Wait, Wait, the sky is falling!

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          Another trip on the stairs.  Last night, the earth here was hit with another layer of snow.  With the temp. right at freezing, there is bound to be some water out there and incredibly slippery spots.  I am going to visit my ailing friend in Pokrov this morning, so that best way to handle it was to stay near the apt and run up the stairs. 
My favorite comedian, Tom Bodett, was the guest host of Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me so I had great company. 

          Last Monday, the FIRST time I spent my morning run on the stairs, I figured that I ran 1000 steps—100 floors at 10 steps per.  At mid week, I realized that 10 steps is half a flight of stairs.  Therefore, I did 2000 last week.  Today I did 2080.  AND I remembered to time the effort.  Now I have a baseline to beat.  The thing is that since spring may really be coming soon—though I’m not sure—I might not have to run the stairs again.  J