on the Stuff issue ,my DW and I had this discussion about 2 weeks ago . Our plan is to have a huge tag sale to get rid of not just the STUFF but also all the odds and ends furniture we have accumulated over our 28 year marrage. Our kids are both raised and almost completly gone and we are ready for a change. The plan is to buy a few new items that we have been wanting with the money we make, thus killing two birds with one stone. Get rid of the clutter and get new STUFF! 5 miles 47 minutes 9:25 average. Good runs to everyone Larry

Recovery is happening. I've never felt any real energy level drop, the way other long runs have left me. I have been sore though, but that's fading. Maybe it was the food in the race, the salt, or the pound of red meat I ate two days before the run. This has been encouraging. No workout today. A co-worker brought me several pounds of fresh morels . DW and I immediately invited Beth and Dan over for a little feast. Since I'm taking some time off from running, Dan said he'd take me out paddling with his buds. Beth, one of the Iron Mt crew, grew up here but meet Dan across the mountain in Boone, NC at college. (Hi, CNY!) Come to find out, she had crashed one of our parties while she was in high school . They're a great pair. jjj