Council

I had a dream that I was running for city council.  I was afraid of public speaking, and of upsetting my brother (his jam).

I have now been told by two people that I should.

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The Mill Stones Wear Smooth and the Lamps Become Dim

So, I was running at the track last night.  I did 5k in 41 min., not my best time.  I saw a young 20 something, serious jogger come in.  I've seen him before.  I engaged in conversation, "Signed up for any races this year?"  He said he was doing the Tough Mudder.  

"It's not that bad, actually," he said.  F that, I thought.  I told him that I was 50, and I won't do more than a 5k race now as my pace is too slow.  (I ran the Hog Jog 10k three or four years ago in 79 minutes).

He told me to keep working at it, a little farther each day, you'll get back to 10k.  I think he missed the part where I said I was 50.  I thanked him for his encouragement.

 I can't believe that I ran a 7:37 mile pace when I was 21.  Damn I was fast.  It floors me to think of it now.  And, I was the slowest guy in my PE class.  And, I puked my guts out on that run.

Oh, and, he told me that they hire a comedian to chirp the runners on the obstacles.   😂

And, hey, our Curate jogs.  I tried to interest her in the 5k Remember Run in Waterloo.  (I did it two years ago in 37 min.).

A Runner's World article that I read once said that if you want to run farther, you have to run [train] farther. 

Jesus Said

He did, yes.  But, Jesus set an impossibly high standard.  God is asking us to be perfect like him.

So, what do we do?  Not give up, that's what!  The objective is to try; get as close as you can.

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NyQuil

I saw an add for NyQuil where the actress said that her husband used to never be able to sleep on Sunday nights.  I understood why instantly. 

There's research on this subject, and things that you can do to mitigate the anxiety.  Ultimately, it's up to your boss.

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Brother Bear (Soviet Bear)

I went out with my brother for coffee today, whom I haven't seen in about five months.  We don't normally talk about politics--a very good idea--or religion.

Today, he made the comment that, "Well, Jesus was very left leaning."

To which I replied, "Umm, I don't think so."  I may also have said that He didn't want us to pay for everything for everyone.  But I cut it off there, bit my tongue so to speak.  I did not argue.

This is a subject that I've given a lot of thought to, giving all your money to the poor.  Also, I have noticed that people on the left--even my Atheist brother, apparently--believe that Jesus was a Socialist. 

Two things that I have thought of, over the years, are the fact that this may not have had a broader application than Jesus just telling us to address our idolatry and the second being that St. Paul said that if you want to eat that you have to work for your food.  I may even have blogged about these things.

That all being said, it was a good visit, good conversation, even if I did--and it *was* me--broach the subject of politics.

 We should do coffee more, talk politics less. 

Psalm 30:4

 What is His name, and what is the name of His Son?

My Second Youngest Brother

Proverbs 29:19 says that a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.