Last night, after reading so many of your wonderful, thoughtful and encouraging comments and private emails (I will get back to you all... ) I decided to go out and extend the olive branch. It was taken and bent in half, handed back to me with a "What, you don't like it better that way" attitude.

So I spent most of the day dealing with server and networking issues. I'm no network admin and IPs and DNSs and domain controllers are making my head spin. It's amazing how fast time flies when you literally suck at something.

I got an email last night from The Best Doctor In The World... after I reported my experiences "stretching." The response was no more. The question asked back was "for how long?" The response was "12 weeks."

I'm not even halfway there.

It's been going through my mind all day that I have to do something... I can't sit on my ass anymore. My self-esteem is suffering and I'm sure my stress level would be at least somewhat better all things considered if I was getting some endorphins going on a regular basis.

I dug out my Sauconys (I actually used to run if you can believe it) and put them on (with surprise they still fit). My plan had been to go to the gym and spend 20 minutes on the StairMonster... but as I got ready I kept thinking "I can't do this... I can't go to a gym... I hate the gym. It's cold and noisy and sucky." So I jumped up and down a little to see if the pressure from bouncing would be too much... it didn't feel so bad and I figured the impact would be just as great weather I was on the StairMonster or pavement... so I decided to run.

I didn't get far... but I ran. I ran for 20 minutes with only two short breaks to let my sides (sides by the repair not as in side stitches) have a rest...

I didn't enjoy it... but I did break a sweat for the first time since the heavy covered and lovely intense sweat of Ashtanga Yoga New York ala Eddie Stern.

I don't even want to talk about how I can feel the various parts of my lower body tightening up... I keep hearing Tim saying to some unknown person in class "Still running?" To which the person asked how he would know... his response "Your body say so."

On the brightside, I was breathing nice, healthy, fresh Southern California fall air... Samhain can't come fast enough this year.