( ex. update, walk ytd 882.1 miles, run 1392.3 miles)

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” ― George Eliot

      I hope you had a wonderful holiday.  I did.  I'm back home again and will try to get back to eating healthy and exercising.  I will pick up Charleigh-dog, my exercise partner and motivator, later this morning.

(ex update from the past 4 days, walked 5 miles, ytd walk 879.9 miles.  Jogged 6.5 miles, ytd run 1389.4 miles.  at least I maintained my streak but did little else)

Happy Thanksgiving Holiday

 

(daily ex. update, dog walk 1 mile, ytd walk 874.9 miles.  early a.m. tm 3.7 miles, ytd run 1382.9 miles)

Painting is called “Critical Race Theory” by artist Jonathan Harris.

 

(daily ex. update, walk 2.7 miles, ytd walk 873.9 miles,  pm tm run 3.5 miles, ytd run 1379.2 miles)

      We have had no measurable snow in Denver for 215 days.  That is a new record. And fires are more probable than snowflakes.  New normal???

 (ex update, a.m. dog walk 3.1 miles, ytd walk 871.2 miles.   afternoon tm run 3.1 miles, ytd run 1375.7 miles)

 

(daily ex. update, a.m. dog walk 5 miles, ytd walk 868.1 miles, pm tm run 5.3 miles, ytd run 1372.6 miles)

Children see magic because they look for it.” — Christopher Moore

 (daily ex. update, walk 3 miles, ytd walk 863.1 miles,  run 1.1 slow miles to save streak, ytd run 1367.3 miles)

“If people would only talk about what they understood, Earth would be a very quiet place.” — Albert Einstein

 

(daily ex. update, dog walk 2.7 miles, ytd walk 860.1 miles,  pm tm run 4.8 miles, ytd run 1366.2 miles)

 (daily ex. update, 2 walks=4.1 miles, ytd walk 857.4 miles.  afternoon tm run 4.2 miles, ytd run 1361.4 miles.  Full moon tonight)

 Barely the day started and… it’s already six in the evening.

Barely arrived on Monday and it’s already Friday.
… and the month is already over.
… and the year is almost over.
… and already 40, 50 or 60 years of our lives have passed.
… and we realize that we lost our parents, friends.
and we realize it’s too late to go back…

So… Let’s try, despite everything, to enjoy the remaining time…
Let’s keep looking for activities that we like…
Let’s put some color in our grey…
Let’s smile at the little things in life that put balm in our hearts.
And despite everything, we must continue to enjoy with serenity this time we have left. Let’s try to eliminate the afters…
I’m doing it after…
I’ll say after…
I’ll think about it after…
We leave everything for later like ′′ after ′′ is ours.
Because what we don’t understand is that:
Afterwards, the coffee gets cold…
afterwards, priorities change…
Afterwards, the charm is broken…
afterwards, health passes…
Afterwards, the kids grow up…
Afterwards parents get old…
Afterwards, promises are forgotten…
afterwards, the day becomes the night…
afterwards life ends…
And then it’s often too late….
So… Let’s leave nothing for later…
Because still waiting see you later, we can lose the best moments,
the best experiences,
best friends,
the best family…
The day is today… The moment is now…

We are no longer at the age where we can afford to postpone what needs to be done right away.
So let’s see if you have time to read this message and then share it.

Or maybe you’ll leave it for… ′′ later “…

And you’ll never share it….

– Caitriona Loughrey

“Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like.” -- Lemony Snicket

 

(daily ex update, chilly dog walk a.m. 2 miles, ytd walk 853.3 miles.  pm tm run 4.8 miles, ytd run 1357.2 miles)

 

(daily ex. update, a.m. dog walk 4.5 miles, ytd walk 851.3 miles.  pm tm run 3.7 miles, ytd run 1352.4 miles)

 Quote of the week:

"Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things a man needs to believe in the most. That people are basically good; that honor, courage, and virtue mean everything; that power and money, money and power mean nothing; that good always triumphs over evil; and I want you to remember this, that love... true love never dies. You remember that, boy. You remember that. Doesn't matter if it's true or not. You see, a man should believe in those things, because those are the things worth believing in."

(Hub [Robert Duvall] in the movie Secondhand Lions)

(daily ex. update, walk 4.2 miles on a beautiful morning, ytd walk 846.8 miles. pm tm run 4.1 miles, ytd run 1348.7 miles)

Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it each day and at last we cannot break it. – Horace Mann

 (daily ex. update, morning dog walk 3 miles, ytd walk 842.6 miles, pm tm run 6.6 miles, ytd run 1344.6 miles)

 “So be sure when you step,

Step with care and great tact.

And remember that life's

A Great Balancing Act.

And will you succeed? Yes!

You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed).

Kid, you'll move mountains.”

Dr. Seuss - Oh, The Places You'll Go!

(daily ex. update, dog walk 3.7 miles, ytd walk 839.6, pm run 1 mile streak saver, ytd run 1338 miles)

“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” -- Søren Kierkegaard

 (daily ex. update, a.m. dog walk 3 miles, ytd walk 835.9 miles.  pm tm run 4.1 miles, ytd run 1337 miles)

SARS-CoV2 in American Deer......this is really concerning

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/11/10/1054224204/how-sars-cov-2-in-american-deer-could-alter-the-course-of-the-global-pandemic?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr&fbclid=IwAR0DwNu5W7qYbJIDfkcnyS5XjySUiM22JlaLutS6X_lE2PrU_8BbvEldW9g

I often have multiple deer hanging out in my yard. Who knew that could become a scary thing.

(daily ex. update, a.m. dog walk 3.2 miles, ytd walk 832.9 miles.  pm tm run 3.1 miles, ytd run 1332.9 miles)

 

(daily ex. update, dog walk 1.5 miles on a very windy day, ytd walk 829.7 miles.  pm jog 2.7 miles, ytd run 1329.8 miles)

“Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at anytime and be yourself.” ― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

( daily ex update, am dog walk 3 miles, ytd walk 828.2 miles.  pm tm run 3.5 miles, ytd run 1327.1 miles)

 

(daily ex. update, dog walk 3 miles, ytd walk 825.2 miles.  pm jog 3.2 miles, ytd run 1323.6 miles.  another beautiful day)

This is so my dog today, she got me up at 4:45 for her breakfast.

 

(daily ex. update, morning dog walk 1.5 miles, ytd walk 822.2 miles.  pm tm 7.5 miles, ytd run 1320.4 miles)

Smile.

 

(daily ex. update, walk 4.3 miles, ytd walk 820.7 miles, early am tm streak saver run, 1.7 miles, ytd run  1312.9 miles.  Gorgeous day.)

When...dragons eat their foes for breakfast with a nice cup of Lapsang Souchong

“Someone needs to tell those tales. When the battles are fought and won and lost, when the pirates find their treasures and the dragons eat their foes for breakfast with a nice cup of Lapsang souchong, someone needs to tell their bits of overlapping narrative. There's magic in that. It's in the listener, and for each and every ear it will be different, and it will affect them in ways they can never predict. From the mundane to the profound. You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will move them and drive them and who knows what they might do because of it, because of your words. That is your role, your gift. Your sister may be able to see the future, but you yourself can shape it, boy. Do not forget that... there are many kinds of magic, after all.”

Erin Morgenstern - The Night Circus.

(daily ex. update 11-5-21, am dog walk 3.5 miles, ytd walk 816.4 miles. afternoon tm run 3.5 miles, ytd run 1311.2 miles. a beautiful autumn day)

Something all runners know from experience

  (daily ex. update, dog walk 3.5 miles, ytd walk 812.9 miles. pm tm run 3.3 miles, ytd run 1307.7 miles)

Autumn.....the year's last loveliest smile. William Cullen Bryant

 (daily ex. update, dog walk 2.5 miles, ytd walk 809.4 miles.  pm streak saver run 1.7 miles, ytd run 1304.4 miles)

“Another belief of mine: that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.” ― Margaret Atwood, Cat's Eye

 (ex. update, dog walk 1.7 chilly miles, ytd walk 806.9 miles.  pm tm run 4.5 miles, ytd run 1302.7 miles)

Please go vegan.. You will never regret it.

 

(daily ex. update, dog walk 1 mile, chilly day, ytd walk 805.2 miles.  pm tm run 3.1 miles, ytd run 1298.2 miles.)