Global Warming Winter Storm

Last Sunday we ran short races in the Bethel University field house in Arden Hills, north of Minneapolis.
We are running in a dome covered field house every week day.

This morning we have a snowy fantasy of blowing snow: Forecast of at least a foot and 30-40 mph wind gusts. We are near the blizzard warning area of Minnesota. The high (yes, high!) for Sunday and Monday: zero.

December 6 Newsweek, Sharon Begley's "A Climate Whodunit", reports on the progress of scientists to link extreme weather to greenhouse-induced climate change, human-caused. Believe it!

Meanwhile we are cozy, delighted with the snow bowl view from indoors. Enjoy!

PS Extra thanks to our resident computer expert for rescuing this computer from a mega-insidious virus this week.
Pictures for posting will be restored later today.

Dog Days of Summer

Can't blame Sirius anymore, but we are in the middle of the dog days: average high 83 and average low 63. Record highs could be over 100. Feels like global warming, and the water shortage in some areas here is real.

A lonely daisy cheers an otherwise dried up lawn along one of the streets where we walk.
All is not desert yet, though. In early morning hours, we are out for our walk/run, celebrating the flowers where we find them.Yesterday we walked three hours at the Mall of America. Back-to-school week and toddler Tuesday combined. The mall was rocking.

Blessings & Running

On the way home from the community center, we stopped to buy some new little light bulbs for the kitchen ceiling track... all because our son brought us a “light show”!!
....... a selection of lower power flourescent bulbs for us to try and to compare.

It is delightful to learn from your children......no matter how young...or old... they are.
Cherishing the opportunity to learn from our children is a family legacy in my family.

I remember my grandmother, a wise and educated woman... But always willing to listen to the ideas of her grandchildren. She could be doing something she had done for fifty years.. And when I suggested an alternative method... She was right there with “You’re never to old to learn” as she switched gears.

“You’re never to old to learn”: an attitude... a legacy.... a response of love .... a blessing.

And so .. We have new lower-power light bulbs in the track over the kitchen counter. They even produce less heat, so the bread on the counter won’t mold as fast!

The run this morning was a nice easy 55 minutes at the CC track this morning... no particular pains... feeling good.
Life is good, says Cancer Man. It is the best day of the year.