Mornin' everyone.

Tuesday’s workouts:
Henrun & Marj (short ‘freezing’ ocean-front bike path run in Iceland)
RunnerKSA (3.6 morning miles, but not early enough, + 2.2 evening TM miles in new Brooks Launch 4s)
Catwhoorg (5 mostly dry miles)
Holly (5 morning miles in 59°
BTY (4 Hudson River lunchtime miles with mid-70s temps)
Tomwhite (40 min Poolrun with letters + 2 X 15 min xbike)
Tet (5 mile mute in unhealthy smoky air)
Evanflein (5.6 too-fast lunchtime miles)

Twocat (10 curative miles)

The quiet is the one big benefit of getting to work early, Fatozzig.

Ragdoll is a beauty, RunnerKSA. My cat hates to be kicked out of bed too.

Sorry about the ongoing smokiness, Mariposai.

You never stop, do you, Holly?

Nice negatively-split run, BTY.

Good job, Tomwhite.

Congrats (or not) on the rainless record, Tet.

Good unintended speed, Evanflein.

I hope you have a good follow-up doc's app't tomorrow, Twocat.

Sounds like Marj & Henrun are still having a great time, despite the cool weather and expense.

I was too tired when I woke at the usual time this morning, so I fed the cat and went back for some more zzz's before doing some stretching and rolling and getting my day started.

Have a greta Wednesday!

Jay

We had a (stray)Maine Coon for years. Kollantai; good cat.

Mari--Whenever I'm tempted to retire out West, I remind myself of those fires and droughts. There's always something, I guess. Hope your air quality improves.

Got rained out yesterday so I did my bike ride today.  20 miles in nice weather.

We've had remarkably comfortable weather for August.  It's a real treat for us to be able to keep windows open and the AC off this time of year. I'm loving it.

Kind of thin on the daily so far. What gives? At least here in CT the weather is perfect for running. Not that I did any. Today was an elliptical day for me. Tomorrow I am supposed to do my long run. I am not sure that will happen. My tongue still limits what I can eat. If I have the necessary energy tomorrow I will go for it (16 miles). If not I plan to run with my training partner for 6 to 8 miles and call it quits. After that I am keeping my fingers crossed that when I see the doctor in the afternoon he can help speed up my recovery with some magical potion or fairy dust. Alas, I suspect he is clean out of magical items and I will just have to wait for my cells to get their act together a work out the necessary repairs.

you don't have to chew GUs, TC.  Suck down a half dozen or so of those and you'll be all set.

Yuck!!  I've tried to use GU's a couple of times.  Cue gag reflex. 

Oh, 2Kitty.  Everyone thinks, "Hey!  If I can't eat for a couple of days, I get can down to my fighting weight!" But reality is it sucks and you get tired of trying to figure out what you can eat or how to eat.

KSA - We have 5 cats - all a mixture of somethin' er tuther.  This one tries to claim the laundry almost every single time:

45 min of core/ST.  . . . at least my upper body is getting stronger!

Last December, we had the plumbers come out because our kitchen sink was completely back up.  They used some kind of water jet thingy and dislodged an incredible amount of hardened gunk/build up from the pipes.  We've been there 18+ years, and this was the first issue we ever had.

Last week and again this week, the sink clogged up again.  Plumber came out and reamed the crap out of the pipes and dislodge a ton more gunk.  (1) The jet thingy supposedly cleared everything out.  (2) We are now neurotic about NOT putting anything down the sink or even using the garbage disposal (which we never did before).  We even wipe out greasy pans with paper towel before washing them.  We showed the plumber the hand and dish soap we use.  He was totally baffled, as are we.  He was going to talk to his boss and get back to us.  Thankfully, there's a 3-year warranty on the first cleaning, so no bill.

*sigh*  Okay - - - -

Every time I think this office can't possibly go any further overboard regarding assisting clients with their applications to cultivate medical marijuana in this county, they throw something else in the mix.  Now we're going to be sending some hapless temp out to knock on the doors of clients who haven't responded to emails, voice mails, or letters to let them know they have less than 5 weeks to get their act together.  Is it me or at some point do people need to be held accountable for their own lives?!??  Especially since they'll be running a business!  We have now, in my unsolicited opinion, gone past ludicrous to absolute insanity.  . . . . But like I said, no one asked for my opinion. 

*sigh*  Thanks for listening.  I was freakin' chatty today!! 

Been stuck in a regional team meeting all day, so taking a rest day.

Have the same tomorrow, but thankfully only half the day.

What a cutie, Holly!

We did not get Hawi in Hawaii.  We got him (and Willie Nelson back in 2005) from a breeder in Bryan, Texas.  My daughter's Ragdoll, Thelonious  Monk, also came from there.

 

My nephew posted his dad's (my BIL) situation on Facebook and asked people to post their memories of him.  He has 110 comments, so far.  Most of them are my nephew's friends remembering him coming to all their games over the years.  I think it's great that Jerry gets to hear so many nice comments form so many people.  He was definitely well liked.

 

This is awesome.  People should hear the way they have impacted lives while they are still living, rather than at their funeral, when they have already left for better places (or so I believe).   (The funeral is for other people to hear this.)