by Doctor Science
Yesterday I happened to walk a mile almost first thing in the morning, and it felt so good I want to make a habit of it again. Since the family is doing a read-aloud of The Lord of the Rings (we just finished “A Knife in the Dark”), my thoughts naturally went to the Eowyn Challenge. What the heck, I said, I’ll walk to Rivendell!.
It turns out that my part of NJ has added a *lot* of public open space and trails in the last 10 years. Today I did a bit over 2 miles, of a trail I haven’t walked before. Very lovely, open fields and wood edges, with a view up the valley that includes almost no houses or roads — which is a notable achievement in central NJ. Next time, though, I’m wearing my hiking boots: the trail is really just a little path, and it’s kind of uneven for my uneven ankles.
The boots, btw, are unlined Gore-Tex hiking boots that are my personal instance of the Sam Vimes Boots Theory of Economic Injustice. I got them for $99 about 25 years ago — the equivalent of over $200 in today’s money, and the most in constant dollars that I’ve ever spent on footwear. I could only afford them because my grandmother gave me the money as a gift. And you know what? My feet are still dry.
I haven’t been able to find just the right landscape picture to go with this post, so I shall quit wasting time looking for one and give you a good ol’ Constable. Now I can get back to wasting time on today’s xkcd.
YOu make NJ seem like a very pleasant place. I was born there but don’t remember it. My images of NJ come from springsteen lyrics and Boardwalk Empire.
I walk about fifteen miles a week, walking dogs. I am a volunteer dog walker at a rescue. Today I walked a shy yellow dog, a mutt of the type common around here. In the south mutts like him are called blackmouth curs. There’s a multiple mix breed mutt in every geographic area where generations of dogs breed freely amongst themselves and often the resulting dog is yellow, lab sized, has a medium coat, a tail that curls up and a dark face. Anyway I am digressing.
I walk through the woods on logging roads. We, the mutts and I, alwasy see wildlife. Today we flushed some grouse which Carl, the mutt, enjoyed very much.
I took Chloe, another Mason County yellow dog, wading in a seasonal pond and she had a great time splashing after frog ans terrorizing garter snakes.
I cannot make myself exercise for the sake of exercising or walk for the sake of walking, but in the company of a dog, I can go for miles.
YOu make NJ seem like a very pleasant place. I was born there but don’t remember it. My images of NJ come from springsteen lyrics and Boardwalk Empire.
I walk about fifteen miles a week, walking dogs. I am a volunteer dog walker at a rescue. Today I walked a shy yellow dog, a mutt of the type common around here. In the south mutts like him are called blackmouth curs. There’s a multiple mix breed mutt in every geographic area where generations of dogs breed freely amongst themselves and often the resulting dog is yellow, lab sized, has a medium coat, a tail that curls up and a dark face. Anyway I am digressing.
I walk through the woods on logging roads. We, the mutts and I, alwasy see wildlife. Today we flushed some grouse which Carl, the mutt, enjoyed very much.
I took Chloe, another Mason County yellow dog, wading in a seasonal pond and she had a great time splashing after frog ans terrorizing garter snakes.
I cannot make myself exercise for the sake of exercising or walk for the sake of walking, but in the company of a dog, I can go for miles.
Now I can get back to wasting time on today’s xkcd.
A true epic. I wonder how many hours Randall Munroe spent on that monster, and how many hours the rest of us have spent exploring it.
Now I can get back to wasting time on today’s xkcd.
A true epic. I wonder how many hours Randall Munroe spent on that monster, and how many hours the rest of us have spent exploring it.
i gave up on that xkcd after hitting the bottom of the underground section. it took so much clicking and dragging to get down there, i didn’t have the energy to go back up.
i gave up on that xkcd after hitting the bottom of the underground section. it took so much clicking and dragging to get down there, i didn’t have the energy to go back up.
This link, via LGM, lets you zoom in and out if you regain strength in your fingers.
This link, via LGM, lets you zoom in and out if you regain strength in your fingers.
I am totally waking up Bilbo’s trolls this time. And Bombadil is the next stop, no skipping this time.
I am totally waking up Bilbo’s trolls this time. And Bombadil is the next stop, no skipping this time.