Weekly Update: Issue 24

Went back to the Hood house for the first time in two weeks, as there is no Max, and a house-sitter was no longer needed, as the parents returned from Texas

So much mail at the Hood house, and none was junk—I love mail

Fire at the Hood house ft. Team Addicts

Guess who will be a last-second addition to a team running a 150-mile race next weekend—yup, me

Is grit and three weeks of training enough for my leg of this venture? We’ll find out on the 17th–18th.

Gonna be me vs knee—we’ll find out if this slight knee pain is an injury brewing or me being soft.

I got to cut grass with Mike (245) for the first time all season, and he is already adding to “Mike’s Mantra”

RIP my square toe Ariats—they were my favorite work boots, but after a few years, the heel is gone.

Boots came in: Jim Green Barefoot African Ranger—made in Africa for rangers to track down poachers—should do for cutting grass

Not so fun fact: in the 1930s, when they invented retirement, the retirement age was 65, but life expectancy was 61… — I suspect they never intended to pay much Social Security, but we made too many advancements, now they have to

Hairscut by Ms. Howard-Stevens—hair no longer bounces as I run

Learned about buying physical silver and how it differs from paper silver

Big potential travel plans for May—MN to WA road trip? SC for Faith’s graduation? Chicago? Niagara Falls + Toronto? But not likely a spring pass #RIPMtHood. Which ones will happen, which ones will fall through?

Finished Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix — I hate Dolores Umbridge

Finished 1984 by George Orwell—Please think for yourself and don’t believe everything the governments and corporations say.

Compare what they claim they’ll do versus what they actually do, and whether the results match what they promised—often, they don’t in the book as well as in the real world.

15-mile week — no long run: 5 3-mile runs — goal is to have fresh legs for the Buck 50 since I won’t be well trained