I’m not feeling too proud of myself right now. I tried to do a sober February and failed less than halfway through. December is usually rough with all the social events, but it seems to be getting worse each year. What I mean is I’m getting worse each year. I just want to crawl into a ball and not put on that social disguise anymore. No one seems sincere, no one talks about anything but themselves. January hasn’t been too keen either with the cold weather and post-holiday letdown. I used to like the cold, but either these Minnesota winters are getting worse or I’m getting less tolerant in my…
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Staying Dry
I’m in training for a 5K. I’m very nervous about it, because A) it’s the first one I’ve ever done and B) it’s not just a 5K it’s a “mud run”. (It’s this one). Also B and 1/2) it’s summer, it’s humid, and I have no tolerance for extreme temperatures or bright lights. I saw my wife run a 5K once. She has exercise-induced asthma, spring allergies, but she jogged the whole way (good for her!). But she was in a sorry state when she was done, and she was in better shape than me (at the time). I agreed to go with my sister as doing some kind of…