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Do you remember that line from the movie “The Matrix” (Youtube link)? The terms blue pill and red pill have become a popular metaphor for the choice between the blissful ignorance of illusion (blue) and embracing the sometimes painful truth of reality (red). – Wikipedia I got to thinking about red pills and blue pills [...]
I am feeling great again today. I think my slump was caused by a combination of things. Here they are, in bullet points… I had a mild cold, which made me feel run down I overdid it on the P90X stuff, as a reader named Katie suggested. I approached that with an “I am an [...]
I’m really having motivation issues lately. I’m going to type some rambling mumbo jumbo here as I talk myself into going upstairs to do a treadmill run. working is hard. i’m tired. there’s a pile of dirty dishes in the sink. i’m tired. i don’t even know if i have any clean running shorts. i [...]
We got snow! Lots of snow! I love running in it, so that’s what I did today. I ran my usual “To the Lake and Back” 6 miler. No heart rate, no watch, just bundled up and headed out the door. I did take my cell phone along and got lots of great pictures, and [...]
In reply to yesterday’s “I don’t give a damn” post, twitter friend @M1CW said I should try to make it fun. Excellent advice! So, I decided to head to the Duke Forest trail for my long run. It’s a scenic and hilly 4 mile loop off Whitfield Road in Durham, NC. I haven’t gone there [...]
