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Winter Wonders

This has been a harsh winter. The cold has disrupted my daily rhythm. Naturally I miss the front porch and the opportunities to visit with my neighbors. The workshop is not heated so that has limited my activities there. I have found it hard to motivate myself to exercise. I’ve been outside only once it the last five or six weeks. Although, not as regular as it needs to be, I have been working out on the treadmill. The lack of activity also increases my appetite.

I am trying to decide whether I am going to participate in the Louisville Triple Crown Races when we return from Florida. I will need to do some serious training while in Florida. The races include a 5K, a 10K and a 10 miler. Since finishing is my objective rather than speed, I’m pretty confident about the first two but the 10 miler is real challenge. I ran it year before last and it was tougher for me than the half-marathon I ran the year before. I think it would be good for me. I need something to focus my efforts.

Although the pace of my reading has slowed recently, I picked up several books at the library and have a significant wish list on Amazon. I expect to get a lot of reading done in Florida. The most influential reading I have done recently is Shaped By the Word and Eat this Book. I am still reading Eat this Book but my understanding and practice of formational reading has already been positively impacted. Peterson’s Eat this Book has generated a number of topics I plan to pursue this year.

I have had a lot of thoughts that I am pondering but, for some reason, I have been unable to blog about them. Every time I start to write I just seem to lose interest. I don’t know what that is all about.

In any case, I am looking forward to the warmth of Florida and visiting with some friends and a little fishing. Spring is coming.