If channeling ghosts
Fills you with tedium,
You probably won’t
Be a happy medium.
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Monday, October 28, 2019
Keeping Time
It’s true that DST is going away,
Causing some people to weep.
So flip your hourglass one time more that day
And catch some extra sleep.
Causing some people to weep.
So flip your hourglass one time more that day
And catch some extra sleep.
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Maybe Not
I was thinking of trying meth.
Wakes you up like coffee, but without the coffee breath.
But instead of teeth discoloration,
They exit to an undisclosed location
Wakes you up like coffee, but without the coffee breath.
But instead of teeth discoloration,
They exit to an undisclosed location
Monday, October 14, 2019
Chicago Marathon Yet Again
I ran the Chicago Marathon yesterday. Cool weather. 40s-50s. Very good conditions for setting a world record apparently, since a young woman from Kenya set a new women's world record on the course. She would have been about half-way done by the time I got started. The first wave started at 7:30 AM, and she would have been near the head of that. The third wave, my wave, started at 8:35 AM, and I was nowhere near the head of that.
I was very happy with my race, not because I was particularly fast, but because I did not struggle with leg cramps. I'm not sure what made the difference, to tell the truth. It's hard to do controlled experiments on yourself on an event that you do only a couple of times a year. But I suspect it helped a lot that I stopped taking my daily statin medicine for three days. Statins tend to do a great job of lowering your blood's lipid levels, but they can cause muscle cramps in some individuals. Normally, I'm not bothered. But I think that with really intense, long races, I may be vulnerable. So, having talked it over with my doctor, I took a few days off, and I think it made a big difference. Well, we'll see what happens during my next prolonged endurance event.
Avoiding pain
Is a kind of gain.
I was very happy with my race, not because I was particularly fast, but because I did not struggle with leg cramps. I'm not sure what made the difference, to tell the truth. It's hard to do controlled experiments on yourself on an event that you do only a couple of times a year. But I suspect it helped a lot that I stopped taking my daily statin medicine for three days. Statins tend to do a great job of lowering your blood's lipid levels, but they can cause muscle cramps in some individuals. Normally, I'm not bothered. But I think that with really intense, long races, I may be vulnerable. So, having talked it over with my doctor, I took a few days off, and I think it made a big difference. Well, we'll see what happens during my next prolonged endurance event.
Avoiding pain
Is a kind of gain.
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Aquatic
Yellow Submarine and Octopus’s Garden
Are almost the same song.
If that sounds mean, I beg your pardon.
Feel free to tell me I’m wrong.
Are almost the same song.
If that sounds mean, I beg your pardon.
Feel free to tell me I’m wrong.
Wednesday, October 09, 2019
Trust
On a lonesome street without a map,
No detour shall I fear.
I’m counting on the driving app
To get me out of here!
No detour shall I fear.
I’m counting on the driving app
To get me out of here!
Sunday, October 06, 2019
Corny
Explored a maize maze.
It did feel vaguely haunted,
And took longer than I wanted,
But at least it wasn’t days.
It did feel vaguely haunted,
And took longer than I wanted,
But at least it wasn’t days.
Thursday, October 03, 2019
Misdirected
I think because I like to read
About medical conditions
I often find my Facebook feed
Is filled with admonitions
To end my imputed worry
By calling a doc in a hurry.
Tuesday, October 01, 2019
Low Profile
People in witness protection,
Can contribute to Wikipedia,
But shouldn’t pose selfies
On social media.
Can contribute to Wikipedia,
But shouldn’t pose selfies
On social media.
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