• A particular thing from a particular individual • [1½ MIN READ] The prompt for this Rumination was a run with the Blue Belle contingent of SRC. The bunch of us took off from a park in North Wales and it wasn’t long before Lisa Marie apologized for being kind of loud. Not to say … More To Hell with This (#123: 3/11/23 RUN REPORT)
• Been a long while since the last bunch, but they do keep coming • [1 MIN READ] Another linguistic offering inspired over earlier days and years. See Fine Print for others. -CtCloser (Calvinthe) “Negative Split or Positive Splat” #dothedue FINE PRINT ¶Double Entendre, Double Entendres II, Logophilia, The Babe-ification of Language. ¶Text by Calvin … More Double Entendres III (#122: 3/4/23 RUN REPORT)
• Extreme? I know you are, but what about me? • [1¼ MIN READ] We have our Shawmont inspirations who have gotten attention over the years (Just Gene, Professor Sandy), but a Washington Post article places the majority of us in an inspirational echelon for many other people: Americans Over 50 Are Doing Extreme Sports … More An Article Written About So Many of Us (#121: 2/25/23 RUN REPORT)
• Some efforts turn out to be nothing at all • [1½ MIN READ] Kudos to OKhen whose first marathon(!)^ was a breeze; no doubt in more ways than one. My run last week was its own version, even if it didn’t quite reach 26.2. As usual, what made it so unique was the company. … More Easy Runner* (#120: 2/18/23 RUN REPORT)
• Just because you can • [½ MIN READ] One: “This kind of weather makes me look forward to a hot shower. Or a hot coffee.” Two: “What about a hot coffee in the shower?” One: “That would be ridiculous.” Three: “I’ve done that. With beer. Wash a little, take a sip of beer.” Two: … More Can on the Can (#119: 2/4/23 RUN REPORT)
• Then getting back • [½ MIN READ] (2022’09’17’S: Prompt 8/8*) During a Shawmont Eva 15 miler, I was wrapping up in tandem with Jimmy Dee, who was getting back to being his usual faithful self after recovering from a race-induced owie. When I mentioned to him that what stood out was his ability to … More Getting Injured (#118: 1/21/23 RUN REPORT)
• Wordle during a run • [1 MIN READ] (2022’09’17’S: Prompt 7/8*) WORDLE SPOILER ALERT! On a Shawmont Eva run, Desi and Boltcutter got us thinking about Wordle. It promptly became the topic of the nonce, tempered by a healthy dose of CtCloser. The fact that the most recent ‘REALLY?!’ answer was PARER, got me … More Definitely, Not Fun (#117: 1/7/23 RUN REPORT)
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