19" in my driveway
19" inches of fluffy white stuff fell in our driveway today. I think it is called snow. I better turn on the news to find out what this stuff is. Oh my gosh, it is snow. It is snow on the turnpike, snow in Marblehead, snow in Worcester! Oh my, what is happening. Please get an Xtreme weather center eyeopener team together and broadcast from wacky locations. Have your broadcasters pick up the snow and discuss the type of snow. Interview a witty snow plow driver who can mention something clever about "paying the bills" or "trying to stay ahead of it" And please please please have every single person say "stay home if you can because there is snow on the roads." It is as if we are all idiots with no windows, brains, or history with snow. I have lived in the New England my whole life and every year it has snowed. Why do networks need to change every single program to go over the same maps and same stupid thing for six hours. The way they talk to the audience is just insulting. It is what it is, a storm. Not to the news stations, it is a "severe storm." No, it is a "VERY severe storm." As if severe wasn't enough description. Next time I turn on the TV it will be a "really truly very serious super severe storm" ENOUGH WITH THE WEATHER! It is the north east, it snows here. (can you tell I missed the supercross race I was hoping to see at 12:00 on cbs?)
Today was it. The first zero of the year. Not too happy about it either considering my effort yesterday. This is the last winter I go without a treadmill. When we move into our new place in March, and everyone who decided "this is the year I get a treadmill and get in shape" realizes they are not going to get into shape even though they bought the treadmill, I will buy a used one. I think March/April/May is the right time to start scanning the want ads for the "only used twice, paid 2000, selling for 500" ads come out. I think they just want that machine out of the house so it can stop mocking them. I hear most people use them as clothes hangers anyway.
My mileage today was about 400m while guiding a snow blower. Don't know if I will put that in the log.
Here is a photo of today's training.
And guess who drops out of the olympics surprise surprise. Michelle Kwan. Not only does she not go to the Olympic Trials like every other olympian, she gets a special petition to break the rules because she's *Michelle Kwan* and nobody chokes quite like she does. I feel really bad for her understudy there who is now snowed in solid in NYC who has get to Italy and get ready to compete. Michelle was really happy she got to represent the country in the opening ceremonies. I bet the young woman who came in third in the trials would have been really happy to represent the United States as well. I hope track and field never goes down such a path. Three spots, three people, those three are the top three in the trials. If your pr is ten minutes faster in the marathon but on that day you came in fourth, well, should have prepared better for that one day. That is what the olympics are. One day your event and competition comes up every four years. You either do it, or don't. That is the way the trials should be. I feel bad for the steve holman's of the world who you know are faster than 3:43, but that is all they come up with in the trails. You need to produce on the day the production is required. Sorry about that, Michelle Kwan just aggravates the hell out me. If she was too hurt to even compete in the trials, why would she be miraculously better by the olympics? I guess she has a better smile and deserves it because she has "paid her dues" whatever that means. Good thing it isn't even a real olympic sport anyway.
This week is New Englands. Lets hope for better racing!