It’s been a good morning in Chicago. The weather was spectacular for the runners, there. The elite men have finished in what was evidently a back and forth race at the end. The elite wheelchairs are done in what I heard was a photo finish. And the elite women are done, too. I watched that finish with […]
Monthly Archives: October 2016
Team Us
Sun, 9 Oct 2016, 02:34 AM (-06:00)
The place was empty. Most of the runners had long since finished their runs. Only a few people were hanging around. It had been a wonderful day for a run. The route was a long gradual climb on the way out, which of course meant a long gradual descent on the way back. It’s always […]
Connections and Patterns
Sat, 8 Oct 2016, 04:55 PM (-06:00)
1. The Kids Arrive It took a while for the kids to come up from the library. Three of them arrived first, because there were no more computers downstairs, and the boys needed to put together some kind of storyboard. The sat down at Mr. Roth’s desk in the front and opened some laptops. “Not […]
Morning Crow
Tue, 4 Oct 2016, 10:19 PM (-06:00)
There was an acorn on the pavement. I stepped on it, and it kinda cracked. I bent over, picked it up and tossed it under the Oak Tree on the other side of the car — one small contribution to the mulch. As I turned to walk to the office building door, a breeze came […]
Causality
Sun, 2 Oct 2016, 05:06 PM (-06:00)
1. Proximate Cause When the the sun shines after the rain. When the air grows cool. That’s when the rain lilies bloom. Close your eyes. Ignore the barking in the back alley. Ignore the traffic on the highway and the air conditioners across the street. (What are they doing running air conditioners on a day […]
Back of the Pack
Sun, 2 Oct 2016, 08:19 AM (-06:00)
1. Hill at the Start The run was no different yesterday that it has been on the last few Saturdays. I quickly found myself near the back of the pack. That’s just the way it is. Frankly, it just feels good to be running again, so it’s fine. And anyway the morning was mercifully cool. […]