Tuesday Tidbits

Much like my mind the past week, this post is all over the place.

• I nearly wrecked a few days ago swerving to avoid a squirrel carrying what I’m 99.9% sure was a baby squirrel in her mouth.  (You’re welcome, Momma Squirrel.)  This morning a rabbit ran out in front of me in the exact same spot.  Dang suicidal wildlife…
• The dermatologist gave me a prescription for Epiduo.  It had better be some good stuff.  One 45-gram tube of that gel retails for almost $300.  My insurance paid it down to $58 and I had a coupon to get it down to $35.
• While I was there, I also had the doctor snip off a skin tag.  It was in a very uncomfortable location, in the crease where the inner thigh meets crotchal area.  Running has always rubbed it quite a bit, but the bike bothers it even more, so it had to come off.  It was just a quick snip and it was off.  No stitches or anything, but It was VERY tender to any friction and kept me from being able to run until Sunday.  Not that I probably would have anyway because I had other more important things to tend to.  Such as…
• Thursday after I left the doctor’s office I had to go to a graduation cookout for my niece.
• And her graduation was Friday night.  It was outside.  It was HOT.  It was loooooooooong.  We had to get there early just to get a place to sit, and we had to sit through the entire thing because her last name starts with a W, so naturally she was one of the last ones to walk the line.  But I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.  She’s home for the summer, and then she leaves for the Air Force in August.
• I had ALMOST forgotten how much I hate running in the heat.  I ran 4.5 miles Sunday and 4 miles Monday and it was rough.  I’ll just have to keep reminding myself of what someone told me last summer:  Persevere through summer for a fruitful fall.
• I’ve done my last two runs without music just trying to build mental endurance.  Screw that.  It sucked.
• C.C.’s vet appointment went fine.  The vet doesn’t think there’s any actual arthritis but did suggest putting her on a supplement for joint health because she is old, overweight, and probably does have some joint discomfort.
• Someone is coming to look at the vette today.  Fingers crossed he buys it.
• We leave Tuesday to go to the mountains for our nephew’s wedding.  We will be staying until Sunday.  I am not looking forward to the trip.
• I am, however, looking forward to going to Myrtle Beach in September.  It ain’t Cabo, but there’s sand and water, so it’ll at least allow me to get my beach fix.
• Sometimes I feel like I’m wishing my life away.  I’m always looking forward to something, but rarely happy in the moment.
• It just hit me at work a little while ago when I wrote the date that I was divorced seven years ago today.
• Looks like I’ll be doing back-to-back half-marathons again in October.  I got an email yesterday about a new one in Clarksville the weekend before RnR St. Louis!  I can’t pass up a local half-marathon.
• Blogger is pissing me the eff off today.  I’m trying to comment on posts, and it’s making me sign in EVERY TIME, and even when I sign in, it tries to post the comment as anonymous.  I give up.