Merry f-ing Christmas, part deux

Merry f-ing Xmas

Running Goal Reached

After a long road to recovery, I reached the adjusted running goal of 300 miles on 12/21/10!  Other notable activities were biking, which ramped up significantly thanks to spinning courses available at work, and the addition of swimming to the regimen.

 

For next year, I'm considering the following goals:

 

Running:  600 miles

Biking:  1200 miles

Swimming:  50 miles

 

Will have to figure out a lifting goal.  Maybe measured in kilotons lifted.  Can't guess right now what a good number for a year would be. . .

Another white bread NOVA party

Retraction

Post "Quotes of the drunken night" has been removed to protect the innocent.

How not to kick an extra point

Shouldn't the placeholder have gloves on in freezing rain?!?

Night tree work

Big dead limb cracked and was hanging precariously over the new truck, so I rigged a line to it and climbed the front tree with an electric pole saw near the power lines to remove it in the dark. Would cut until a neighbor drove up, wait until they went inside, then cut again in case the limb went all wonky on me and knocked out power on the block. No one saw me and the limb dropped and lowered precisely where I was aiming, didn't even touch the power line even though the end of the 20 foot branch was originally over the lines. Felt pretty good. But what felt best was hanging out, free climbed, into the tree with a polesaw in hand.

Afternoon tree job

From the tree job this Saturday. Two climbers with saws running make for interesting ground work.