After closing down my Wordpress® site because Yours Truly is somewhat frugal in certain matters, I’m now revisiting blogging here once again. My old Wordpress® posts have fallen into the Great Abyss and probably have disappeared. Not forever and ever, mind you, since nothing is ever temporary here on the Internet, but I’ll probably won’t see those screeds again.
We’re now into the Holiday Season once more. Al and I spent a very nice, yet short, visit with my mom, stepfather, and aunt over Thanksgiving weekend. It was just a two-day excursion and Mom was surprised by our visit; we wanted it to be a surprise for her 70th birthday. We spent a good portion of the time helping to get their houses decorated, and I was able to sneak away to a local CrossFit® gym and get a workout done. And of course on our way back to CLT, we enjoyed a small indulgence at The Greatest Breakfast Place in the Universe: Waffle House; it didn’t disappoint.
I ran the 5K course in the Navesink Challenge that Sunday and did pretty well, pacing at 8:13. The goal for next year is to attempt the 15K course, and training for it started this past Sunday - completing a 4-mile run. The plan is to start working on the distances when performing the Run of the Week (except this Saturday when I do the Santa Run in Asbury Park - a 5K). Folks tell me that the 15K course is actually very scenic, we’ll see how it goes next fall.
Rich and I went to the Jets/Chiefs game this past Sunday; he had gotten a pair of free tickets with parking. What an exciting game! We were on the edge of our seats throughout the entire contest and the Jets were victorious, winning 38-31. The weather, though dry, was rather cool and it felt awesome returning to his car with the heated seats!
Speaking of Football, much ado about the Giants. Their season has been abysmal, and as of this write, they are at 2-and-10 now. Problems: a very-injured receiving corps and an O-line like a sieve. And their head coach. And their General Manager. McAdoo benched Manning last week, and put in Geno Smith when they played against the Raiders this weekend. And of course, that did nothing; they still lost. Well, maybe not nothing, because John Mara finally wised-up and canned both Reese and McAdoo yesterday. Hopefully their rebuilding process starts now...
Oh, and my fantasy football team, the Screamin’ Calves is having just as bad of a season as the Giants. With the playoffs fast-approaching, the league reached out about a draft; I won’t be participating. I guess I’m just not into it and simply prefer watching the games each week. So, it’s likely that the Screamin’ Calves are disbanding...live and learn I guess (or more apt, “been there, done that”).
The work-week is trudging along okay. My back is feeling better after tweaking it during a workout last week. Of course, I did not lay-off from training; staying the course is vital right now, being that we’re into the Holiday season. Note to self: next post to talk about “Holidays vs. Christmas”.
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We’re now into the Holiday Season once more. Al and I spent a very nice, yet short, visit with my mom, stepfather, and aunt over Thanksgiving weekend. It was just a two-day excursion and Mom was surprised by our visit; we wanted it to be a surprise for her 70th birthday. We spent a good portion of the time helping to get their houses decorated, and I was able to sneak away to a local CrossFit® gym and get a workout done. And of course on our way back to CLT, we enjoyed a small indulgence at The Greatest Breakfast Place in the Universe: Waffle House; it didn’t disappoint.
I ran the 5K course in the Navesink Challenge that Sunday and did pretty well, pacing at 8:13. The goal for next year is to attempt the 15K course, and training for it started this past Sunday - completing a 4-mile run. The plan is to start working on the distances when performing the Run of the Week (except this Saturday when I do the Santa Run in Asbury Park - a 5K). Folks tell me that the 15K course is actually very scenic, we’ll see how it goes next fall.
Rich and I went to the Jets/Chiefs game this past Sunday; he had gotten a pair of free tickets with parking. What an exciting game! We were on the edge of our seats throughout the entire contest and the Jets were victorious, winning 38-31. The weather, though dry, was rather cool and it felt awesome returning to his car with the heated seats!
Speaking of Football, much ado about the Giants. Their season has been abysmal, and as of this write, they are at 2-and-10 now. Problems: a very-injured receiving corps and an O-line like a sieve. And their head coach. And their General Manager. McAdoo benched Manning last week, and put in Geno Smith when they played against the Raiders this weekend. And of course, that did nothing; they still lost. Well, maybe not nothing, because John Mara finally wised-up and canned both Reese and McAdoo yesterday. Hopefully their rebuilding process starts now...
Oh, and my fantasy football team, the Screamin’ Calves is having just as bad of a season as the Giants. With the playoffs fast-approaching, the league reached out about a draft; I won’t be participating. I guess I’m just not into it and simply prefer watching the games each week. So, it’s likely that the Screamin’ Calves are disbanding...live and learn I guess (or more apt, “been there, done that”).
The work-week is trudging along okay. My back is feeling better after tweaking it during a workout last week. Of course, I did not lay-off from training; staying the course is vital right now, being that we’re into the Holiday season. Note to self: next post to talk about “Holidays vs. Christmas”.
Your Host.
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