@LiseL good morning buddy!

@CinnamonGirlE @amarand brightest days to you!

@amarand oh that brings memories

Good morning groovy souls!

I’m improving by the day and by the week at the gym. I’m pushing to 8 miles each day and this morning I ran my fastest single mile ever, fastest 5k and fastest 10k. I went all out. My last mile was timed at 8:19 and my overall pace was sub 9.

I’m at a level I’ve never been before and it’s bewildering. Suddenly I’m here and yeah I’m tired and there’s a lot going on in my life but I’m reaching new heights. Determination and discipline yields results.

@Vozy

@yadayadayada What a wonderful kindness to share that with all of us ^_^

@yadayadayada C'est magnifique!

So yesterday was a 21 hour day of moving and packing, for my other friend that lives in this area who just moved into his first home. He closed the mortgage just a few weeks ago, and as lawyer buddy has done better, I've been basing out of here.

Today I'm trying to just recover, and have a bit of quiet and time to myself. It's been so much lately.

I'm within two weeks of going home and while I am happy to be of service, it feels like its time.

@FireMonkey Service is the path. I want to be there for my friends, and everyone I can be really.

I trust the Gods that they will put me where I need to be to do the best I can for people.

I've spent the last 20 years wandering about like this ^_^

It's been six months since I've really been home. It looks like I might make it back in time for my tenth anniversary.

I haven't been gone this much since I hiked the PCT in 2021.

Truly sorry for worrying folks. Most days I get done, have dinner, and pass out for 5 or six hours before I'm at it again

Hello Groovy souls!

I'm still alive but my Gods have I been working hard. I've been pulling up to 20 hour days. I'm taking my buddy to her court dates, keeping house, assisting in her recovery, taking her to appointments, doing the shopping.

I'm getting time in the morning to meditate and workout, but even that is requiring a lot of focus and planning to achieve.

I'm almost done though and I'm ok. This mission, as I call them, has been among the most intense I've ever undertaken.

Sometimes a 5k feels like a marathon. Exhausted today. Yesterday was 21 hour day. Morning at court, 5 hours of driving through weather. 2 hours at the gym. Today I’m just dragging. Resting as I can. The run today had me right against the wall.

@ps9714 can’t argue with that!

@SECRET_ASIAN_MAN We definitely need some kind of reform to the rent and housing system, but I don't think a simple cap is going to do it.

@amarand That's true as well, but I see that less. I'm ok with a physical edition costing more because it has production costs. Digital it's just pulling it off a server.

@XSGeek Every day the world ends. Every day the world begins again.

I find it irksome that kindle books are more expensive than their audio book for some reason.

You want to learn with your eyes instead of ears? I'm sorry thats a premium charge.

@stueytheround @ps9714

Judgement is the second arrow. ^_^

@ps9714 I am intrigued by ice baths, and when I'm not traveling try to take cold showers at least a few days a week.

Pump up the dopamine and all of that. ^_^

I also "Navy shower" but that's just because I want to treat the water I have with respect. No matter how much of it we seem to have, it's still a limited and precious resource.

I've had to learn through injury to let the body recover. My Sunday rest days have become their own kind of treasure.