Rainy weekend

After two incredible days of 60sF and sun, now comes the weekend and the 40sF and rain, rain, rain. 1-3 inches expected. The backyard is a sea of muck. I've already laundered the dog towels once. Luckily King prefers the indoors at times like these because he hates walking in the mud--his big feet can crap up a towel faster than you can say "Oh hell." Gaby of the little feet did spend a couple of hours outside. Now both denizens are sleepling. I'm working on Stuff, watching Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets--it's all day Potter on the Family Channel--and listening to the rain rattle down the gutters.

Worked out this morning. I never mentioned it, but I had to quit pure running due to the knees. Now I speedwalk on inclines--the treadmill can be adjusted from 1%-10%, and I find that fast walking (4 mph @4% incline) interspersed with minute-long dashes can provide just as good a workout without the bulk of the knee pain. Butt gets a better workout---a few minutes of 3 mph at a 10% incline is as good as several flights of stairs.

::pause to pet King, who woke up and came by looking for attention::

::pause to pet Gaby, who will not be ignored::

One of those 'a little here, a little there' weekends. One load of laundry. A couple of bags of junk out of the cellar. Grocery shopping needs doing, but it will have to wait until tomorrow. Now Working on Stuff. Taxes. Just had pizza for lunch.

Rainy weekend

After two incredible days of 60sF and sun, now comes the weekend and the 40sF and rain, rain, rain. 1-3 inches expected. The backyard is a sea of muck. I've already laundered the dog towels once. Luckily King prefers the indoors at times like these because he hates walking in the mud--his big feet can crap up a towel faster than you can say "Oh hell." Gaby of the little feet did spend a couple of hours outside. Now both denizens are sleepling. I'm working on Stuff, watching Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets--it's all day Potter on the Family Channel--and listening to the rain rattle down the gutters.

Worked out this morning. I never mentioned it, but I had to quit pure running due to the knees. Now I speedwalk on inclines--the treadmill can be adjusted from 1%-10%, and I find that fast walking (4 mph @4% incline) interspersed with minute-long dashes can provide just as good a workout without the bulk of the knee pain. Butt gets a better workout---a few minutes of 3 mph at a 10% incline is as good as several flights of stairs.

::pause to pet King, who woke up and came by looking for attention::

::pause to pet Gaby, who will not be ignored::

One of those 'a little here, a little there' weekends. One load of laundry. A couple of bags of junk out of the cellar. Grocery shopping needs doing, but it will have to wait until tomorrow. Now Working on Stuff. Taxes. Just had pizza for lunch.