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December 7, 2004

The heart is a bloom ...

(Beautiful Day.)

So I ran twice today and both runs were near perfect. I toodled around the lake for 5 miles this morning watching the sun come up over the water. I saw the swans out for the first time since the floods. I could tell, though, by watching the ducks paddle their tails off as they tried to swim upstream, that the water is still high and still moving fast. It was probably mid-50s and low humidity.

Tonight was the same story, only a slightly warmer at the start. I met our San Antonio friend Brian and we both felt like we could have run for hours. I found out that Brian has selfishly prioritized his Iron Man training over his marathon this year so I won't be running with him on race day. Bummer. One of the great things about Brian is that he loves to talk about training and running as much as I do. So we can talk for miles and miles without me starting to feel like he's going to start pulling out his hair in frustration and boredom over my nonstop running chatter. I swear I'm not as one-dimensional as I may seem. I can talk about other things. Seriously. Like ...

How about more potty humor? All the talk about the Brown Santa made me think of a phrase my brother Christopher taught us at Thanksgiving. Rather than saying you're going to "drop the kids off at the pool" you say you're "taking the Browns to the Superbowl." I'm going to start using that one at work I think.

(Chances are this entry will get edited when I read this in the morning. It's not very appropriate. Part of the reason I wrote that little anecdote, though, is that my brother Richard, who regularly reads my blog, has been annoyed lately that I've mentioned Running Richard several times while he's gotten nary a mention. I told him that it's because he doesn't run. Ok and I don't see him that often - he lives hundreds of miles away. But I know that putting in an anecdote about our other brother, who doesn't even read this thing, will just make him even madder. It's all in the spirit of the holidays, see.)

How's that for a rambling, pointless entry? Maybe somebody spiked our milk or something ..

Posted by jenandmats at December 7, 2004 9:17 PM

Comments

Well if it gets edited or not, the damage is already done. It was worth a chuckle or two to me, either way. Nice job at Decker!

Posted by: Alex at December 7, 2004 10:16 PM

i am so glad meghan posted about meeting you and explained all the parts of "jenandmats." I have been wondering for months what that meant. what i decided was that there were two authors for this page (married or a bf and gf) and that they shared it by taking turns posting. but i could never discern two distinct personalities of people posting...and then from reading i thought maybe it was one person posting, but i didn't know if it was a guy or a girl...i thought it was maybe a guy b/c the times were so fast...i was just so confused...i feel much better now.

Posted by: Audrey at December 7, 2004 11:36 PM

Well, if I can add to the inappropriateness, I'll say that I have a friend who calls it "slammin'." As in, "That was a fine slam." What do you actually slam, I guess it's the "kids" or the "Browns." Or is it the toilet lid? I'm not sure, but it's hella funny. Not as funny as taking the Browns to the Superbowl, though. That's sauce-ome. Meghan

Posted by: Meghan at December 8, 2004 12:07 AM

Yes, but in mentioning not mentioning me, I not only got a mention, but was a reason for a post - malicious though it was.

And speaking of the "Browns," I now have to wrap a few of them for your Christmas present.

Posted by: (the real) Richard at December 8, 2004 6:02 PM

One of my favorite expressions is "it's time to make some brownies" (a la the dunkin donuts commercial of the 80s).

Blondie

Posted by: Blondie at December 8, 2004 7:23 PM

Wow. Thanks for sharing everyone. I'm glad we can all learn from and grow with one another.

Audrey I'm glad Meghan cleared things up for you, although I feel I've lost a bit of my "mystique" now. (But at least you don't think I'm a dude anymore!)

Alex - I just read your Decker report. Strong work! I'm somewhat jealous that you're at that stage of your running where you can still really surprise and impress yourself - it's so exciting! Gilbert is definitely doing something right.

Posted by: jenandmats at December 8, 2004 9:17 PM

Heh, thanks. I have been having a lot of "whoa, I didn't know I could do that" monents lately. I understand that eventually the rate of improvement will have to slow down, but right now every time I get to go out and run it is pure joy. Hopefully that part at least will last for a very long time!

Posted by: Alex at December 9, 2004 10:54 PM