Been above normal temps here (windy too) and the snow is shrinking. Looks like we're in a warmer than normal pattern for a week or so.  Hard to complain when the temps are in the 40's in February!  

5 miles with TE yesterday and strength trained at the gym with my youngest DD in the evening.

Will hit the trails later today.

qotd: Mac or pc?  iPhone or Android?  DW has been teaching for 25-ish years and they always used Mac's at school, so that's what we've always went with.  Had pc's at my office (when I was working!!!! )- preferred the Mac at home.  iPhones too- integrate with the Mac much better and no complaints on the phone itself.

few more pics

That cabin picture is beautiful.

When I came home yesterday, Crescent City (about a 1.5 hrs north of us), Arcata, and McKinleyville were all in the low to mid 70s.   Eureka was in the mid-60s.  SoCal is supposed to be in the low 80's for the Super Bowl.  Crazy weather.

Had as good of a visit with my friend as one can have when someone is dying of brain cancer.  It's just heartbreaking.  And the family dynamics between her husband vs her sister and parents -   My hope and prayer is that they can some how, some way put their differences aside and focus on what's best for Kate.  Once she's gone, they can go back to disliking each other.

I got in a 4-mile trail run Monday after I left Kate's house at Fort Clatsop outside Astoria, OR.  Wish I could've run longer, but I had to get back to Portland.  Tuesday managed of a little over 6 miles of walking, between a 2+ mile walk from downtown Portland to my friend Karen's daughter's apartment, and then Karen and I met up with another friend for a 4-mile hike in Forest Park in the late afternoon.  That was fun.  I've made a few friends in the Portland running community and I only get to see them once or twice a year.

Yesterday's drive home felt a lot longer than 8 hrs.  Ended up taking 9 hrs to get home because I had to stop a few times to get out and walk around and wake up.

I got in 4 uninspired predawn miles this morning.

QOTD: I've only ever used PCs.  My phone is an Android through Tracfone.  Like duff, I refused to spend $$$$ on a phone.  Irritates my friend, Karen, to no end as she's all about the latest and greatest in technology and believes Android phones are inferior to iPhones, but I don't care.  It does what I need it to, which isn't a whole lot.  A lot of people live and die by their phones.  I don't.  Heck, we still have a landline and most likely always will.  A number of years back, a then neighbor fell and hit her head really hard on their cement garage floor and went into seizures.  Her partner called 911 and was trying to tell them their address, etc., while taking care of her.  If he had been on a landline, 911 would've been able to pinpoint their location.

4 miles last night with Baker up at the local trail. Not much of a run better then zippo. Warm today (well 50's in Feb is warm) but windy. Probably head out CW late afternoon for a few miles as those trails seemed less "mushy" then out at the lake.

QOTD: Android and Windows PC. Android has enough features for me and is much cheaper than an iPhone. I am about due for a new one but am holding off as long as possible. Work servers are most all windows based so simpler to use that at home/work.

Adding-Sandy, our daughter and her hubby are on our plan too after all these years. Go figure.

Yeah, my SIL wants in on the action too. . . . so . . . . .  we'll have them on our phone plan and they supply Netflix and Spotify. 

While I'm doing the 50 mi on Saturday, my DD is doing the 50k with her friend who's never run further than a 10k road run before. Here's their recent exchange two days before the big run. . . 

 

Oh boy . . . 

I walked three miles thus am...feeling a tweak in the knee so took it easy.  

qotd:  iPhone.  iPad...no computer

warden:  nice trip