Blogging, yes, I'm striving to write everyday...for the year. But, I just started today. So, we'll simply go with..."what did you do today?" Then, perhaps, get more focused.
Today, January 20, 2019, is a day when Niki works, and the kids and I do stuff. It's pretty darn windy and at 42F, that makes it pretty darn cold. So, we kicked off the day with a Dad and their kids hike along the Rappahannock Heritage trail. Bill landed early with Liam. We walked and talked about changing our political stance as we grew more aware of which candidate will be the best for the environment and people. The kids rode on with a bike and a scooter and a pair of shoes. Bill is a solid guy. He enjoys cooking and most things in nature. Currently, the government is in a partial lockdown. That means that some Federal workers are working without pay, while others are not working and not getting pay (until later). That means that they will have much to do upon their return, and will possibly dip into savings to buy regular day-to-day items as well as pay for their heating and rent/mortgage. It's good to know that Bill will be fine until March. That means we've got some time to work this shutdown out.
After we walked for a good 30 minutes, Parrish and his crew showed. Parrish is currently enjoying a rejuvenated gig at UMW as a Biology Associate Professor. He gets his tenure in about 2 years and moseyed around for a better paying job to simply return to more pay with UMW. That is super cool, since he is a cool person. Parrish just ran a marathon and his legs are paying for it. He ran way further than I have ever run. The furthest I've run in one jog was 9 miles. He went 17.5 before starting the walk of 6 miles. Spaghetti the night before worked well and, at ~45 years old, he's tumbling out at 5 am to run about 6 miles. I'm not sure if he'll run in the next few, but he did mention that there's another marathon on the horizon. Among this conversation, came the idea of all three of us doing a tri- where Bill swims, Ben bikes, then Parrish runs. I remained uncertain. I enjoy mountain biking, not road biking. Then, the idea that I can do any of this without registering and paying for it. We'll see how that pans.
Ok, I think I wrote enough. Our plan is to hit the library for their refuse, reuse, reduce, recycle program at 2:30 and I've got blueberry muffins to drop out of their pans (currently silicone pans!).
thanks for reading,
Ben
