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I told myself over the weekend that this would, in terms of sheer
\nproductivity, be a mop-up week: anything still hanging around the to-do list all
\nthese weeks would, before the end of the day on June 6, have a big ole X through
\nit. <\/p>\n

And then the allergies came along, stinging blasts from pollen and other
\nairborns that have my eyes and nose leaking like sieves. Mop-up week, I asked for; mop-up week, I got. At the same time as this, I am easing off of the caffeine2<\/sup> habit I got all junked up on while in Seattle. But deep down I believe caffeine stimulants help block
\nhistamines. Probably old fool’s tale, but I might have to get after some
\ncoffee tomorrow to continue experimenting in the self-clinic. Also I picked up
\nsome Loratadine (i.e., generic Claritin) at the pharmacy while on a bike ride
\nearlier this evening just in case. I can’t pinpoint an exact cause for the
\nallergies; never was allergic to much other than bee stings and poison ivy as a
\nkid. Probably I’m allergic to summer.<\/p>\n

I’m back on a fitness kick, too. For me that means I step out the front
\ndoor and run as hard as I can until I am cramping up, half falling over, gulping
\ndesperately for air, and suffering those burning, explosive heart palpitations.
\nAnd then I get the mail and walk back up the length of the driveway with my
\nhands above my head (for maximal lung capacity) until I regain my composure.
\nSixty feet, 0 minutes, 6.31 seconds. <\/p>\n

That was a joke. Seriously, I have been grinding out 2.5 miles, which
\ninclude two decent sized hills. That and an evening bike ride–nothing too
\nrigorous except that Is. is on board, so those few miles are only slightly more
\nchallenging than when I ride by myself, especially on the inclines. But I
\nhave a sports camp coming up next week and so I have a short little window to
\nget back to a fitness peak where, at the very least, I can bounce a basketball,
\nblow a whistle, and stand on my feet all day long.<\/p>\n

That’s about it. Monday’s work-pace was good enough that if I can
\nrepeat it on Tue.-Fri., I will inflict permanent strikethroughs out the list of
\nstuff that has been parked too long on the to-do list. Ahead: More mid-day
\njogs. And I’ll try to scale back on some of my bad dietary habits, laying
\noff the caffeine, the
\nDesert Pepper Peach and Mango Salsa<\/a>, and the Twizzlers black licorice, and
\ninstead popping Loratadine indulgently like candy (the allergies, you could say,
\nare kicking my anise).<\/p>\n

A slight chance for more blogging, too, although I have much much much too
\nmuch to complain about, and I generally try not to do that here unless left with
\nno other choice. So that I am not being cryptic: car repairs and Quality Matters
\ncourse redevelopments (for PU) are giving me a hell of a time in addition to the
\nallergies. At least it’s June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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