"Enough Already!"

With this winter crap! I was hoping to do a long run tomorrow but unless it clears up a lot I will put it off for a day or two. I won't decide until tomorrow morning.

I had a decent ride today (2 hours) and also a half decent swim workout.(1500 metres)

It seems the rest of the day has been filled with blowing snow out of driveways or pulling stuck cars out. First Miguette this morning in Roos Edge, and then Mark this afternoon in his decidedly "fair weather" Monte Carlo. Actually I kind of like that part as it gives me some gratification, and also the justification for my 4 wheel drive truck and my little orange(4wd) tractor. Overall I don't really mind winter except for when I'm running, or when I get the freakin furnace oil bill. All you town dwellers who have the luxury of significantly cheaper natural gas heating, please count your blessings. I know my dear childern next door are loving their new oil furnace!!!

While I was cycling today the lady that works there on wednesdays bent my ear for some time on ironman training. She did one approximataly 4 years ago and after listenting to her experiences I am fairly comfortable that as this point in the game I am probably doing enough training. With the exception of the swimming that is. She also believes strongly in having a coach. She actually pays an on-line coach $120/month to devise her programs for her. I wish I could do something like that but I simply would not be comfortable enough to put my chances of success into someone elses hands. I would rather screw up on my own then at least i know who's fault it would be. I suppose it's a trust thing, or more likely a control thing. I think I will continue to muddle along by myself....besides....that seems like a lot of money to pay someone who you never even see face to face eh?

... a few other things...
1) I heard from Jon twice in the last few days via e-mail. One good one and one bad one, but at least he's still alive.
2)Thanks as always to Roo for her continued support and love for him.
3)Thanks Peter for the same and also please know that my fears for Jon are far outweighed by my pride in you!!
4)Check Elly's comment on the Angry post of a few days ago. It made me think and perhaps will you too.
5)Did everyone get the significance of the last quote on the Feeling Angry post?....without looking up Mark David Chapman that is?

I wish to dedicate day 133 to my grade 11 geography teacher, Mr David Stack....yes indeed his mother was my grade 6 teacher and he was also a pushover, but a hell of a nice guy.

So here's some other thoughts on control from some smarter people...

"The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours - it is an amazing journey - and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins."---Bob Moawad

"You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage - pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically - to say 'no' to other things. And the way to do that is by having a bigger 'yes' burning inside. The enemy of the 'best' is often the 'good.'"---Stephen Covey

“Control your own destiny or someone else will."---Jack Welch

and on a totally different control....I came across this and had to share it just because I thought it was brilliant..

“I do not pretend that birth control is the only way in which population can be kept from increasing. There are others, which, one must suppose, opponents of birth control would prefer."---Bertrand Russell

love
peter