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October 20, 2004

Good time for a time out

Well I'm not loving the fact that I've had to take today and last night off. BUT ... it was really fun to take a quick trip over the The Tavern from work and watch most of the NLCS Game 6 and drink a few beers like a normal working person. We had to be at dinner with friends at 6:30, and at 6:20 Bagwell tied the game up with a base hit. It's so fun to be so fired up you're yelling at the t.v and banging on the table in a public place. Too bad the end result wasn't what we wanted. Maybe tomorrow night (after a good run) I'll be jumping up and down in my living room in my robe, clapping and laughing at the t.v. like I was last night.

Civic Duty? Check. Early voting started today in Texas. I walked out of that polling place feeling like I'd done something truly worthwhile; something I'll remember doing for a long time. I triple-checked that ballot, which may explain why it took so long ...

I meant to give a shout-out yesterday to my friend Heather who executed one of those slow-mo falls on the trail in the dark yesterday morning. She kicked a rock and then stumbled and then lurched and then fell and then skidded and then rolled a little bit. And remember how I've been complaining about how humid it's been around here? Well she was covered in dirt that, with the humidity and our constant state of sweatiness, had turned into an adobe-like substance on her back and shoulders. And she had a pretty little skin flap on the heel of her hand. This morning she felt like she'd been hit by a truck. Well, Heather, I hope you're feeling better tonight (and I'm glad it was you and not me! Just kidding. Kind of.)

Here's to another (at least!) 12 weeks of dark morning runs. May all our feet be a little lighter and surer and our eyes sharper (and our hands and knees tougher!)

Posted by jenandmats at October 20, 2004 9:07 PM