With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams...

Rain storms in the morning.  Did 20 min elliptical before work.

Rain storms in the evening.  Getting tired of the Seattle rain.  I have more mushrooms in my lawn than my refrigerator .  Not cool.

It's too close to summer vacation for me and my body does not want to get out of bed before 7 am.  I managed 20 min on the elliptical  before work.

After work, I got in 3.6 miles on the treadmill before my ride came to pick me up.  Then I went home and cleaned out the rain gutters which were full of walnut and oak tree bloom carcasses....and lots of mosquito larvae.  

Then I mowed the lawn.  Until the belt broke when I was 9.8% done with front yard.  2nd time in a month that stupid mower has broken down when I've just started mowing the front yard.  I had nothing nice to say after that.  It was 8 pm by then and getting dark anyway. 

Last day of work for the school year.  Did treadmill after work.  It's so humid outside that anything over 80 degrees is unbearable to run in.  I wanted to get in 4 miles, but my ride came early.

I've decided to go Full Pirate for the remainder of the summer.  To quote The Pirate Handbook, "Now there are those who believe an honest day's work equals and honest day's pay. Bilge! That lily-livered mentality will bring you nothing but boredom, regret, and poverty.  But pirating on the other hand, well matey, that's a life worth living."

Tomorrow I'll secure the plank for our first "walk" of the summer.

Hopefully I'll have time to run amid all my plunderin', fightin', gamblin', & drinkin'.  It's time to unleash my Pirate Soul.

Ran trails at the Paxtuent Research Center in Maryland.  We ran out to heron lake and back.  Beautiful weather, and some nice views along the way.