Hello and Welcome!  Come on in and I’ll get you a large mug of a very strong Sumatra roast, a cuppa tea or other beverage.  It is damp out there, but no longer rain.  It’s also cool, though it doesn’t feel bad when put of the wind.  I took a long walk on a windy, wet beach this morning (just took off my soaking socks) and it was a little more raw than when I was out back playing with the dogs earlier.  And where am I that is wet and cool with empty windy beaches to explore?  Some of you may recognize the photo at the top as coming from Cape Cod.  Yes, that bat is by Edward Gorey, since I am close to the Edward Gorey House….

This is a week where a lot happened, but there is little to write about.  Most of it was the same old routine.  Work.  Playing with the dogs.  That type of stuff.

I have fallen out of my exercise routine – Every time I am sick, the first day I feel good I go out for a run.  The next day my illness comes back two fold and stretches out another week.  I decided to not run this time.  You know what?  The illness came back anyway, though not as bad.  Monday night I began to feel bad again and I felt horrid on Tuesday.  I had driven into the office and didn’t feel like leaving early, so I stuck it out.  I felt a little better on Wednesday and better again on Thursday.  But I will wait a few days to start exercising again… Continue reading →