Time Warp

No, not the Rocky Horror Picture Show Time Warp, but has it really been a week since I last ran? How is that possible? And the Kiawah Half is now only a little over a week and a half away.

I've actually been battling with a chest cold. You know that kind that starts with gunk running down your throat and eventually it all hardens up and decides to wreak havoc with your breathing. The never ending unproductive coughs, the heaviness in the chest. Yeah, that kind.

It's actually starting to feel a bit better, although I still have some gunk running down my throat causing the normal irritation, and some residual coughing that is finally starting to get some of the gunk up and out.

I adjusted my schedule this week, so no travel for work. It's nice to be home for a change and able to spend more time with Gerri. We did the family Thanksgiving "extravaganza" on Sunday, so this week will be more low key. We'll spend a quiet Thanksgiving day with Gerri's Mom and Step dad, going to The Steak House Cafeteria in Wahalla for lunch and then going to see their weekend retreat home for the 1st time. We affectionately call it "Rattlesnake Ridge" although a few other names have been thrown out too.

Friday we'll head to Birmingham for the Iron Bowl on Saturday. For those that don't follow football, the Iron Bowl is the annual heated rivalry game between the University of Alabama and Auburn University. This will be our last trip to Alabama for a football game this season, although we plan on attending our bowl game, most likely in Miami or New Orleans.

Running wise, I think I'll try to get in an easy 3 miles today to see how I feel. We have the 5K Electric City Gobbler in Anderson on Thanksgiving morning and then a scheduled longer run on Friday or Saturday.

One more note, we went to see the Boiling Springs High School Drama production of "Dearly Departed" this past Saturday night. While it can be hard to appreciate high school performances, especially musicals, they actually did a pretty good job with this one. Our daughter Chelsea, headed up Sound and did an EXCELLENT job. She has one more play left in her high school career, "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers." I guess we can make it through one more musical, although I'd prefer to see a real musical like The Rocky Horror Picture Show.