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[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Hope all y'all enjoyed the various holidays last week. We did (didn't do nothing particularly special, mind you, but enjoyment was had).

Still slightly unemployed at the moment, but things could be worse.
Also still working on the whole running foolishness. Have gotten up to 3K. Granted, it's all indoors, on level ground, and with a 50ish meter stint of walking to recover after about each 200 meter run... Still it includes over 3K of actual running, is farther then I could go last week, and for someone that has been a life long athletic failure that is something I can live with.

I was looking for a Drum Corps Competition relatively close this summer but nothing close enough to justify the trip. They have changed as well in the last 45 years from brass, percussion and a small color guard to elaborate productions. Impressive, but not what I am looking for. My wife says my world stopped changing in the mid-80's and I can't argue with that. I listen to the same music I listened to back then.

Yep, the corps have changes mightily over the years since I was first introduced, and a good bit since my young'en got involved. haven't been to a show in a while and I may need to correct that.

And... to me... music stopped progressing when it became acceptable to sample a bit of someone else's prior work and pass it off as original. Doing a cover or a remake is totally acceptable as you still have to do the work and hone the musical chops to pull it off. However, using a computers to simply copy someone else's jam then add caned beats and background (that you didn't write either) then using auto-tune and time syncing to add your lame "poetry" to a new "tune"... yeah, hommy don't play that.

Oh, man... I read that while listening to... Classic Rewind (on SiriusXM). I pretty much listen to that, Classic Vinyl, 80s, and occasionally 70s, and even more rarely 60s. Music stopped by the 90s.

We had to drop Sirius, but what is getting played in the house and cars certainly falls into the same basic timeframe. We roll a little into the twenty 00s and 10s (and back into the 1930s & 40s), but none of it sounds anything like the Hip-Hop that dominates now. It took a couple of generations before music changed enough to pass me by, but they finally pulled it off.

Grumpy old men unite!

Preach Brother! Preach!

 

[Maroonag1]

Still it includes over 3K of actual running, is farther then I could go last week, and for someone that has been a life long athletic failure that is something I can live with.

Congrats on the progress, you will be showing people up on marathon weekend before you know it.

 

[pkondz]

Hope all y'all enjoyed the various holidays last week. We did (didn't do nothing particularly special, mind you, but enjoyment was had).

Was a nice day up here.

Still slightly unemployed at the moment, but things could be worse.

You’re on the right side of the sod, so definitely.

Also still working on the whole running foolishness. Have gotten up to 3K.

Good for you!
I still haven’t been able to run. Back still says “Nope!”

Granted, it's all indoors, on level ground, and with a 50ish meter stint of walking to recover after about each 200 meter run...

That’s how I started.

Still it includes over 3K of actual running, is farther then I could go last week, and for someone that has been a life long athletic failure that is something I can live with.

You’re doing great!
And a whole lot better than many!

It took a couple of generations before music changed enough to pass me by, but they finally pulled it off.

Yup.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Also still working on the whole running foolishness. Have gotten up to 3K. Granted, it's all indoors, on level ground, and with a 50ish meter stint of walking to recover after about each 200 meter run... Still it includes over 3K of actual running, is farther then I could go last week, and for someone that has been a life long athletic failure that is something I can live with.

That's great! I wish the gains happened as quickly as the losses, but life it particularly cruel that way. Still, another month or so and you'll be amazed at the progress.

I actually reached the point where if I didn't work out, I would actually feel a little worse the next day. Like, my body knew it got slightly fatter.

And... to me... music stopped progressing when it became acceptable to sample a bit of someone else's prior work and pass it off as original. Doing a cover or a remake is totally acceptable as you still have to do the work and hone the musical chops to pull it off. However, using a computers to simply copy someone else's jam then add caned beats and background (that you didn't write either) then using auto-tune and time syncing to add your lame "poetry" to a new "tune"... yeah, hommy don't play that.

Agree. Not really much of a fan of plagiarism. Show me something new.

I still haven’t been able to run. Back still says “Nope!”

Still! Sorry it's still bothering you.

You’re doing great!
And a whole lot better than many!

What he said!

 

[pkondz]

Agree. Not really much of a fan of plagiarism. Show me something new.

I agree with Mark. I'm not really much of a fan of plagiarism too. I mean, show me something new!

Still! Sorry it's still bothering you.

Unfortunately.

Stupid design.

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Turns out that when you add radiant heat, copious amounts of humidity and uneven terrain this whole jog/walk thing descends into vastly lower levels of purgatory...

I'll keep doing it but I've got no rational reason to explain why I'm doing so.

 

[pkondz]

Turns out that when you add radiant heat, copious amounts of humidity and uneven terrain this whole jog/walk thing descends into vastly lower levels of purgatory...

I'll keep doing it but I've got no rational reason to explain why I'm doing so.

I won’t run if the temp gets above 25C/77F. And that’s a dry heat.

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

I won’t run if the temp gets above 25C/77F. And that’s a dry heat.

I think that's a fairly smart approach to it (certainly smarter than me at least).
I didn't get near as far as I wanted outside before bowing to the oppression of the elements. About half what I'd have liked. I ended up finishing up more back inside to make up for it. Continuing to build up the stamina and trying to push a bit farther each time. If I ever do rune an official 5K, it will be in the fall or winter, That's almost a certainty down this way.

 

[Maroonag1]

I won’t run if the temp gets above 25C/77F. And that’s a dry heat.

LOL, We dont get that cool down here at night this time of year.. Guess thats my excuse to not run.

I think that's a fairly smart approach to it (certainly smarter than me at least).
I didn't get near as far as I wanted outside before bowing to the oppression of the elements. About half what I'd have liked. I ended up finishing up more back inside to make up for it. Continuing to build up the stamina and trying to push a bit farther each time. If I ever do rune an official 5K, it will be in the fall or winter, That's almost a certainty down this way.

Sounds like you have a target. Conrats on the progress so far. We gonna see pics from you running the Disney 5K in Janurary?

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

I'll keep doing it but I've got no rational reason to explain why I'm doing so.

Me walking into the office every morning.

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

We gonna see pics from you running the Disney 5K in Janurary?

Interestingly, it would be the first time in decades that I would actually be allowed to travel during January.

Then again... Dis ain't the most economical destination, so my current mandatory assignment with the National Enforced Income Reduction Administration makes the chances of this somewhat grim.

Me walking into the office every morning.

Pay checks...
Those things are society's single most addictive drug.

 

[Maroonag1]

hen again... Dis ain't the most economical destination, so my current mandatory assignment with the National Enforced Income Reduction Administration makes the chances of this somewhat grim.

I hear that. Its been 4 years, still tryign to save up for my next visit.

Pay checks...
Those things are society's single most addictive drug.

Im fully hooked, I cant even eat if I dont my fix every couple weeks.

 

[pkondz]

I think that's a fairly smart approach to it (certainly smarter than me at least).

When it comes to running… I don’t think “smart” enters into the equation.

ended up finishing up more back inside to make up for it.

Treadmill I presume?

If I ever do rune an official 5K

I never have, but I ran a virtual 5K and even got a nice HM themed medal for it.

it will be in the fall or winter, That's almost a certainty down this way.

Totally can see that.

LOL, We dont get that cool down here at night this time of year.. Guess thats my excuse to not run.

I don’t have that excuse up here. Maybe I need to move south so I can sit down.

Me walking into the office every morning.

Interestingly, it would be the first time in decades that I would actually be allowed to travel during January.

Why? I mean work, sure, but why specifically January?

Dis ain't the most economical destination

What??? When did this happen?

(Quickly googles when MK opened)

Pay checks...
Those things are society's single most addictive drug.

It’s been 4 years, still tryign to save up for my next visit.

I’m not likely to get down there for about 4 years too.

Im fully hooked, I cant even eat if I dont my fix every couple we

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Im fully hooked, I cant even eat if I dont my fix every couple weeks.

You ain't alone on that one.
I'm lucky though, as I've got a Sugar Momma who still hasn't tossed me out... yet...

That and 45 years of stuffing money into 401Ks and IRAs, but even still, that's got to last a fairly long time and can't be ransacked willy-nilly.

When it comes to running… I don’t think “smart” enters into the equation.

True...
Maybe we need o change the word from "running" to "stupiding".
More descriptive of the mindset required for the task.

Treadmill I presume?

You'd think, wouldn't you. But it's weirder then that.

Our house is on one level and built on a slab with hardwood and tile floors. There is an unbroken oval-ish circuit in the floor plan rounding through the living, dining and kitchen areas that measures out to about 66 feet. 50 laps makes around 3300 feet which converts to just a smidgen over a kilometer.

Currently, I can do 3 of those Ks with 5 to 10 laps quick walking to catch my breath in between. I started off with much shorter running sequences and more walking ones and have gradually been adding distance while reducing recovery. Next goal is to get to 4 sets of 50 laps with recoveries, and then to sets of 100 between breaks

I never have, but I ran a virtual 5K and even got a nice HM themed medal for it.

That sounds interesting. What were the mechanics for a virtual run?

Why? I mean work, sure, but why specifically January?

My former position was tied to the financial area of the business and their closing periods were based on a 4-4-5 calendar with year-end closing at the December-January mark. As a rule, no one was allowed to be out during the first or last week of any month and not at all during the first and last month of a year. That basically nuked everything from (US) Thanksgiving to about Valentines Day.

Having been tossed out the door finally solves the calendar issues, but impinges somewhat on the funding side of the equation.

What??? When did this happen?

(Quickly googles when MK opened)

I'd say about the time that they did away with the letter-tickets.

When everything's an E-Ticket ride... nothing is...

 

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[pkondz]

True...
Maybe we need o change the word from "running" to "stupiding".
More descriptive of the mindset required for the task.

I'm adopting it.
"I'm gonna go out stupiding for 5K."

Sounds about right.

Our house is on one level and built on a slab with hardwood and tile floors. There is an unbroken oval-ish circuit in the floor plan rounding through the living, dining and kitchen areas that measures out to about 66 feet. 50 laps makes around 3300 feet which converts to just a smidgen over a kilometer.

How do you do that and not get dizzy??

Currently, I can do 3 of those Ks with 5 to 10 laps quick walking to catch my breath in between. I started off with much shorter running sequences and more walking ones and have gradually been adding distance while reducing recovery. Next goal is to get to 4 sets of 50 laps with recoveries, and then to sets of 100 between breaks

Coming along. You're doing great!

That sounds interesting. What were the mechanics for a virtual run?

Been a few years, so don't recall all the details. It was probably during Covid so Disney didn't have any local runs, I presume. I think you just had to register... I assume by paying money (it is Disney afterall) and then... just running. It was on the honour system. No proof required.

My former position was tied to the financial area of the business and their closing periods were based on a 4-4-5 calendar with year-end closing at the December-January mark.

Ah.

Having been tossed out the door finally solves the calendar issues, but impinges somewhat on the funding side of the equation.

Ah yes... Always comes down to that.

When everything's an E-Ticket ride... nothing is...

Well said.

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Hope you are all doing well. Good to see Randall is still driving the welcome wagon.

I'll be at the World for a few days next month before our cruise.

I don't know if any of you guys collect the various baseballs Disney has sold over the years. I am currently fixated on creating a list of all the ones that have been made (that I can find online) so I can work on completing my collection.

 

[pkondz]

I don't know if any of you guys collect the various baseballs Disney has sold over the years.

Didn’t know they did. Or do. Where were/are they?

 

[wasnotafan]

I got DS settled in NE Florida. Either I've gotten older or FL has gotten hotter. Definitely off my list of retirement destinations assuming I ever retire.

Best wishes to all you runners. I ran XC my senior year in high school so I could get Friday nights off from work and meet girls. The former worked but not the latter. Unless something is chasing me I don't plan on starting that nonsense again. Running... or meeting women for that matter.