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[kolja]

It's been a busy stretch, but thought I'd offer another quick update.

Ran a 10K on the 28th, got in just under an hour so I was pretty happy about that. I'd have been even faster if not for a bit of a gimp in my right foot - seems I had a strain or something like that. I took the following week off which seemed to help it feel better - I ran again Saturday for 5 miles, and it still felt 'different' than my other foot, but not painful - and no limping!

The very next day I was on the road again, attending a conference in SW Illinois (about 30 mi east of St Louis). Came home Friday, and Saturday I was at a wedding. The groom was a friend of mine I've served with on two separate tours. It was a really small wedding so I was pretty flattered to have been invited. It was also informal and non-traditional enough to not be too uncomfortable for anyone in my circumstances.

Yesterday just did some shopping and work on the motorcycle - the front tire had worn its tread down to the point of needing to be replaced, and it was due for an oil change. It was so nice up here that I would have rather been riding, but swinging wrenches isn't a bad substitute (and someday I'll figure out how to change the primary chaincase oil without making a big mess on the garage floor).

Home for two weeks now, which will be nice. Then off to Hawaii again for a week (and hoping that the lodging on base will be full again so I can 'live' on Waikiki like last time...)