Today felt a bit like a holiday. Well, it was for the kids at our school. And the teachers had a workshop day. But since I don't fit into either of those categories, I could just get stuff done in the library, with no interruptions. Do I sound like one of those librarians that doesn't want people in the library? I think part of the holiday feeling was due to the end of daylight savings - waking up early (as far as the clock was concerned) meant a relaxed start to the day.
We've had a great past few days of weather, with lots of sun. Saturday was truly fantastic - chilly, breezy, and sunny. It really felt like fall. The whole family went to an outdoor art market and an impromptu picnic at The Fly. (It's a park behind the zoo, along the Mississippi River. When I was a kid, there was this concrete building/structure that was shaped sort of like a fly. I was one of many who spent time scampering up the fly's "legs." The structure is long gone, but the name remains.) After we ate, Sam and MrMan chased each other around in the grass. MrMan laughted so hard about it, I thought he wouldn't be able to breathe.
Inspired by various people (including my husband, who went running Saturday morning) and various things (including the awesome weather), I went moving on Saturday. I feel it's time to re-employ a word I used a lot more than fifteen years ago, because I hated to use the word "jogging," but felt I wasn't going fast enough to use "running." I was mentally psyched, but apparently the body wasn't willing. After a minute or so, the heart said, "Halt!" After a couple more minutes, the lungs gasped, "Please!" After ten minutes, my mind and body decided that the stop sign at the corner applied to me. No rolling stop this time. I felt lame about the short moving experience, wasn't even sure if it qualified as exercise. But I cut myself some slack, given that I haven't (formally) exercised in more than twenty months. And I think the last time I ran was December 31, 2004, give or take a day. Eventually, my organs will not protest so loudly.
Posted by Shokufeh at October 30, 2006 09:27 PMA mystery solved... I always wondered why it was called The Fly and now all is explained. Thank you Shokufeh!
Posted by: Jennifer at October 30, 2006 11:38 PM