Stinking March, The Outfield audio clip

Words:  539; one audio (25 seconds)

            Last night, another record!  This time, running up the escalator—again empty-handed.  I carried nothing this evening.  Maybe 40 seconds is a possible goal.  This morning, however, I ran poorly up the stairs.  I’m not stressed, though, because I had just finished 58 minutes of straight running with no pause for a lesson. (Yeah, tell me about it!

fat cat

All he needs is a cigar.

A NEW RECORD!!! and a matroshka

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            A record today!!  When I began, I thought, “Yeah, I feel good.  Maybe I’ll break the record.”  This was after I had run to the bank and back, so I was plenty warmed up.  I remembered back to the day I broke 1:10.  On that day, I hadn’t started out particularly fast, but also didn’t slow down. 

no one here to teach...

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            It was snowy today.  The first time I have run in such weather.  My glasses kept getting covered with flakes and water, etc.  I ran down to dynamic meditation again.  This time, though, for the first hour, we did what they call ‘Stop Dance.’ 

The pope

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            Went to Dynamic Meditation again today.  It’s a great way to begin the day. 

            The other day, for the first time, I made the escalator in under 50 seconds while carrying a bag.  Maybe I should set an outlandish goal for that, too.  Something like 40 seconds.  Never.  We’ll say 45 seconds with a bag,  40 seconds without a bag.

ice skating rink on the streets of moscow

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I went out today in plenty of time.  After running for about 7 minutes, I realized that I had left without my bag and books, and passport (that I would need to get into the bank).  I ran BACK to the apartment, did the newspaper shuffle (made famous in the Martin household on the farm) so as not to track in mud and water, and picked up my stuff. 

Blockade of Leningrad

10 December

Ran to my lesson again today. Such an arrangement is really the best. I get out the house early, jogging. Then I meet with a private student who pays me on the spot.