Catching Up

I've done a poor job lately of updating this blog.  Trying to get back on track!

News Flash - Bad Blogger Vows to Do Better

I got way behind on blogging over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.  I haven't posted any original content since just before Thanksgiving.  During that time, there have been several noteworthy items.  I ran a 10K race on Thanksgiving morning.  I hoped to beat my last year's 10K record. but didn't run nearly as well as I hoped.  I missed a new PR by around 2 1/2 minutes.  My running in general is much stronger than last year, but last year's race was on a cool crisp morning, and it was warm and humid this year.  I also made tactical mistakes, but we all live and learn.  I've also been preparing for a half-marathon race this Saturday.  Longer-term, I'm training for my second marathon on March 12.  And my daily yoga practice reached 100 consecutive days last Sunday! 

Today, I resolve to get back on track with regular blog updates!

Tea Party Musings

I don't usually get into political subjects here, but I just keep wondering what the deal is with this Tea Party movement.  It grew out of opposition to federal spending, specifically the spending on economic stabilization, and the spending on healthcare reform. 

Just wondering, where were all of these people while over $700 billion was squandered on the insane war in Iraq?   So it was OK to spend hundreds of billions of dollars killing people.  But, spending to help avoid an economic collapse, or spending to actually help people is a cause for revolt! 

I don't get it.

Silent Saturday

Getting Back on Track

I have seriously neglected this blog in recent weeks.  When I initially created the blog, it was intended to be mostly a personal journal, or chronicle of my path toward a dream of running a marathon race.  As the journal evolved, I started adding content relevant to some of my other passions, such as environmental activism and health/fitness/nutrition.  As I found that real people were actually reading the posts, I was motivated to try to make the content a little more interesting, and less of a list of miles run and boring running stats.

Since I completed my first marathon May 1, 2010, the original driving force behind this chronicle ended, and I've lost a little focus.  Now it's time to get back on track.  Most of the past content contained here is still relevant.  I simply need to slightly redefine the focus.  Running is a great passion, and will still be a prominent feature.  It will just be a little less goal-oriented.  Environmental concerns will still be a prominent feature, as will health, fitness and nutrition.

Thanks to my readers for great comments and interesting discussions that have evolved from some of these posts.  I continue to welcome visitors, and I enjoy your comments!  Sometimes it may take me a day or two, but I will make every effort to personally respond to all comments.