Another thing to consider with the 405 is that it is for running ONLY. The feature to switch over to biking or other activites is not a part of this unit. Roch - I have not commited to ANYTHING!

I don't know why, but the raccoon is making me really sad. I don't like TUesdays much (least favorite day of the week), even Fat Tuesday, and it's certainly still winter here; shorts and t shirt will be layer 1 for my run later today. We'll see at noon what the temp is and how many layers I'll need. It's great to read about everyone's accomplishments and I enjoyed the smell of spring vicariously! A. ps: I was on a panel of 3 last night at our local Y, talking with new half and full marathoners--they're training for June races. It was a lot of fun. The Y does a nice job--last night was the last meeting of the group. They now start following running schedules--wonderful way for newbies to learn about distance running, and to find companion runners.

Dang Amy.....you run a heck of a lot of Marathons...I'm in awe after reading you log!!!! Tim

Amy - in case you didn't go back, I responded to you in yesterday's daily. I'm writing an interesting motion this a.m. and then reporting for GJ this afternoon. I'm writing a motion to dismiss - double jeopardy issue. DUII trial began, only pled as alcohol, DA at end of voir dire mentions controlled substances. we move for mistrial, granted, DA amended charging instrument to plead DUII Alcohol AND CS. Moving to dismiss the amended instrument so they can't charge CS - only alcohol. The caselaw, at least in Oregon, seems pretty clear on its face, but DA being stubborn (what else is new ) and we are having to go through the motion of a formal pleading for the court rather than DA just conceding. Nothing like getting me all fired up before having to go sit in on GJ proceedings! LOL oh yeah . . . I'll run during my lunch hr . . . 4 miles.

I'm jealous of the warm temps elsewhere this morning.

Oh man, you and me both!! -44 this morning when we got up (that was the temp downtown), -25 at home. DS1 got a ride to the bus again and I'm glad I did that... stoopid bus was 15 minutes late! These kids just do NOT dress for the temps at all. DS1 has nice boots and stuff, but he wears his tennies and a t-shirt under his jacket. Amazing. Although... I have to say I remember my dad saying the same thing about me. I refused to wear a hat cuz of what it would do to my hair... I totally blew off my workout last night. I had grand plans of 45 -50 minutes on the stationary bike, but when I got home life took over and I ended up cleaning up stuff, going through the mail and starting on dinner. One thing led to another, and it was 8 pm and I was beat. That so rarely happens to me... So I gave myself permission for an unscheduled rest day and went to bed around 10. Ahhhh, feel greta today! Also, I think that long downhill run in the "breakthrough" snow on Sunday wore me out a bit more than I realized. As for core strength, I've very glad I have a good strong core and abs cuz that hilly snow running would be so much harder without it. I credit regular ab workouts, but also 20+ years of training and riding horses for a lot of it. So much of riding is balance and core strength, that's a large reason for the whole-body soreness new riders feel after a long ride! Holly, hope that racoon is at peace now. That's so very sad. Poor critters. ETA, Steve, you probably already found all the interesting stuff in there anyway...

Tammy--thanks for the tip--I want in on that CLE! Might I ask a procedural question--when you get the nod for GJ, is it just whoever is notified gets on the GJ? There's no voir dire, right? [Thinking....how come none of us has ever been picked for the GJ here???? We're all registered voters and have driver licenses.] Please share whatever you feel you can! On your issue--here, the state can amend an information any time before they rest in order to have it conform to the evidence. On an indictment, they have to convene a new GJ to change it--you'd think they'd do more prelims and fewer GJs, but not so. Let me know on that , too, what happpens. Tim--it keeps me out of trouble, otherwise, I'd be on the other side of my desk, I'm sure.

Tammy--thanks for the tip--I want in on that CLE! Might I ask a procedural question--when you get the nod for GJ, is it just whoever is notified gets on the GJ? There's no voir dire, right? [Thinking....how come none of us has ever been picked for the GJ here???? We're all registered voters and have driver licenses.] Please share whatever you feel you can!

Names are just randomly drawn for Grand Jury Duty - just like for regular jurors. I guess I just got lucky! We serve for an entire month. There were approx 30 names drawn for Feb duty and we all showed up at orientation yesterday. The GJ meets on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays only, so names were randomly drawn for panels of 7 for each of those days. Again - it was only per chance that my name was drawn to actually serve on a panel, versus the folks who weren't drawn and just serve as alternates in case a grand juror has to opt out for some reason. The Tuesday panel is the only panel that also hears crimes/sex crimes against children IF there are any scheduled.I'm on the Tuesday panel but none are scheduled today, so I'm only hearing felonies this afternoon. so, to answer your question . . . there is no voir dire for grand jurors. I can't remember if I shared this in either of my posts the last few days or not, but our office went to great lengths to make sure it was okay that I serve. We spoke with the Bar, the ethics committee at the public defense commission and we spoke with the DA to make sure there were no issues, conflicts, ethical concerns etc. with me serving. The DA said if I didn't want to do this, he would excuse me, but if I wanted to do it, he had no problem with it. This is the first time someone from the PD's office has served as a grand juror, although a few others have been jurors before. And now I'll be on a CLE video too . . . {gulp} . If it's interesting, i can probably make a copy of the tape to send you.

Hey, Vista, the only thing challenging my running right now is ME. Yesterday I left my running stuff at home and so I ran at 8:30 PM in the freezing rain around my neighborhood. Today I left my running shoes at home so I'll have to find time after my Elders' and Pastors' meeting for a 5-miler with Fartleks - we usually break up around 9:00 PM, and there's a HS track on the other side of our parking lot; it's either that or go on a bender. It's been one year now, and I'm not sure I was made for this "Elder stuff" (not to mention it makes me sound like I'm a tribal leader, not a Lutheran). Brian