Howdy folks.

Falcon - very cool!

SteveP - wise of you to realize that you can't fix that situation.

Here are a couple of shots I took after work yesterday right before the sun set.

Lots of leaves still changing, and the underbrush and grass are still green.  Those are always the last to lose color and the first to green up in the spring.

2.8 miles for me this morning in 51 breezy degrees.  The foot was not happy, but I had to take advantage of the last warm morning...

Good morning Veterans' Day 2021.

I liked the slightly different at-ease

poses in Bing's Pic-of-the-day today.

Boy, what each of them's

probably been through for us.

Steve - too bad you can't bring auntie back with you.

The library has chargers, but they are REALLY slow . . .

It only added about 14 miles to the range the whole time

we ate lunch and walked around town yesterday.  

Looking at other options……. I’m being a good sport about it- so far. .

KSA - nice gnarly.

Don't be too good a sport or you might have to spend Thanksgiving on the beach too or, I guess, since you’ve run across Tennessee and who knows what else, Ken could always run back with you.

Holly - nice. However, if that lower one's an oak,

I wonder why the leaves aren't just dull brown

like all the neighbor's ones that fall on our yard.

one mile - not a splat/splat or even a pitter/patter on the roof this morning but the quiet drizzle that sneaked in after yesterday’s respite from all the rain we’ve been having since the end of October was about as thick a drizzle as I’ve ever seen and heavy enough to warrant a rain coat for a mile of leafing that took too long to then go on a planned quick foray up to the Hillside for some trail maintenance I need to take a pick up for.

Rivian is interesting.  I want to see some history, though.   Yeah- Ken was an early adopter with the electric car thing- not to mention our solar panels.   200 miles isn’t a bad range, and if you find the quick chargers, the stops aren’t too long, but I still think it is impractical for long trips.  We have my truck- which is the better option.

Took a 2 mile walk on the beach after Ken got back from his bike ride.

Thanks for the start and pics, Holly.

tet--"G" is likely "games played," often listed as GP.  I like the NHL's standings since you can sort by any heading, use division/conference/league standings, and also see the percentage of possible points (P%) teams have, which controls for teams having played different number of games.  There's a  legend at the bottom of the page explaining the heading abbreviations.

Busy week, so I haven't kept up here.  Just a fly-by post of 19.4 miles on the bike at lunch today.  Started out nice and sunny but clouds rolled in late. I think I respectfully disagree with Holly's point last week (?) about foliage looking better on cloudy days.  Give me that bright, crisp autumn sunshine any day!

Have a good one.

THANK YOU, VETERANS, THOSE WHO ARE STILL SERVING, AND YOUR FAMILIES!!

Thanks for starting us out, Holly.

. . . or, I guess, since you’ve run across Tennessee and who knows what else, Ken could always run back with you.

 

Tet - Karen pretty much knows me inside and out re running.  And she's a great manager, so she's a perfect person to crew a runner.  We'll just have to wait and see how she and The Hub are getting along after 9 hrs together. 

Yay for people like Julia "Hurricane" Hawkins!!!!

About 20 min of core/ST yesterday after work, then ran 3 EZ this a.m. - first time I've run in a week in an effort to get my heel to calm down.  Flared it up a bit, but not bad. I'm ready for Saturday, come hell or high water!

Went to see a podiatrist this morning re my heel.  Of course, she wanted to put me in orthotics, but I declined and suggested I try an OTC ortho first (I've had orthotics and don't like them). She agreed and recommended SuperFEET Flexmax.  She also gave me a boot to wear when I'm sitting around at work or in the evening to try and stretch things out more.  Thankfully, she didn't say I had to wear it bed.  I then told her about my run on Saturday and asked if there was some way to tape my heel/foot to get me through the run, "then I'll do whatever you think I need to [except for orthotics]."  So she taped up my foot and gave me a youtube link to the taping method. So far, it feels more supported.

Aaaaand that's about all I have at the moment.  Enjoy ~~

((Steve's aunt))

3 miles power walking with some Sole Sisters this morning - so chilly but then warmed up nicely!!

Church and prayer group breakfast followed by some shopping at Cracker Barrell - we get a 45% discount on Friends and Family day because one of our group members works at CB. Great deal!!

Oh and I booked my trip to Nashville - April 21-25 -- going to signup for the 6.15 race and all the fun!!!!

Deez- let’s definitely meet up when you come to Nashville.

Doug- Ken has a 2017 Chevy Bolt.  Before that he had 2013 and then 2015 Nissan Leaf.  They didn’t have nearly the range of the Bolt.  The Bolt is a pretty nice car.  I liked it more than I thought I would.  He got an early model, and we had to drive up into Kentucky to pick it up at a dealership there.  I wasn’t thrilled.

Tesla charging stations aren’t the same as for the Bolt (with a B- not the Volt, which is a hybrid).   They aren’t easier to find- there aren’t really more of them now.