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I am a professor at Cape Cod Community College and and a member of a Buddhist order. After a 30-year career as a newspaper reporter and editor I became a full-time professor in 2001. I am the author of the textbooks "The Elements of News Writing" and "The Elements of Academic Writing." I enjoy running, hiking and camping. I have two grown sons and two grandchildren.

Saturday, January 07, 2006

Sunny Saturday

7 a.m.: Today is supposed to be bright and sunny, but rather cold -- in the 20s and 30s . It looks like the warmest time of the day will be about 3 p.m. I'll plan to go for a run then. I also hope to clean the van and take care of some business. I got up at 6 again, and I have been keeping to my Weight Watchers diet for two days. That feels good.

1 p.m.: It's been a fun day. I used our new sound system, which has an old-fashioned record player, to listen to some good old vinyl records. I put on Revolver by the Beatles, Pass It On by Bill and Taffy and The Kingston Trio At Large by the Kingston Trio, from the '60s, '70s and early '60s, respectively. They brought back a lot of good memories. That title song, "Pass It On" by Bill and Taffy, and the one right before it, "Friends" are my all-time favorites. I would like them played at my funeral. I wish I could find digital versions, since the record is a little warped. After listening to the music, we cleaned out the van, and it looks terrific, at least on the inside. I was not about to wash it in 30-degree weather. Now I am getting ready to go for a run.

4 p.m.: Yes! Good for me! I went for a terrific three-mile run from the Getty Station in Yarmouthport to Gray's Beach and back. I included the beautiful boardwalk that goes out over the tidal flats at the beach. It was a beautiful run. Of course it took me over half an hour, so I was only running about an 11-minute pace, but at least I am back on the roads again. It feels terrific. My mind was in a very meditative state. It was definitely half an hour of running meditation.

Photo of Gray's Beach boardwalk by Walter Brooks for eCape, Inc. http://capecodtravel.com/gallery/yarmouth/index0002.shtml

185/174) Running: 3 miles

1 Comments:

Blogger jwkoncape said...

Thanks for teh encouragement, Karen. You have a great weekend too.

7:02 PM  

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