Did 10 miles along Boston's Harbor Trail today and passed by the U.S.S. Constitution in Charlestown-a very scenic run.

Aamos-we saw Jane Monheit this summer at a free concert at city hall. She's a wonderful jazz singer and connects well with the audience.

Swing is very much alive in Boston. We often go to big band concerts and jitterbug. And I do know who Brian Seltzer is.

BTW I play alto sax and Marj (occaisonally) plays clarinet.

Lou... nutty?   care to illustrate?

thanks Mary!  :-)

& Holly.   & Aaaamos... thanks for the advice.     Amy we love having you here.  How's Frank?

Teresa how did it turn out?

Slo_hand, that' great about both of your DD's.

oh, better go.  it's still nice outside & even though there is plenty of summer left I hate to waste a minute of it...

though Nono... glad you had such a darn fine little 2 miler right in range..   I was aiming for base pace too, not sure if I hit it.

forgot to post my run this morning.  6.24 miles, I think it was  9:58 pace.  no serious body part complaints.   I was slower than my polar said...(9:47)   the mileage was looking a little suspect, so I hit the lap button at the 1/4 mile poles.  it's really close, but is just under maybe .01  mile generous.  it does add up.  need to re-calibrate for the shoes I wore.

oh yeah, Tammy, I do recognize Stray Cats.  

Well, I know I said I was gonna take a rest day, but I lied. DD called to ask if she could stay at school late to hang lighting for the school play, and said, "why don't you go running or something?"    Well, how could I pass on an offer like that?  Since DD is going to high school down in town now, and we carpool together, I had an extra hour to myself.  It was a beautiful evening, 77° and overcast, so I went for an easy jog on the creek path, 3.3 miles at 10:40 pace.  Then I sat in the grass and stretched, and did 20 pushups and 55 situps. That shouldn't make me too tired to race tomorrow!

G'night, all!

{{{Healing Vibes for Eliz's Incredible Mom}}}

It's late, late here - 9:20 - way past my bedtime, but this is the first opportunity I've had all day to check in.

Everyone's so busy - and I love that so many of your kiddos are interested in music (as I sit here listening to the "Easy Listening" station on our cable music).  I think I'd go nuts if I didn't have my radio at work.  We got a new station about a year or so ago and it plays what most people would consider "elevator music."  I love it.  Helps to keep me calm instead of freaking out on a client and calling him or her a dumba$$, which, at the moment, is my most favorite descriptive word for someone who totally irrirates me.  Well, I have other good descriptive words, too, but I can't use them here.

Colonoscopy?  Haven't had the pleasure, but I did get to experience an upper GI whatever-it's-called.  I'd have to agree that the drugs are quite wonderful.  One minute I was talking to the nurses, the next minute I was trying to figure out how to get my hand to maneuver the spoon into that little opening on a Dannon Yogurt cup and then to my mouth.  Took A LOT of concentration.

Gave up on trying to download my run this a.m. to the site.  Will try, try again tomorrow.  In any event, did 5 miles w/6 30-sec hill sprints.  The predawn sky was absolutely bee-you-tee-mus.  Completely clear, tons of stars, and just a sliver of a moon.  Stellar.  I didn't feel the coolness too much until I got to where I do my hill sprints.  Interesting how in just a matter of a few hundred feet the temp can change.  My hands were fairly cold by the time I got done, and when that happens, my left thumb never wants to work.  Makes things interesting when you're left-handed.

Anyhoo, this and next are taper weeks, which means I get to sleep in a bit tomorrow as I will only have an easy 3-miler.  Yea!

Most, if not all, of you are probably already in bed, so I bid you good night.