2015 in 2015.

     My running buddy and I met our goal!  And with a month to spare.

How To Walk Off A Thanksgiving Dinner: 63 Miles

I'm sure you've read this, but it is a great reminder at this time of year.

Want to know how to walk off the calories from a Thanksgiving dinner? Keep walking. About 18 hours after you start, you’ll be back to ground zero. According to this calories burned chart, walking burns about 250 calories an hour. And according to thisThanksgiving calorie counter, a Thanksgiving meal delivers 4,575 calories. The math is simple, the journey is not. Here’s some more math: if you walk at a normal pace of 3.5 miles per hour for 18 hours, you’ll cover 63 miles.
           http://sportsgeezer.com/2015/how-to-walk-off-a-thanksgiving-dinner-63-miles/

Lab gluttony, owner stupidity

     I have a labrador/golden mutt.  Charleigh is a heavy chewer and loves rawhides, which have gotten very expensive lately.  The big Christmas ones were on sale this week (the 2 footers), so I got her one.  She just carried it around for a while trying to figure out how to tackle it, but once she did, I couldn't get it away from her.  She would grab it and run away from me all around the house.  It was hers.
     I gave up and hoped she would quit when she was full.  No such luck.  Within an hour it was gone.
     At 3 am I was awakened by retching.  By the time I got the light on and got to her she had puked the entire thing onto my bedroom carpet...a steaming pile of rawhide bits.  She was wagging her tail and I swear she was smiling.
     30 min. later it was all cleaned up, and I couldn't get back to sleep.  I could only be angry at myself.  Labs are gluttons and will eat themselves into a coma if given the opportunity.  She is worse than me at Thanksgiving.  I must remember this for next time.  

Turn up the volume

     We only got 3 inches of snow from yesterday's storm, but it is 12 degrees out this morning and I promised to drive a friend to run group!  I so want to stay in where it is safe and warm.  Darn accountability! It will be icy so I will only be walking anyhow.  I wonder how many layers I can fit under my running jacket?

Quote of the day:

     There is only one way to avoid criticism:  do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.
                                                  Aristotle





     The sidewalks are finally more or less cleared of ice, and there's another storm blowing in.

Quote seen on FaceBook this morning from Humans of New York:
         "I'm realizing that nobody grows up.  Everyone just grows old."

Wow!

'Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check. But that is not what I have found. I've found it is the small things, everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keeps the darkness at bay. Simple acts of kindness and love.' - Gandalf

It hurts everywhere. The world is so sad. I have no words.

                              For so many reasons, the whole world aches.

                        Here is a Charlie Chaplin clip as true and needed now as then.