Mike, having been in HR for almost 18 years now, it really pains me to hear about situations like yours. Depending on if you are salaried or hourly, what your boss is expecting of you is either immoral or illegal. If he's the owner, then yes, he should be at the top of the commitment and dedication scale. To expect that of your employees, however, is just not right. Bullying takes many forms, and it sounds like your boss is a passive-aggressive bully. And there's no way you should be tolerating that treatment from his brother.

 

Mike - I totally agree with Erika.  You are one of the kindest, most giving people I know.  To see how that company is taking advantage of you makes me want to, well, give them a serious what-have you!  I sincerely hope and pray that you find a better job.

Enke - that sounds wonderful!

Jlynne - you are an amazing golfer - well done!

Hermosaboy - I think Wedding 5Ks are an awesome idea.  The first I heard of them was yours, but it seems that you have started a trend. 

Dave - congratulations!

12.1 slow miles for me this morning in 70-ish degrees, followed by 30 minutes of weights and core.

I didn't really have a long run last week, so wanted one this week to balance that out. And I needed 17 to hit 50 mpw which has become my own stupid self-inflicted goal for no reason other than I like it (usually). But, today also needed to be hills, as I said earlier, and knew I wouldn't last for 17 miles with the route I had planned. Yup, I was right. 5.5 miles of a lot of steep stuff to get to the trailhead, then 2 miles of trails (lots of downhill, some ups), then dirt roads with steep downhill stretches and some rolling stuff. Egad, my legs are toast. DH met me just after 10 miles with my Nuun, probably should've had it much sooner but I don't plan very well. He met me again about a mile and a half later and I said I was done. I will feel this tomorrow!

12.18 today, 45.5 for the week. First week under 50 miles since last week of April/first week of May. At least I'm still at only 2 weeks under 40 for the year, so still doing pretty good on the goal thing.

Wow--thanks everybody.  I was expecting more like, "Ah, stop feeling sorry for yourself and be happy you have a dang job!"  That's what I keep telling myself, anyway.  By the way--I went in for 4 hours, today, because I'm leaving at noon to go to me race, tomorrow.  And, yes--my boss is the owner--and, yes--I am on salary--an, no--I do not get paid overtime.

 

Enke...tall, blue eyes, and a cyclist...hmm...I just don't know if I'm liking this guy...

 

Okay--I gotta go.  I have another job I'm going to send my resume in for.  It's the same company I sent one in for, the other day, but this is for a different position.  See ya!

Mike--rub some dirt on it.

There, feel better?

Joys of phone entry. Good for Enke. Hope this takes.

I'm too lazy to get the computer out, so I think it's just about bed time.

Thanks LaT, started and ended the day with one.
. . . .Not like Walden though.
Good job with the house dave.
Good job with the sprained ankle gimmick enke

. . . I bet you didn't need it though.  luckeee.
Good luck with getting a new job Mike

^{go work for Steve}
Good luck with getting old Erika. 
However, sorry to say but getting older doesn’t make it much better as my 84-yo IM mentor is still faster than me and my neck-and-neck AG nemesis in marathons, 5/10K’s, triathlons, etc. starting at the 1990 Goodwill Games Marathon when I beat her 4:06 to 4:12 just did her own 4:06, following up two sub-fours last year at age 70!

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As for me, a very yippee-yippee day

Longest training run in 8 years - 10 miles.
Although I cycled mariposai for her run along the waterfront last month and jtv a number of years ago plus recommending it to everyone I can, it’s been eight years since I’ve done the same now that I’m on the other side of town. However, I felt pretty good after a last minute trail 5K this morning that’s about the maximum I can do in the mountains anymore so I ran pretty much all six miles past the waterfront, up-and-through Discovery Park that was a military base used by our UW ROTC in those days, and down-and-over the locks with pleasure craft streaming in-and-out of Lakes Union and Washington to the other side of town for their Seafest Weekend.
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It took as long to get there as it used to to do it over-and-back and, everytime a younger runners zipped by me on one leg or the other, I marveled how I could ever have run like that.  Fortunately, gettin’ to post herein makes it hard to forget, . . and harder to give up.  Thanks.
^{two cat - I used to reward my hard studies with a nibble of pickled herring but n.}
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ps - oddly enough, though I don’t like bourbon, this bourbon oyster stew with bourbon bread pudding sure was good after 13 miles.  I didn’t try the Norwegian whiskey ice cream though but I have eaten the Swedish herring ice cream before.

If AD and I were to buy a picture, which one would you choose? We're torn.

A: 

B:

Steve, get the first one with the time showing on the clock. The other one looks more like it's of the person behind you.

See, I was going to say the second one because it looks like a cute chick in the picture.