There’s something I’ve been running into a lot over the last few months, and it’s starting to bug me. Don’t look at my salad and say “I’m sorry.” Or “ew.” You can maybe say “that looks healthy” but even that is iffy. I’m making salads I like. “I’m sorry” is for stuff I don’t want […]
No, I’m not there yet. But Rivendell is not the whole story. I’m not even there yet, but I get to say that. Because 1) I’m more than halfway, holy shit, (380 miles of 458, I’m 83% there!) and 2) I read the book. I mean, 2) because this journey is never-ending. And I’m okay with
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“The Road goes ever on and onDown from the door where it began.Now far ahead the Road has gone,And I must follow, if I can,Pursuing it with eager feetUntil it joins some larger wayWhere many paths and errands meet.And whither then? I cannot say.” J.R.R. Tolkien† Always loved that poem. It’s especially apt now, as
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I’d mentioned my Fitbit. I’m still carrying it with me everywhere, getting about five miles a day. On Wednesday I went for it, and got eight! Mostly because the kid was staying at my sis-in-law’s, and the dog needed walking. (okay, he is in no way used to walking five miles a day, which is
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Every time I notice that I’ve gone a week or so without blogging, I’m surprised. And then I’m not. For years I was a much more regular frequent blogger, but right now I’m 1) pretty busy and 2) talking about me in lots of other places. This one, for instance. Thanks so much to the
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Yesterday I walked a total of six miles. The dog, the kid and I went for a two-mile walk. Since February 3rd, I’ve lost 18 pounds. I feel like this time, THIS TIME, I got this. At the end of January, I think I was cleaning my desk when I came across a pedometer in the