Questions

Midweek up date - not had one of those in a while. Woohoo on the weather right now. We are in the 60-70's in the Tenessee Region, but sadly I am at work and have to look at the sun through the glass of the concrete jungle. (aka work) I do have the weekend off and it looks like the weather will stay here until sunday. - I hope.
Couple comments, questions to ponder - facebook and running stuff. First of all, I am going to make a comment about facebook. I've pretty much been "shunning" joining the internet craze until a couple weeks ago. I wish now I would've joined earlier. It allows you to hook up with old high school friends,long lost relatives, and new friends. High school was so much fun when we were young and I have rekindled my friendship with many of my old classmates. Same thing for relatives. As we get older we go to college, get jobs, and move off to never see each other again. How often do we see our relatives? Our lives get in the way. I loved the post by Laurel about her longtime friend and it make me realize just how important friends are. Even our crazy cookoo family. Reason I bring this up is because I have hooked up with my old pal from high school(via Facebook) and we are trying to organize running a couple races together.
Running question:I have been training for the Nashville Half Marathon on April 26th and am ahead of my schedule. Most programs call for 10 miles before the race, but I have run over 12miles twice last month and will probably be up to 14 miles by the end of the April uncluding taper time. There is a half marathon in 3 weeks on March 29th that I would like to run with an old high school buddy. Is a month too close for races? Mind you - My friend from HS runs 30 sec - 1 minute slower than I( I think). I plan to finish with him no matter what my time, so even though this is a race it'll be more of a training run. This will be my first half marathon. My ultimate goal is to peak at the end of April. If I run both, do I still need to taper for the first one or continue with my original plan and use as a training run? Is this advisable? Have any of you done this before?
One more thing - Give my girl a "get well" for she still has a broken toe that won't heal and it is killing her! Sry Michelle :(

Angela put this quote up the other day and I thought it was cool.
“Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you.” ~William Arthur Ward

Isn't that cool! Peace

Ramblings

Why Do I Blog?

Interesting question. I'll start by saying that I stunk @ my creative writing courses back in high school and college. "My Ramblings" start with poor punctuation, unfinished thoughts, run - on sentences, poor vocabulary, and many phrases ending with .......(yeah, I like ......). I've never been a writer, I rarely have the time to pick up a book, but yet I type away at this keyboard and read feverishly at the many blogger sites out there. What gives?
I started this blog to record my weightloss, active lifestyle, and to journalize those moments to look back on. Somewhere along the way, Joe the plumber read an entry (How'd they get here?) and commented back. Whoa?! The addiction started.
I love the fact that I jot a few lines down and get a quick reaction back. I love when someone else sums up what I have to say better than I ever could said it. I love the fact that I get a pat on the back, a pick - me - up, and a good slap in the face when I need it. From YOU - yes YOU! My homies, my blogomites, my bloggie peeps, my digital folks, my friends.. :)
So if you are here for running - I understand why you shoot snotrockets( gross)
So if you are here for weightloss - Boy Do I Know!
So if you are here for healthier lifestyle - so am I...
So if you are to vent - Vent away!
So If you are here to say Hi! Hello..
If you are here for encouragement, I am your friend...
Stay cool!