July 2010 - We're all in this together

[El Gordo]

Thanks for the birthday greetings, GM, and for the emailed nudge.

It's time, isn't it?

We've been this way before, and no doubt will be here again. But let's not give up just yet. There's too much fun going to waste around here.

It's been a turbulent few months. There have been some fascinating things to write about, but the act of writing has been relegated below the flurry of daily life, and competing ideas. Bad state of affairs. We/I need to get the show back on the road, and quick.

What to do? Stupid question. I know what to do. I just need to do it.

Running is the answer.

Perhaps a target would help. An autumnal half?

While I'm here, let me apologise for the recent spam attacks. Or rather, let me apologise for not noticing them, and not getting rid of them. I usually get email alerts of new threads but for some reason, have received nothing recently. Thanks for telling me, @MLCM. If you see any spam, please mail me or tweet at @runningcomm, and I'll get my spambot cudgel out from under the bed.

It's a humid Friday here, and I have a full day of duties already laid out. But over the weekend, I'll get on my bike and crank up the heart rate a bit. Next week, I'm going to get to the gym for a spin class or two (thanks for the unintended reminder, @Sweder), and from there I hope I might be able to haul myself onto two legs for a blancmangey plod.

I've got very fat again, which is so boring. M bought me some trousers for my birthday last week. I couldn't get close to getting into them. "But they are the same size as the ones I bought you last year! I checked!"

Oh dear. She offered to take them back, and swap them for a bigger size. No, I said, leave them. Let them stay there, hanging accusingly on the back of the bedroom door. Let them be my new target.

More soon, I hope.

How about everyone else? I see GM has been manfully keeping the running flag held high, but anyone else?

Let's start talking again at least. It will help.

Andy