Coastwalker tried some new orthos and is itching to get to Portland. Our dog got into something a few years ago. I mixed oragel with his ointment from the vet. She approved. Later, I've done the same for myself.

Jlynne working out with the village ladies at the YMCA.

AnneB is chillin' with the Cubs after she knocked 5 out of the park.

Pfriese puts in 10.97, proving that he's not in Seine overseas and making the rest of us a little jealous.

RunnerKSA cross-training with donut curls and shaking things up at the gym. I'd be there tinkering.

Shirley618 has us amused with his outstanding marathon results. Nice 4+ Joe.

Mrrun mixing up 5 miles.

Tetsujin209 is going nuts over his workouts.

(((((TammyinGP))))) I get it. I love how much closer I've become with some family members and high school friends over FaceBook. I still shake my head a lot.

Holly S. knocking out 4 on the dreadmill. I've told one niece, who has had a number of violations, that she has better things to spend her money on.

TwoCat is balancing some new work-outs while hosting the butterfly lady.

MikeE running with the high school big dogs and a couple of lone wolf miles.

Falconfixer got rinsed while running a nice pace.

Evanflein happy with a solid 8 and reminiscing about having a screw loose on her crown.

I got flustered just before 5PM and left a lot of stuff unfinished. My new assistant, J, is an idiot. He said he doesn't like paperwork. I told him that it's what he signed up for when he accepted the position. We had a couple of large window unloads and my boss asked if I wanted W or J to help me. I said that I'd like someone who will shut the #$@* up and get the job done. So..... he sent A over. Another semi pulls in while were halfway through one truck. J drives up on a fork lift that has nothing on the forks. Asked if I wanted him to see what the driver had. I said "yes please". J comes back with empty forks still and said the dude only had one pallet and drove away with empty forks.

I owe the cuss jar a lot of money. Every millage where the teachers can get a pay raise, I'm voting for twice. The school system needs to compete with the private sector for talent. I'm really wondering what kind of world we'll be leaving for Keith Richards.

On the(long) lighter-side, I've had to arrange for heavy freight to be picked up through our corporate offices. I always end the emails with "All weights and measures were taken in Eastern Standard Time". There's a number of special order beam, rafter and floor system fasteners that trickle back from job sites. Individually, it costs more to send them back then they are worth. Since I've been in the industry, we've collected them in shopping carts. Every six months or so we dump them. A few days ago I arranged a buy back with the supplier, if we pay the freight. It's less than $1,000 bucks, but of more than covers my time and it's more than we'd make sending them to a recycler. The person from corporate called me up and asked what in the world I was doing.  I told her and she replied that none of the other 400 properties she tends to has ever done that. Then she said, "All these years, I thought you were stupid".

DW and I are babysitting DD#2's dog, Honey. DW said she had a few places to get to after work and I needed to let the dogs out. So I left.

Who let the dogs out?

We got 2.25 in. I had to stop for one picture. I love witch hazel in bloom.

 

 

Off to serve chicken pot pie, steamed green beans and diced peaches to the kiddles today. I suspect the lunch count will be WAY down

 

Have a great Thursday everyone!

actually, that sound pretty good to me.  Although I don't know about quality.  no, never mind--I'd eat that anyway.

Not much in the way of running this week, due to weather, life, and the fact that DW and I went to the Red Sox last night and had lights out about 12:45am.  They had won the first game of a double header 19-3, but apparently kept nothing in reserve as they lost for us 10-3.   But if it was a soccer tournament, we would have won the aggregate.

Good morning

Yesterday was our 20th anniversary. Neither of us can believe we made it to 20 yrs. It hasn't been easy and sometimes still isn't but here we are celebrating 20.  and David surprised us both. I got a text from him last night saying "look under my nightstand for a surprise" - so both DH and I are thinking "oh boy, what food item did he forget under his nightstand" - - we looked and here he put a special anniversary message to us. So, not only did he remember our anniversary, which actually surprised us both, but he thought about it ahead of time and wrote something to us and hid it.

good thing we didn't get an appointment for our carpets to be cleaned until after our anniversary because otherwise we would have found it early when we moved all the furniture off the carpet - that happens on Monday. 

Will get in a run this afternoon but will likely have to settle for the TM at the gym. Should hit 95 this afternoon.

  I'm really wondering what kind of world we'll be leaving for Keith Richards.

 

Ran 8 miles this morning.  More liked jogged/shuffled/walked 8 miles but "ran" is a shorter word.

Happy anniversary Tammy. Very nice of your son to leave a message behind.

Good stuff, Steve P.  Keith Richards lives in my state, and I live in his.  I think we are leaving things to Mick Jagger's heirs.  He's been a daddy in 6 or 7 different decades...

Yesterday - 8 miles on the TM in the cardio cinema while watching Loosies.  Interval day called for 4 x 1 mile at 7:45 pace.  Today - 7 "junk" miles outside at lunchtime.  Sunny, sixties, and low humidity.  52 minutes and change.  it's amazing how much quicker you get in low humidity.

Ha! There was absolutely NO chilling going on after the 7th inning. But, they did manage to win in 10. Still <ugh>. I don't like their chances if they end up in that weird wild card elimination game. Also, given the late hour, there was no run this morning, but it's a beautiful late summer day and I hope to get out after work.

 

 

AnneB is chillin' with the Cubs after she knocked 5 out of the park.

 

Happy anniversary Tammy! 20 years is a long time 

Happy Thursday Masters!!  Another triple threat from me today -- Spin class, Body Pump, then 2.6 mile run using a 4 min run/1min walk pattern today. Felt good running but right about now I wish it were bedtime!! I must be getting old!!

Took my mil out for lunch and a little shopping - she'd been cooped up in the house for 3 days and admits to getting cranky when that happens! We had a nice day together and she even drove around with me while I put gas in my car and we picked Maria up from the bus stop. So many changes for her I'm sure this must be difficult.