The Destructo Puppy was running free again this morning. I found her tormenting the elderly corgi from the other side of the fence with her freedom. Realizing that it was the second time that she escaped this morning alone (never mind the previous days before that), there seemed to be only one thing to do with all of that excess energy, so I grabbed a leash and away we went (much to the corgi's relief). Along the way, I taught her how to drink from an opened water bottle because it was…

Today was supposed to be a simple non-stop 20 minute run at Choctaw Creek Park. I struggled early on, partly with the heat, and also because I haven't used the metronome to determine cadence in months. The huarache straps were a minor annoyance, but I thought I could get through the workout with little difficulty. I was in a fairly meditative state when I thought of Hildegard von Bingen's "Feather on the Breath of God", which I contemplated until my intestines rumbled, and I suddenly found…

The year has, like other years past, not gone according to plan. I have fallen off of the running wagon yet again, and am slowly ambling back on. It hasn't entirely been due to a matter of willpower, however. I learned a couple of months ago that I have SLE (lupus) and RA. That explains a lot, and yet I quietly vow not to let them run me over (no pun intended). So I am on week 5 of the old standby that I have come to know so well: the Couch to 5K plan.

I honestly thought that I…