If it’s Saturday morning then it must be time for me to nourish and exercise my mind and body. And a-way we go !
1. I ate a MASSIVE breakfast at the Cracker Barrel this morning during the six-o-clock hour. The place was nearly packed with Indy racers and race fans, Spring Breakers, and natives of Homestead and Florida City. I drowned my stack of french toast in an inch of maple syrup. Where’s my Lipitor ? !
2. After the feast I did the walk, and it was the longest walk yet ! Google Earth estimated my walk at 1.98 miles. It was definitely between 1.9 and 2.0 miles, and I did it in less than 37 minutes on this clear, crisp, and cool 63°F morning. Pretty soon these walks will be coming to a gradual end for the hot and sticky Summer season.
3. Inside Joke: ‘Who’s that happy kid walkin’ ’round the neighbourhood ? Who’s that happy kid walkin’ ’round the neighbourhood ? It’s me ! It’s me ! It’s C.M.D. !’ That’s right – I’m that 41-year-old ‘happy kid’. Why am I so happy ? Read on …
4. Whenever I walk the walk I feel like I’ve taken back my neighbourhood. I’ve lived here for nearly 13 years, but I’ve only really lived here for the past 3 months. Before Christmas Eve 2007 the only walking I did was to and from the mailboxes and the dumpsters. From 1995 to 2007 I merely existed in this neighbourhood. Now I am fully alive. Taking back my neighbourhood from obscurity has been just like taking back my Life from the darkness. I’ve wrapped my arms around my entire neighbourhood just like I’ve embraced this new Life that God has given me.
5. My fresh new 2GB iPod Shuffle came along for this morning’s walk for the first time ever. My original 1GB iPod Shuffle started off as a 50-50 mix of newer Christian rock, pop, and hip hop music and older Secular dance music from my ‘once-upon-a-time’ life. Now it’s more like 72.5% Christian / 27.5% Secular. This fresh new 2GB iPod Shuffle will be solely Christian music. Fun Fact: I occasionally refer to Christian music as ‘Republican Rock’.
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4 replies on “The Major’s Walk-A-Thon”
You have incredible committment. Nice to see how far you’ve come since our original inspiration motivated you to walk your neighborhood.
Hey There Stephen !
It’s been a long 3 months (since Christmas) since you were blogging up a storm. I missed that. Paul gave up on the blogging too, but at least I get to see him once or twice a week. He blogs to me LIVE and in-person every Sunday morning. He’s an ‘in-your-face’ blogger !
Even if you don’t blog on your own blog every day stop by my blog sometimes and drop a comment or two here and there.
You’ll have to come down here and visit us sometime too. We can do Lunch at Paul’s favourite restaurant (not Taco Bell).
Take Care, and God Bless You and Your Family Always !
Ahh…yes, a break from work would be nice. What’s Homestead like?
Homestead is a beautiful melting pot of people with different backgrounds, cultures, and languages. It’s what I expect Heaven to look like.