Another day

Its Thursday, 7:12.  I just finished my morning work out (few weights, run 2 miles, and swim an 800).  I'm training for a triathlon (which I always misspelled until about 2 weeks ago).  Its on 9/30 and it should be interesting.  I have no idea how long it will take, primarily, b/c I don't know how long it will take me to ride a bike for 21 miles.

We swim a 750, so that should be okay (not too bad), but it is in a lake so it will be a challenge.  Then we bike 21 miles and then we run a 5K.  Amazingly, the 5K is the least of my issues.  One year ago, I couldn't run .25 miles (that's 1/4 to you and me).  I am not running multiple miles multiple times a week.  Now I am actually worried about speed (of which I have very little).

I ran my first 1/2 marathon in 2:42 (that is 2 hours).  My second in 2:49 (but it was 85 degrees in my defense).  I'm running another at the end of October and I want to beat 2:30.  I think I can do it, based upon how I feel now, but so much appears to depend on how I feel on that day.  I used to tell people that I would only run when being chased...now I actually enjoy it.  It gets me some time by myself to think about what ever I need to think about that particular day.

Sometimes, its my kids.  They are something...Lincoln is a holy terror when he is not charming the pants off of everybody else who meets him.  He turns 2 in 2 weeks and I can't believe my youngest is so old.  Time really flies.   Lily is going to be 6 and she is in kindergarten.  She is bright, funny, and rather athletic.  She also sucks her thumb (we are looking for ways to stop that).  BTW:  When a pediatrician tells you to take the binky away at 1 year, DON'T DO IT.  A 1 year old will immediately move to their thumb and you CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY.  With Lucy, we took the binky at about 2 1/2.  She did not move to her thumb and we're good.  We are taking the same tack with Lincoln, but we'll see what he does.  He only uses one at night (same as Lucy) so I think we'll be okay.

Do you think Lily knows that is her college fun going to her braces???  :)  Just kidding (kind of).

Sometimes I think about work (the work I should be doing now).  The new job is going well...I'm keeping busy and people keep hiring me to help them with their problems.  Interesting work and interesting times.  The stress, of course, is wondering and worrying where the next case/client is going to come from.  You learn quickly that what you did last year has very little bearing on what will happen this year.

Sometimes I think about my parents or my brother.  I wish I saw them more.  My parents are 70 and clearly getting older.  Its weird for a long time they did not seem to age, and now, they are clearly getting older.  My dad is doing well, but my mom looks and acts like an older lady.  It is kind of depressing in one respect, but in an another, I suppose that will happen to me at some point (right??)  I guess I hope so b/c if it doesn't that means that I've gone WAY TO EARLY!!.

I hope everybody has a great day.  These rambling posts might one day turn into something with a theme or a point, but maybe not.  Some days I might post personal stuff, other days, it might just be funny shit I found.  Who knows, I certainly don't.  I do know that I like writing and I've decided to do it more and more.  NaNoWriMo is coming up again and I'm going to try and get out my 3rd book.

I'll talk to you later.  Take care and be easy.

-cp