Gummy Buzzards

It was not my usual watch. It was a gift to my father a few Chistmas's ago. It's an inexpensive Timex with a large screen, but it has a chrono. I probably didn't need my jacket, but I hate starting off too cold. I walked down a road by my parents house swishing along in that bright green jacket. Here was a spot that my friend got backed into by a car after we ate cola gummies for the first time. Here was a spot that I recall riding my bike long ago and the cold wind just ripped through me registering cold like it never had before. Enough nostalgia, time to run.

I have this thing where if I'm running around people, like cars and such, I tend to run faster if I can. So I try to slow myself down and remember how much more enjoyable the run is if i slowly increase my pace over time. Really, I just want to get into a rhythm where my breathing and movement are comfortable. The body likes rhythm yes.

First I pass a father with his 5yr old son pushing a stroller with another small child. Later I run by a boy trying to jump his remote control cars on the curb. I feel bad for him because he's doing it all wrong. Then I run by a large red truck that stays at the stop sign for a few seconds longer than most. This truck is ridiculously loud. I see a couple of houses for sale and make a mental note to look them up later on Zillow. One was 695 thou since it was on the water. But the inside of the house was sooo old. I guess another couple of hundred thou wouldn't be such a big deal perhaps. Cough.

It looks like it wants to rain. I see Ospreys ( the military vehicles) in the distance as a squadron is based at Hurlburt. I've also noticed a bunch of buzzards in this area lately. So here it was in the middle of the nice neighborhood, a patch of tall oaks and pines was host to about 8 buzzards. So big and black, swooping here and there. I had a faint vision of the old looney toon buzzard.

It was a good run today. Saw plenty of strange people who prolly thought I was strange ( look at that dudes hair!) . Had a car full of young guys yell at me. Waved at some runners and some folks sitting in the driveway. Ran past many dogs and a couple of dog walkers whose dogs obviously wanted to come with me. It was really hot by the time I was done. Is this not the warmest winter in recent years? I should look it up.

Shorty Mullet

I was in Belk the other day in the kids section and right next to the Hello Kitty dresses were size 7 shorty shorts. My jaw hit the floor when I saw them. I said, these are not shorty shorts, these are skankotron shorts which have no business being anywhere near the intended age group. I mean seriously, I will have to upload the picture I took. Insane.

Did you know that there are bunch of videos on youtube of people hula hooping and doing complex and artistic manuevers? It's the hoop life and its a interestin little subculture.

I've run in my bikilas outside now a couple of times and they've actually felt really good. I've run outisde in them before, but these last couple of times, its just felt different in a good way. Do I dare wear them for a longer run though?

In other running news, the Olympic marathon trials were run in Houston this weekend. Meb Keflezighi came in first for the men at 2:09:08 which I think was close to a record. Ryan Hall came in about 20 seconds later. And I'd never heard of the third guy named Abdi Abdirahman. Shalane Flanagan came in first for the ladies. Not bad for her second marathon. She won a bronze medal before in a shorter distance, so I'm hoping she busts out some gold in London. In second was Desiree Davila who podiumd in the last Boston I'm pretty sure. And in third, the new mother Kara Goucher! I recall reading a spread in Runners world about her a while back and how she beats herself in her head easily. Here's hoping that this Olympic chance unleashes the mama power in her!

I was watching Prometheous parody trailers on youtube and found a Dark Knight rises trailer where they put cats on everyone's heads. Picture Bane as a kitty cat with his mask on. Funnny or strange?

I'm feeling an urge to buy a flashlight. Such an odd sensation!

What do you get when you combine a mullet with a mohawk? A mo-mullet, or mullawk? Then what happen if you add in one of those jedi padawan pony tails? I'm thinking this hair style might be for me!

Cooter Bubbles

Today I found a tiny little cooter swimming in my pool. I immediately sccoped it up and put him on the ground. Was it a him? I don't know that much about turtles, or even if it was a cooter. The markings were awesome though and from looking online, I say he was a FL cooter. Where'd he come from? Where's he going to go? It's such a mysterious journey that I was just a sliver of time in. Did you know turlles live a really lonnnnngggg time. When reading about caring for a turtle online, one guy had two of them for 36 years! Talk about a pet commitment.

Ran intervals on the treadmill today. I feel so pumped after intervals....why don't I do it more? I guess it's a question of mental energy perhaps. Hopefully, I will keep fitting those into my weeks.

I downloaded a Hello Kitty game today where you shoot bubbles. It's kind of like tetris with colored bubbles. Thing is, I like tetris. So I find myself playing this Hello Kitty bubble game. I don't think Asa likes me playing her games!

Boiled Heart

I boiled a turkey heart and liver today. As I bit into the heart, I could taste the blood oozing out of the center. I hadn't cooked it long enough!
If you're immediate thought was "what?!! did you even turn on the range?!" then you'd be right. I was cooking it for my dogs and no way was I going to get all Zimmerman on that. Anyway, one dog would eat the liver, the other wouldn't. Finley is finnicky it seems.

I decided to update my ipad software since I've been using it more. I even downloaded some apps! haha I told my friend not too long ago, wth do I need apps for. I downloaded a kindle app. As much as I think I would rather just read a real book, impatience got a hold of me. So I downloaded my latest book. I think I like the kindle better perhaps.

Asa loves the ipad though. I think even Leapster who makes a lot of kids tech toys came out with a leap pad. Her favorite game is a dress up game as well as playing tic tac toe with me. Someday she will be able to out think me in games. That will be a sweet day.

Beezow?!!!

So yah last week when my dad was in the hospital, I came to the saying, If you don't have a catheter in you, its a damn good day!

Ran in my Brooks Mach 11s today. I haven't run in them prolly since july or aug. They definitely felt 'thin' so to speak. The soles on that shoe aren't much. I think my turnover is just a bit faster in them though. It's weird, I just feel like I run faster in them and yet feel like they are a little tougher on my feet.

I had some crazy wrist pain today and some other odd pains. WTH did these come from? I totally forgot I went bowling the othe day at the kids bday party. Wow bowling jacked me up! So I'm wearing a wristbrace right now. Silly bowling.

Crazy busy

So the past week was just non stop it seems. My dad went in for hip surgery on Wednesday in Pensacola. He made it fine and came home on Saturday. However, I got really ill Wednesday while at the hospital and that just wore me out for the rest of the week. So much interesting stuff occurred while I was in the hospital and ...ooof its just too far back in my head to retrieve all of it now it seems. Maybe I should take a recorder with me.

I finished the book A Cat Named Oscar while at the hospital. I bought it back in Sept of last year and just forgot about it. The book is really less about the Cat which can tell when people will die in a nursing home in RI and more about how dementia alters a famiily. You can imagine, it's scary, heartbreaking, and also fascinating, I had to fight back tears in the surgery waiting room when finishing the book.

I've been hungry for another sci fi adventure and finally started my next book called Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester. People love this book, with many saying its THE ultimate sci fi book. It starts off with a scientist accidentally figuring out how to teleport himself. In an effort to reproduce the teleportation, they get suicide volunteers becuase it seems you can only teleport when you're in mortal danger. It's a crazy beginning. Teleportation suddenly changes everything, economics, crime, property, and sports. However, you can not go further than 1000 miles. hahahaha I love that!

Anyway, this week should be very busy. My running slacked last week, so hopefully I can get back on it this week.

oh see now I remembered something, in my daily reading of everything Prometheous, there was discussion on an imdb forum about some script saying the space jockeys force two men to have sex for experimental reasons. Someone decided to flex their uber knowledge and said no no no, it was "Male rape by telepathic proxy!". To which someone responded, "Isn't that a punk band?". I totally think someone should pick up that name! Too funny.

Januverry

Had some lunch today with an old friend. We ate at the Orchid House Thai buffet. Was decent flavor. I added some hot spice to my soup and got a large concentration of it when I was drinking the juice. Wooo! Made my eyes water.

Off to Lowes to buy a miter saw and some trim and crown molding. Miter Saw is much nicer than the table saw for cutting angles. Course thats prolly like saying its easier to run in shorts.

Had chilly windy run today. Easy pace, no issues. Was nice. Going to dip down into the 20s next couple of nights. Maybe I'll get crazy and try a morning run. hah! Prolly not. I have to drive to Pcola in the still dark morning on Wednesday.

The last book i bought was in September of last year. It was the book about the cat named Oscar who lives at a nursing home ( skilled nursing facility - a snif!) and can tell when someone is about to die. I decided to finish it so I could get myself back into another scifi book. I came across a novel called The Forever War. It sounds potent ( said like none other than Papa Dragon ).

Anyway, school is back on. Time to get back on schedule.