Snowy stairs

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          Today was is the first day all winter that I have allowed the weather to keep me from running outside.  It’s been snowing nearly constantly for 36 hours.   One of my students said this is the most snow that Moscow has received in March for over 100 years. Sounds a little inflammatory, but there

is surely a heap of snow out there.  

          I see that Iowa is pretty cold—right at freezing in Emmetsburg right now.  I remember last year at this time, it was 70 degrees (21 C).   

          I ran up and down the stairs today.  Because I work early in the mornings three days a week, I HAVE to run or something on the other days.  Tomorrow, my first class starts at 8:00, 45 minutes away.  I climbed 100 flights; at 10 steps per flight, that’s 1000 steps.  I finished with a 6-flight sprint at a pace of 19.71 seconds.  That’s 3 tenths of a second slower than my fastest.  While running, though, I felt great—like I was really flying.

         This weekend, I met a guy from Storm Lake.  Tomorrow, I am going to meet an old friend who I knew in Baku 15 years ago.  Should be fun.

The view from our window--the day BEFORE 18 hours of snow.