I feel somewhat upset that the only times I seem to blog these days are after I’ve been running. Is my life so bereft of interest?
I did run inside this time. I have wisely started following my too-cold-to-run-outside policy again. The frostbite on my cheek from Sunday has taught me well.
I have discovered how to enjoy treadmill running. Usually I can only keep it up for twenty minutes before mind-numbing boredom sets in. You don’t want to be bored while running, because then you start to realize that you are running. (Also of note, if you have the treadmill set to 9.0 mph, it blows a fuse. So forget about that ending sprint.)
There is a regular podcast magazine, called EscapePod that gives me short science-fiction stories to listen to. (Go check it out.) This is a distraction that seems able to keep my interest for at least twenty minutes, frequently longer. Thankfully I am quite behind in listening, so I have lots to listen to. If I ever catch up totally, I’m going to be in trouble.
The story I just listened to was Niels Bohr and the Sleeping Dane. What made this most interesting was that it was set in Denmark, specifically Elsinor castle. I was just there! Woot!