18 Years And I’m Still Running
Thursday, July 28th, 2005
Quote of the Day: “I cannot have survival as my only goal. That would be too boring. My goal is to come back in my best running form. It is good for me to have that goal; it will help me.”
- Ludmila Engquist (Olympic champion hurdler facing cancer and chemotherapy)
For the past three days, it’s been stupid hot here in Virginia. Over 100 degrees with insane humidity. Now I could complain but I have to face the fact that I drive my air conditioned car to the air conditioned train which takes me to my air conditioned office. At lunch I walk to an air conditioned gym before returning to my air conditioned office to await the air conditioned trip home.
To my air conditioned house.
There are Marines in the field training. There Marines in the desert fighting.
I will just shut the hell up about that topic just about now.
But on a better note, today marks my 18th year in the Corps. On this day in 1987, I encountered my first up close and personal experience with the Marine Corps as I entered the hallowed Receiving Barracks at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego California.
18 years.
My God, can that be right?
I’m looking at my recruit picture. Yeah, that’s about right.
Today needs to be a good day. It’s better than that day and many, many, many more Marines are having much worse days than me today.
With all this in mind and seeing that the temperature dipped down to a frigid 87 degrees, I decided to run at lunch. Since the marathon, I have not done much and my new plan for the 50 mile race in November doesn’t officially begin until Monday. But I thought I’d get my ass in gear so that it’ll stop expanding!!!
Monday, I went to the gym, ran a mile, and just did a light work out.
Tuesday I upped it to 3 miles on the treadmill and I was soaking wet.
Yesterday, I was feeling sick and had lunch with my wife. Today, I was feeling better so I put on the running clothes and went out for a 4 mile run.
If you don’t know, let me let you in on a little something: you lose your level of fitness about 10000 times faster than you gain it. So after a few weeks, it became shockingly clear that I was starting pretty low on the scale. Oh, I completed the 4 miles but it was WAY too much effort for what it was.
I just have to tell myself to keep at it. It’ll get better. It’ll get better…..
Free Advice for Today: “Never give a friend’s or relative’s name or phone number to a telephone solicitor.”
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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Wow, you look so…young. Happy Unavoidably Belated Anniversary. AND WHY IS MY EMAIL ADDRESS SUDDENLY REQUIRED!? Are you working part-time for the student loan people?
Comment by Killjoy — August 21, 2005 @ 8:25 pm
It’s an option in WordPress. Should I require people to put it in? I mean, if they want to, they can give a fake one. If I don’t require it, it might not ask them and people just won’t.
Waddya think, people?
Comment by Jason — August 21, 2005 @ 9:34 pm
I personally like the idea of leaving fake emails. And since the public can’t see the fake one I just used, it’s: jasonisanerd@hotmail.com.
Comment by Killjoy — August 21, 2005 @ 11:12 pm
And what’s up with all the posts from 2003? A month behind is one thing, but TWO YEARS!?
Comment by Killjoy — August 21, 2005 @ 11:14 pm
Try to keep up, Killjoy. I’m transferring old posts over but like explaining this to you, it’s a long and tedious process. I have to format each post which numbers in the thousands.
Oh, and I prefer GMail, such as the new one I just made: killjoycankissmyass@gmail.com. Surprisingly, it was available.
Comment by Administrator — August 22, 2005 @ 9:24 am
Oh, see, I think I missed that post – it must have been longer than the two paragraph max. Signed, iliketowritereallylongpoststoannoymyreaders@longwinded.com
Comment by Killjoy — August 22, 2005 @ 10:29 am
Since it is your 18th, (a little late I know) you might enjoy this page of ring tones
http://www.nextpimp.com/nextel_ringtones_Full%20Metal%20Jacket.html
Have Fun!!
SEMPER FI
Ray Young
Comment by Raymond Young — August 22, 2005 @ 1:33 pm
And these sound bites:
http://new.wavlist.com/movies/262/
Comment by Raymond Young — August 22, 2005 @ 1:38 pm
Regarding teh email requirement, as long as it is not published so a webbot can pull it for spam, I am good with giving it out. I have not been giving it, because every time it gets published I get pounded with spam.
As 38yr old male, I don’t think I need to worry about hot flashes and such. I have heard though that I can make hundreds of thousands of dollars by giving away my banking information for people to just make deposits into my account. Oh, and did you know that people just like me are willing to help me learn how to make millions of dollars? If I were just like them I would have millions already, wouldn’t I?
Raymond
Comment by Raymond Young — August 22, 2005 @ 1:44 pm
Have you ever considered putting up a “current issues FAQ”
For example something like this:
Updated 08/22/2005
I am out of town beating my Marathon time (see todays blog), so don’t whine about me being behind on blogs.
Updated 08/20/2005
Updating the site with new software, I am slowly bringing in old entries (See todays blog)
Updated 07/01/2005
I am not going to be posting until the 15th, so get over it already (see todays blog)
This is sort of like news paper headlines, and it has the benifit of giving you one more thing to do when you are already over taxed for your time. The benifit for your three loyal fans is that you usually have some great “one-liners” and we get them up front to provide us with a taste of what is yet to come.
Comment by Raymond Young — August 22, 2005 @ 1:55 pm
Killjoy,
I brilliantly hid the explanation in a page you can get to:
1. By the huge button-link at the top of the blog or
2. The link in the sidebar or
3. Right here: http://www.grose.us/blog3/whats-up-with-the-new-blog/
And I have a response to your latest email address of mine and guess what, it’s real short. Only two words in fact. And guess what, since it’s all about you, that happens to be the second word.
Comment by Administrator — August 22, 2005 @ 7:39 pm
Ray,
Thanks for the ring tones. What a great thought: Gunnery Sergeant Hartman telling me my phone is ringing. I plan to get him to make my voicemail message on my cell phone when I meet him in October.
– Jason
Comment by Administrator — August 22, 2005 @ 8:09 pm
Ray,
Good suggestion about the FAQ. I CAN do static pages like the one explainng the new site.
I’m liking this new software but pulling over old blogs is severe ass pain.
– Jason
Comment by Administrator — August 22, 2005 @ 8:11 pm