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Somewhere, the stars shine. I cannot see them. Clouds hustle across the night sky. The wind blows hard, bending the late summer boughs. Earlier, I watched the field wave like water trying to reach shore.... More »
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Last year the children pulled most of the apples off our apple tree during the summer. They pretended they were food which, of course, they are. This time they have pulled off only a few. ... More »
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I'm still off from running. I was tempted to go but thought I should make sure I am healed first. No 20-miler today. Took my boy on an adventure this afternoon. A few years ago... More »
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I took the day off from running yesterday. I needed it. I ran mid-day today-- 5 1/2 miles. That felt OK--a little pain in my left foot but nothing weird. I felt some numbness about... More »
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The sun just came out. Yesterday it rained and rained and rained. Already the ground is saturted. Our carrots are rotting. There is standing water on the lawn. And it has kept raining. Today we... More »
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We spent a week away on an island on a beautiful lake and it was pretty dang great. We came home today, not quite ready to leave but it was probably better that way. Why... More »
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I ran 15 miles today. By the second half of it the temperature was close to 80 I am sure. It was over 80 when I got back home. I was hot. My total for... More »
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It's what my spouse refers to as "cement legs." I rose early this morning to get in a short run before she had to head to work. I was off and barely running. My legs... More »
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The ground squishes when you walk on it. We were away for several days to Maine and apparently we got over three inches of rain while we were gone. Things, including the squishy lawn, grew... More »
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I was home with my children this morning as my spouse went off to earn some cash (one of us needs to bring home the vegetarian bacon substitute). My daughter had the idea to have... More »
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