Marathon Training - 11 weeks to go

Mount Desert Island Marathon on Oct. 16 is just 12 weeks away, so basically I have a 10-week compressed training program. I'm off to a good start as I did everything I wanted to do this week.

Week of July 25-31 (20 miles)

Tuesday: approximately 5 miles. My building to Rittenhouse Square to 25th & Locust to Art Museum to Love Park to City Hall to Independence Hall, and back to my building.

Thursday: approximately 3 miles. My building to Rittenhouse Square to Washington Square, and back to my building.

Saturday: approximately 12 miles. My building to Rittenhouse Square to 25th & Locust to King Drive, Falls Bridge, Kelly Drive, Ben Franklin Parkway, and back to my building

State of Love, Trust, Annoyance, and Indifference

Bài Không Tên Số 2

(Nhạc và Lời: Vũ Thành An)

Lòng người như lá úa trong cơn mưa chiều
Nhiều cơn gió cuốn xoay xoay trong hồn
Và cơn đau này vẫn còn đây

Chiều về không buông nắng cho mây âm thầm
Một mình trong chiều vắng nhớ đôi môi mềm
Ngày nào ân cần trao thân

Tìm trong tháng ngày buồn
Đôi mắt nào khô đường tim chơ vơ
Đếm cho nhau lời nói trên đời nào yêu người

Kỷ niệm xưa đã chết cơn mê đã chiều
Tình yêu đã hết xót xa đã nhiều
Đời thôi sẽ còn mai sau

Thôi em đừng xót thương
Rồi ngày tháng phai đi
Thôi cuộc tình đó tan rồi
Không còn gì nữa tiếc mà chi

Đời một người con gái ước mơ đã nhiều
Trời cho không được mấy đến khi lấy chồng
Chỉ còn mối tình mang theo

Xin một lần xiết tay nhau
Một lần cuối cho nhau
Xin một lần vẫy tay chào
Thôi giòng đời đó cuốn người theo

Free Katie?

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes make the most fascinating celebrity hook-up of the year. I can't get enough. Tom is an aging Hollywood superstar with a curious Sciencetology connection. Katie is a former teen television actress looking to graduate to adult roles. It's a match made in Hollywood heaven! Who else would have a national media tour to confess their love to one another? Who else would hold a press conference to announce their engagement?
While some folks expressed concerns for Katie's well-being by purchasing "Free Katie" merchandise, I'd say "You go, girl! Marry him for a few years, jump start your career, and dump him when you get an Oscar!"

Code Orange

I certainly can't blame terrorists for my own little mass transit chaos today. I fell asleep on the train on the way back to the city. When I woke up, all the familiar faces on the train were gone. Knowing that I missed my stop, I gathered my bag, umbrella, and book and quickly got off the train. Once I got to the station platform, I realized that I left behind my monthly train pass. I made a mad dash back to the train, picked up the pass, and got off the train just before it started to move.
I must have looked suspcious. We were in the middle of terror alert level "orange", or the second highest level designated by the United States Homeland Security Department. I'd figure I would get stopped by a US National Guard member. Two of them walked right by me as I started to realize what train station I was. Luckily, I wasn't too far from my intended station. I climbed the stairs to the surface and continuing walking home.