“The whole world is a series of miracles, but we're so used to them we call them ordinary things.” ― Hans Christian Andersen

 (daily ex. update, morning walk 1 mile, snowy icy cold.  pm tm 4.5 miles)

“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.” ― Antonio Gramsci

 “all my grief says the same thing:

this isn't how it's supposed to be.
this isn't how it's supposed to be.
and the world laughs.
holds my hope by the throat.
says:
but this is how it is”
― Fortesa Latifi

"Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love." - Gandalf the Gray

"The reverse side also has a reverse side." — Japanese Proverb

“Treason doth never prosper, what's the reason? For if it prosper, none dare call it Treason.” - John Harrington

(daily ex., dog walk 0.3 snowy cold mile, pm tm 3.5 mile)

The most important step a person can take is......

 the next one.

(daily ex. update pm tm 3.6 miles)

“I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything.” Charles Darwin 1861

 Even geniuses have bad days.

Home again from a road trip.  So much driving!

(ytd walking 746. 3 miles, ytd running 1279.7 miles. sum=2026 miles run or walked this year.  I've reached my Run 2022 miles in 2022 goal, with a month to spare)

"You cannot authentically live anyone’s life but your own. That is the deal life offers us." Gabby Giffords

 (morning dog walk 1.3 miles, pm tm 3.1miles)

“It’s frightful that people who are so ignorant have so much influence.” — George Orwell

 (still under the weather, 1 slow tm streaksaver mile)

“Everything will be alright in the end, so if it is not alright, it is not the end.” ~ Deborah Moggach, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

 (daily ex. update, morning walk 0.2 miles, pm tm run 1 mile, under the weather)

Beauty fades, but sarcasm is forever.

 (daily ex. update, morning dog walk 4.7 miles, pm tm run 3.5 miles, 5k run streak day 42)

“Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute.” ― George Bernard Shaw

 (daily ex. update, morning dog walk 0.7 miles, pm tm run 3.7 miles. 5 K run streak day 41.)

“If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life but still the same amount of snow.”

 The deep grass moved and whispered   

And bowed and brushed my face.

It whispered in the sunshine:

"The winter comes apace."

                      The Summer Sun Shone Round Me by Robert Louis Stevenson

“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.”

― Victor Hugo

(daily ex. update, morning dog walk 1 miles,  scooping snow 25 min.  pm tm run 3.2 miles,  day 40 5 K run streak. very cold day)

Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons. RUTH ANN SCHABACKER

 I have not yet embraced winter.  I need more time......It is just cold, icy, snowy and dark. Maybe when the sun comes out???

(daily ex. update, dog walk only 0.3 miles, pm tm 3.5 miles)

Quodophile

 What do you call a person who loves quotes???

(daily ex. update, morning dog walk 2.5 miles, ytd walk 738.1 miles, pm tm run 3.1 miles, ytd run 1251.5 miles.  5 K run streak day 38.)

You are a child of the universe, No less than the trees and the stars; You have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should .. ~ Max Ehrmann from 'Desiderata ' ~

 I first read this when I was a freshman in college in 1969.  It is good to know that it is still comforting and true today.

(daily ex. update, morning walk 3.2 miles, ytd walk 735.6 miles, pm tm 3.3 miles, ytd run 1248.4 miles.  day 37 of 5 K streak.  also scooped snow for 20 min.  fell on ice in the street for the first time this year....it is going to be a long long winter.)

I am a lost girl, an adventurer, a dragon rider, a burglar, a dreamer. I am a reader.

 (daily ex. update, morning dog walk 1.5 miles, ytd walk 732.4 miles.  pm tm run 3.2 miles, ytd run 1245.1 miles.  5 K run streak day 36)

 The world changes.

The ground shifts.
We still make plans.
We still find gifts.
Gmorning.
—Lin-Manuel Miranda, June 24, 2016, morning tweet

The world changes.
The earth spins.
We grieve our losses.
We eke out wins.
Gnight.
—Lin-manuel Miranda, June 24, 2016, evening tweet

(daily ex. update, morning dog walk 1.8 miles, ytd walk 730.9 miles. pm tm run 3.3 miles, ytd run 1241.9 miles.  5 k run streak day 35)

I had my patience tested. I am negative.

 (daily ex. update, morning group walk 3.6 miles, ytd walk 729.1 miles.  pm tm run 3.1 miles, ytd run 1238.6 miles.  5 K run streak day 34)

Born to be wild but only until 9 PM or so.

 Today was the first really cold day of fall.

(daily ex. update, morning dog walk 1.5 miles, ytd walk 725.5 miles. pm tm run 3.1 miles, ytd run 1235.5 miles.  day 33 of 5K streak.)

Your outcomes are a lagging measure of your habits......James Clear

 (daily ex. update, morning dog walk 4.6 miles, ytd walk 724 miles.  pm tm run 3.6 miles, ytd run 1232.4 miles.  day 32 of 5 K run streak).  Cold weather coming tonight and will be here through all of next week. It will be tough to walk much. I'm a cold-weather wimp. 

Beauty fades but sarcasm is forever.  

“You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.” Colette

 (daily ex. update, morning dog walk 4.8 miles, ytd walk 719.4 miles.  pm tm run 3.3 miles, ytd run 1228.8 miles.  5 k run streak day 31.) Tomorrow will be much colder so we'll see if I can keep this up over the winter.

Lede...word of the day

 

lede

/lēd/

Learn to pronounce

noun

US

1. the opening sentence or paragraph of a news article, summarizing the most important aspects of the story.

   "the lede has been rewritten and the headline changed"

One of the best ledes:

Yasuhiro Makoshi is a gargantuan man who stands five feet tall.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/29/sports/new-york-city-marathon-makoshi-yasuhiro.html?unlocked_article_code=738o5AGEUCEN6zQz9xd1O-pITfnS1qwDYca3YN3698GoegaLKTp9aoAcL8ogZ9hhfYKIqt8U-Sbx6vJrnRBQQPJQE6f_IUNLEfTwiCk9_H80XC5tjKPtkN2Gpok8B52rQFLlzdZuV2FFzPY1jkPt8CQmsEyBRLBVZMmGEZe7XND6NJJm0_BPQwYxJt0tLZ9RSwFUt2l8U7X3bjifupTrif10FLuowiysWxdb4m_I6pLUVsXCqZXuxIGwmrc_CTaQlpYu-tnSj9rQM93h8wE_rltQCJESKDL-uUAlKgKMHwe39H7uQSOG75hwHGNrWQ1nN-SlHXyBHMpDL85JqjgIh6CsUNyusI6g1nUVbas6hgc&smid=share-url

(daily ex. update, morning dog walk 5 miles, ytd walk 714.6 miles.  pm tm run 3.2 miles, ytd run 1225.5 miles.  day 30 of 5 K run streak.  It was a gorgeous day.  i know this beautiful warm weather won't last.)

“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Everyday, I walk myself into a state of well-being & walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it. But by sitting still, & the more one sits still, the closer one comes to feeling ill. Thus if one just keeps on walking, everything will be all right.” ― Søren Kierkegaard

 Today was a beautiful autumn day! I know it won't last but am enjoying it now.

(daily ex. update, morning dog walk 5 miles, ytd walk 709.6 miles.  pm tm run 5.1 miles, ytd run 1222.3 miles.  day 29 of 5 K run streak)

If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can't hear them anymore.

 I watched the NYC marathon this morning online.....inspiring, as always!

(daily ex update, morning dog walk 3.8 miles, ytd walk 704.6 miles.  pm tm run 5.3 miles, ytd run 1217.2 miles.  day 28 of 5 K run streak)

“One life on this earth is all we get, whether it is enough or not enough, and the obvious conclusion would seem to be at the very least we are fools if we do not live it as fully and bravely and beautifully as we can.” ― Frederick Buechner

How have I never heard this song before?...Oh What a World, by Rufus Wainwright. The orchestration is great.  I have always loved. Ravel's Bolero.

                                            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLC4XFs5UhQ

(daily ex. update, morning dog walk 4.2 miles, ytd walk 700.8 miles.  pm tm run 4.7 miles, ytd run 1211.9 miles.  5 K run streak day 27)

"I should have hugged you tighter and longer the last time I saw you."

 (daily ex. update, morning dog walk 3.6 miles, ytd walk 696.6 miles.  pm tm run 3.7 miles, ytd run 1207.2 miles.  5 K run streak day 26.)

I was injured much of the first part of this year so am trying hard to build a good exercise base.  All the excitement of Sunday's upcoming NYC marathon helps with motivation.  I love watching all of it live on YouTube....the elites as well as the regular runners finishing late at night.

“If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.”

― Kathrine Switzer, 26.2: Marathon Stories

“An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” ― Henry David Thoreau

 (daily ex. update, morning dog walk 4.3 miles, ytd walk 693 miles, pm tm run 3.4 miles, ytd run 1203.5 miles.  day 25 of 5 K run streak.  light snow this evening)

You are the result of 3.8 billion years of evolutionary success. Act like it.

 Also:  What doesn't kill you mutates and tries again.

(daily ex. update, morning dog walk 4.8 miles, ytd walk 688.7 miles.  pm tm run 4.7 miles, ytd run 1200.1 miles.  today was 5 k run streak day 24.  On our walk this morning we saw runners running with a mule and a donkey on the trail)

Confidence is silent, insecurities are loud. Remember that.

 (daily ex. update, morning dog walk 4.2 miles, ytd walk 683.9 miles.  pm tm run 4.3 miles, ytd run 1195.4 miles.  Day 23 of 5 k run streak.)