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You won't see ME up till midnight, nosireebob...
2014 has been a good year here, hope it has been good for you too. I am excited to fill out my running calendar's last box today. It folds out of my filofax. I run 3-5 miles every morning, except when I don't, like yesterday it was so snowy and slick and I used the home gym only. At the start of year I had a pedometer and wrote miles run and the day's paces, but the pedometer broke, so I started just writing in the miles run plus number of times I walked dogs. I seem to have averaged 6+ runs out of 7 a week and about 4.5 dog walks a day. I know, how do I find time for anything else? And WHO CARES? Well, to tell the truth, I know some people who move only with great difficulty. Running makes me feel alive, walking is how I meditate and think and I don't wanna stop until my ashes are in the urn.
SPEAKING of which, I had a request yesterday for a custom funeral urn. About 12 inches wide and 18 inches tall (A HUGE POT, like twice the size of a big cookie jar). I remember reading before I went into pottery full-time "never take custom orders" and I politely told the person I was sorry they needed the urn, but they should find another potter.
The wife tells me "that thing would be so big, are they gonna put a whole FAMILY in there?" and I am like "I could crawl in there myself!".
On a more serious note, I made my first Thai papaya salad (click here) and OMFG it was good--I wanna try its sauce with a mango, or any other salad. YES, yes I am eating a lot of tropical foods lately, the weather is cold......
happy new year and have fun!
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