27, 2016
Poets of Boston: A Collection of Forgotten Poems, 1789-1820.
It has a chapter devoted to puzzles in poetic form.
Most of the puzzles are explained —
but one puzzle never had a printed answer.
It's a two-line verse from the Nov. 12, 1803,
issue of the Boston Weekly Magazine:}

^{I am both man and woman too,
And go to school as good boys do.}

ps tom: get a grandson

 so if I raced, it would be nekkid

  That's some pretty good nekkid racing, especially given the conditions!

TomWhite - I find that if I grip the arm rest really, really tight, it makes the plane fly better. 

11 miles for me today in 27-33 degrees.  We had the big winds yesterday, so I saw a lot of trees down and sticks in the road and path.

Tammy, congrats to your son and his tennis doubles partner.  steve, nice pictures of Tag in the woods.  Jay, impressive 5 mile race in nasty conditions.

The comments about the TSA pre checked list when flying is interesting.  When we flew to AZ last week, our tickets were marked prechecked and we've not done anything we are aware of to get on the list.  We're baffled.

Nice long runs for Holly and enke.

I continued this weeks pattern with two walks on the TM.  This morning,it was 3 miles at 13:44/mi and this afternoon, 2 more miles at 13:33/mi.

A good day and good runs for all.

TomS.

 

 

The comments about the TSA pre checked list when flying is interesting.  When we flew to AZ last week, our tickets were marked prechecked and we've not done anything we are aware of to get on the list.  We're baffled.

  

They give it to people semi-randomly to try and intice more to sign up.  I think pepople who are frequent flyers get selected more often.

Glad you're walking well again.

OMG, I heard Will Shortz, too, and had no idea the RA connection!!  Bravo, Tet!

I woke up and saw the big gobs of snow, and for some strange reason, I thought, "I have to get out there!" I have a treadmill to which I had planned to retreat if the weather turned ugly, but I just immediately decided to get outdoors.  It was windy and blizzardy and the branches were falling down everywhere, but I got my "easy" 4 miles in.

Crack! We lost a yuge tree limb in our back yard, but thankfully nothing important was beneath when it fell.

Ballroom dance lesson, and taking my nephew to see the Sound of Music touring production at the Opera House rounded out my day.

(I had my Melanoma Foundation fleece band on upside down)

--Robin