Posts Tagged → unfunny commentary

Civilians, Am I Right?

Please note that this post contains a good deal of satirical opinions. So, like, don’t be getting your panties in a bunch, man.

— Thanks, Management

The first week of July was lackluster to say the least. Intense heat and crazy high humidity made being outside for more than a few minutes pretty miserable. That, along with a mild stomach bug that hit me Thursday morning and lasted off and on again until Saturday morning (I blame shredded hoagie lettuce from the night before; no pun intended, but you can’t trust that shit SEE UPDATE AT BOTTOM, made the idea of being in the woods an unappealing prospect to say the least.

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Officially A Cathy

As I folded clothes on Tuesday afternoon, I got a message from my friend Steve. He and I worked at the bike shop together a few years ago. He lives about 20 minutes south, and said he had an appointment in town on Wednesday mid-morning and wanted to know if he could tag along for a bit on my lumber before.

Steve is a great guy, and of course, my first reaction was 100% yes. But then I had to think for a minute.

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The Last of It, Hopefully

The week has been less than stellar for a variety of reasons, including the fact that I only have a hair over 20 miles in my feetz thus far.

This is about all I feel like writing, so I’ll just post a few pics from the last few days, including a few from Friday’s 6.50-mile lumber that felt like I had been through multiple different seasons in two hours: snow, slush, ice, rain, fog, mud, and sunshine.

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30 Miles and 1 Turdus

Today was Day 5 of waking up not sick, but still with some sort of allergy or slight head cold. But since I feel good regardless of the drip, I did that thing where I go walking at pace in the woods with my camera looking for critters. So stupid.

I was intent on getting my 2026 fit and fat lifestyle back on track with a 30 in 5 Days week for only the second time since mid-January, and you know I went ahead and did it. Just barely, at 30.05 miles, but shit got done, and it felt great to be back on track, even if I wasn’t feeling 100%.

I was also intent on not taking any photos of squirrels, but since nothing else was cooperating, I went ahead and took one. And I’m glad I did, ’cause I dig the pic and can’t stop thinking that when a squirrel goes house (tree) hunting, they are looking for a tree with a good perch to eat breakfast on. Sort of like a patio breakfast spot for rodents. I digress.

I also got my first Turd photo (see intro) of the almost-spring, just as I was finishing up. I thought I saw one yesterday, but the trees were dark, and the sky was too grey to get a proper sighting or pic, so it didn’t count. THIS ONE counts. Sadly, whereas the dull grey sky ruined yesterday’s pic, today the bright 9 AM sun and blue sky made for too much harsh light and saturation. I did what I could to make it look a little less “meh,” but in the end, it’s just a good snapshot of a robin.

Not sure what my plan is for the weekend, but I know I need to do something in order to stop being not sick, but still with some sort of allergy or slight head cold. I hear that rest, beer, and endless footy watching are key, so I’ll see what I can do.

I’m also including a close-up photo I took of Lola T. Dog yawning, because I can.

Later.