Up early for a 6 mile run in the dark.  Way too many cars on these country roads for this early in the morning. Wore as much reflective stuff as I could and used my knuckle lights, which I hated at first but now we have an understanding (they were a gift).

Packing and travel to airport this afternoon.  Portland weather looks typical with rain every day.  Probably only get in one run while we are there and we'll do that along the Willamette River or Forest Park.

Have a great rest of the week / weekend, everyone.

QOTD:  The typical 9 to 5 job seems to be long  gone (based on the early traffic in my area). What are you work hours like?  I work M-W-F from 8-1 and then 3-7.  Tuesdays and Thursdays I work at home and do paper work and reports, and I can do those anytime.

Morning folks.  Got in 4 miles yesterday with a friend who needed a telecommuting break. She's faster than me. And she's a talker, so while I'm gasping for air, she's chatting along. We're a good run match.

AT- safe travels and enjoy your trip

XT- How is the lady coping with your mileage? poor dog.

Gator- if you're around, how is your pup?

qotd: NA. though I was up at 4:45 am to take a kid to the pool. Have a different kid and different practice later. I might need a nap between now and then.

Did some intervals at the track in the rain last night for 6.2 miles.

Hope Mr and Mrs AT have a great trip!

QOTD I work 7-3:30 sun,mon,thur,fri and sat at my full time job. I also have a landscaping business that I do on tue and wed and after work as needed. I love landscaping and it's great cross training.

Almost 4 this morning.

QOTD: 9 to 5:30.  But others in the office come in as early as 7:30.

AT:  Have fun with the kids in Portland. Man up!!  not tears. 

XT:  The old man runs the treadmill and I love asking him how long until he gets there? 

NHLA:  Good news..

Just crawled out of bed. Put new brakes on my one vehicle last week and the brake rotor is now rubbing on the one shield so gotta pull that back apart and fix it.  I had to use extreme measures to remove the old brake rotor because it was rusted on so tight and bent the shield.  Can't complain too much though, the vehicle had 162k miles on it and this was the first time it had new brakes so some corrosion problems are normal.  Then I have two vehicles to change oil in and do some other PM work to.  For some reason I'm feeling like a auto mechanic again.

Going to try to hit the gym tonight for lifting and some rowing. It's been over a week since I've been there. Something always comes up to keep me out of the gym for some reason .

AT -Safe travels.

NHLA - Good that the smoke is down. Sounded like things got really hairy on the west side of the mountains. Sad to see so much stuff burned up.

QOTD:  The last time I worked a typical shift from 9-5 or something like that was way back when I was 20 years old. Since then it's been stuff like truck driving and swing shifts. Don't know what I'd do if I went back to working five eight hour days a week.

Right now I'm working 12 hour night shifts on  a two week rotation. Start off working Monday and Tuesday. Off Wed and Thursday then do three in a row over the weekend. Off Monday and Tuesday and finish up the rotation on Wed and Thursday.  Quite honestly I hate it. The only nice thing about it is that we work 48 hours one week and 36 the next so we always get overtime.

Of course I always try to pick up some part time work. Not so much for the money but to have my foot in the door at other places in case I need to change jobs.  Lately I've been picking up a lot at my part time jobs and those shifts may be day, evening or nights.

On another note. I think I have a sleep disorder of some sort. Anyone have any idea why ?

 

qotd: 8-4:30 M-F; a vast improvement over the hours I worked as a game warden!!!!

I bet it was. But being a warden out there must have been a lot of fun. I almost took a position as a game warden several years ago, but at the time, the pay was a little too tight to start. Some days,I wish I would have sucked it up and done it.

Running? What is running? I am not sure right now.

AT- safe travels and have tons of fun.  I didn't realize your schedule.  Now I realize why you are able t get in some of the mid day runs that you do.

XT - funny your comment about how long 30 minutes seems when you are going nowhere.  This perception of time is one of the reasons why trail running is so great.  Two hours on a trail feels like 30 minutes on the road.  But 30 minutes on a treadmill feels like 4 hours on the road - the same blessed road, over, and over...

Muppy - you can landscape our yard next year.  It needs it bad! 

QOTD: 8:30-5 M-F.  For the field I work in, it is rare to have regular daytime hours like that.  Many people in the behavioral health field have to work flexible hours, weekends, etc.  It works for me right now and I am 2 miles from work.  But someday, hopefully with the next 2-5 years, I plan to have a very cushy teaching job that gives me summers off and long holiday breaks!

Have a great day!