Darwinism at work.......

 In case anyone is curious…

Right now in the USA, every ten days, more than 8,000 (unvaccinated) Republican voters are dying of COVID-19. That’s 5X the rate for Democrats.

(per Neil DeGrasse Tyson)

(daily ex. update, dog walk 2.5 miles, ytd walk 629.6 miles, pm jog 2.1 miles, ytd run 1035.1 miles)

“Why look for conspiracy when stupidity can explain so much.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

 (daily ex., dog walk 3 miles in am, ytd walk 627.1 miles.  afternoon tm 13.6 miles, ytd run 1033 miles)

 

(daily ex. walk 3.3 miles, ytd walk 623.6 miles,  jog 2.1 miles, ytd run 1018.4 miiles)

Nature is indifferent to the survival of the human species, including Americans. Adlai Stevenson II

(daily ex. update, dog walk 1.7 miles, ytd walk 620.3 miles.  run pm 1.4 miles, ytd run 1016.3 miles)

You'll forget the sun in his jealous sky As we walk in fields of gold, (Fields of Gold, Sting and the Police)

      Fall is coming.  The grass in the valley has turned gold and has a sage aroma from the sun's warmth.

(daily ex update, walked with my dog 4.1 miles this morning, ytd walk 618.6 miles.  pm tm run 6.5 miles, ytd run 1014.9 miles) 

I'm a slow runner. I race against myself. Sometimes I win

 Not very often, but sometimes.

(daily ex. update, walk dog 2.5 miles, ytd walk 614.5 miles, pm tm run 6 miles, ytd run 1008.4 miles)

 (daily ex. update, walk 2 miles, walk ytd 612 miles.  pm tm run 5.1 miles, run ytd  1002.4 miles)

“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

      Losing my running mojo.  Need to find it again.

(ex update, walk dog 1 mile, ytd walk 610 miles, run 2.1 miles, ytd run 997.3 miles)

Be who YOU are meant to be!

 I want to age like sea glass.

Smoothed by tides,

but not broken.

I want my hard edges to soften.

I want to ride the waves

and go with the flow.

I want to catch a wave

and let it carry me

to where I belong.

I want to be picked up

and held gently by

those who delight in my

well earned patina and

appreciate the changes I went

through to achieve that beauty.

I want to enjoy the journey

and always remember that if

you give the ocean something

breakable it will turn it into

something beautiful.

I want to age like sea glass.

~ Bernadette Noll ~

(daily ex., walk 1.5 miles, ytd walk 609 miles. pm jog 1 mile streak saver, ytd run 995.2 miles)

“The ability to delude yourself may be an important survival tool.” ― Jane Wagner

 So true! Works for me.

(daily ex update, walk 4 miles, ytd walk 607.5 miles,  pm run 1.2 streak saver miles, ytd run 994.2 miles)

 

(daily ex. update, walk dog 1.5 miles, ytd walk 603.5 miles,  tm run 8.2 miles, ytd run 993 miles)

“People look down on stuff like geography and meteorology, and not only because they're standing on one and being soaked by the other. They don't look quite like real science. But geography is only physics slowed down and with a few trees stuck on it, and meteorology is full of excitingly fashionable chaos and complexity. And summer isn't a time. It's a place as well. Summer is a moving creature and likes to go south for the winter.” — Feet of Clay, Terry Pratchett

 (daily ex. update, walk 1 miles, ytd walk 602 miles, run 3.5 miles, ytd run 984.8 miles)

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.” ― Anais Nin

     This is a quote for me to remember!

(daily ex. update, walk 4 miles, ytd walk 601 miles, pm tm run 5.1 miles, ytd run 981.3 miles)

 

(daily ex. update, walk 2 miles with my dog, ytd walk 597 miles.  pm tm run 5.5 miles, ytd run 976.2 miles)

 

(daily ex update, walk 4.6 miles, ytd walk 595 miles.  tm 1.5 mile run streaksaver rest day, ytd run 970.7 miles)

I'm starting to learn who would have hidden Anne Frank and who would have turned her over to the Nazis.

 (daily ex. update, morning dog walk 2.5 miles, ytd walk 590.4 miles.  2 tm runs = 19.5 miles, ytd run 969.2 miles)

 

(daily ex. update, walk 4.1 miles in a.m., ytd walk 587.9 miles.  pm tm run 3.1 miles, ytd run 949.7 miles)

“Reading isn’t important because it helps to get you a job. It’s important because it gives you room to exist beyond the reality you’re given. It is how humans merge. How minds connect. Dreams. Empathy. Understanding. Escape. Reading is love in action.” ― Matt Haig, Notes on a Nervous Planet

      Isn't that fantastic?  Reading gives you room to exist beyond the reality you're given!

(daily ex. update, walk 2.6 miles with dog, ytd walk 583.8 miles.  afternoon tm run 5.1 miles, ytd run 946.6 miles)

Live your life and forget your age.

 (daily ex. update, walk 1 mile, ytd walk 581.2 miles, run 5.3, ytd run 941.5 miles)

 (daily ex update, walk 2.5 miles, ytd walk 580.2 miles, pm tm run 8.3 miles, ytd run 936.2 miles)

 

(ex. update today, walk 2.5 miles, ytd walk 577.7 miles.  pm tm 5.1 miles, ytd run 927.9 miles)

Smile

 I am posting this with a heavy heart.

As much as I love running, it takes up too much of my time and I am struggling to keep up with the everyday basics such as cleaning and maintaining my home, so something has to give. I will be getting rid of my gear.

Below is a list of what's available. Serious inquiries only please. And please don't insult me with your offers.

Thanks for reading and understanding.

1. Dustpan and brush

2. Sponges

3. Dusters

4. Mop and bucket

5. Window cleaner

6. Vacuum

7. Dishwashing liquid

8. Laundry detergent

9. Fabric softener

10. Laundry baskets

11. Toilet brush

12. Cleaning sprays

13. Scrubbing brushes

Stole this from another running group but thought it might give you a laugh

Have a great running week!

(daily ex. update, walk 3 miles, ytd walk 575.2 miles. pm tm run 3.2 miles, ytd run 922.8 miles. air quality in Denver remains poor)

 (daily ex update, walk 2 miles, ytd walk 572.2 miles.  2 tm runs = 19.3 miles, ytd run 919.6 miles.)

“I recommend to you to take care of the minutes; for hours will take care of themselves.” —Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, Letters to His Son

 (daily ex. update, walk 4.1 miles, ytd walk 570.2 miles, pm run 1.5 miles, ytd run 570.2 miles.   Denver has the worst air quality in the world today)

“Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.” ― Edward Abbey

 (daily ex update, walk 1.5 miles, ytd walk 566.1 miles, run tm pm 5.1 miles, ytd run 898.8 miles, getting back into a normal routine)

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(daily ex update, walk 2.5 miles, ytd walk 564.6 miles, pm run 3.6 miles, ytd run 893.7 miles)

 

(had a wonderful b.d. vacation trip with family to NYC, we did a lot of walking while there and I did a minimum of running.  ytd run 890.1 miles, ytd walk 562.1 miles)