Diet

         Someone asked a couple weeks ago about my diet.  I have been thinking about my answer, but haven’t gotten to it until now.  Last night, I came back from work at 10:45 to find the air in the apt thick with cigarette smoke an extra 5 tattooed, drunk people drinking and smoking and stumbling around.  One was slumped on the couch storing loudly.

car talk, music sample

A quick, no frills run today.  I have 4 lessons in 4 different places today.  Amazing that 1 week ago, I had one lesson on Fridays.
During the run, Car Talk—Zue called from San Francisco called.  Click or Clack said, “I thought the zoo was in San Diego.”  Very funny.

Afghanistan

I began the sprint at a slowish pace, then sped up.  Finished strong.  I guess that is the way I should always do it.
Listened to an author talk about his book.  http://onpoint.wbur.org/2012/11/13/looking-ahead-with-jake-tapper  His book is one that talks about a camp in Afghanistan that was put in a terribly indefensible position.  He also talked about the fact that the wars are separated from the American people.  It’s worth a listen.

Bull-same vowel sound as good?!? Give me a break.

It was hilarious last night.  I needed to teach some pronunciation.  I went into this exercise with the understanding that I would have to try to understand British pronunciation.  The very first word was 'bull'  I was supposed to pronounce it as if it had the same vowel sound as 'good'  A clear travesty as far as someone from the USA is concerned.  I was sweating.

Alonzo Bodden

Wonderful sleep last night.  Very seldom do I sleep until 8:00 am.  Finally, going to sleep at midnight is allowing me to sleep a bit later in the morning.  I usually don’t get home until at least 10pm so I stay up late—usually fiddling around.  I ought to go to sleep.  I am pleased with the result of the sprint.
I enjoyed Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me this morning. One of the guests was Alonzo Bodden, the funniest black man I have never seen.  I first became enamored with Mr. Bodden in the spring when he did a fabulous impersonation of Pres. Obama at a factory that processes highly textured beef product.
The guest on the show was Martha Stewart.  It seems amazing that she has risen from a convicted criminal to regain her position as whatever she is.  They didn’t even mention her time in prison—did she spend any time in prison?—much less make a joke about it.

Middle School

A bit colder, but nothing dramatic.  From the details above, it’s obvious that I was really pulling a plow this morning.  The weather calls for sun this afternoon and no rain for three days.  Tomorrow, I may participate in a hike before the ground gets covered in snow.

rain

I held back on the sprint at the beginning.  I put out only 90% instead of 150% until I was near the finish.  It felt faster.  I wasn’t picking up pillars of lead at the end, but the result was not as fast as an earlier time.
I ran this time at night again.