Wednesday

Got a little break here between activities...

It's been a good day! Nothing special or unusual; just good. Went out to the Park and ran 5 miles. The roads there were not in great shape, but I never got close to falling, which is good.

I stopped in and saw Juanita at White River Lodge. She is amazingly alert and clear-minded for a 90 year old. Tried to see Ernestine at Stone Bridge, but she was not in her room.

Made my way over to OCU-B. I was surprised that most of my students made it to class. We had a really good discussion about Constantinianism in the Roman Empire and in the U.S. Next class we will discuss the monastic movement. It seems to develop, in part, because some of the church thought the rest of the church was not spiritual enough. That's what you get when it's really easy to be a Christian, which is what happens after Constantine's coversion (see Edict of Milan).

I talked to Kedra a while ago. She is miffed and insulted that the AARP sent her an invitation to join, along with cards that have her name printed on them. She is still south of 50. They must think she'll be a really good member.

I helped Ben move some wood. We are going through the wood pile pretty quickly. The cold weather wont seem to let go. Speaking of the weather, Belski's Blog is always worth reading. He has nailed the last two storms several days before they happened. Now he is talking about the next one.

Time to head to church to eat and to teach...

Tomorrow I am doing some speed work for the marathon; going to try 2 mile repeats, 3 of them, at around 7.45 pace. The number of reps will increase over the next few weeks.