Anecdotes

OK, so Horace Greeley and Jerry Rubin uttered these now famous words long before I did, but it still applies. It struck me this past weekend there there are two momentous “rights of passage” taking place in the local Bimbler community. One of our Bimblers, the archetype for all other Bimblers, is on the verge, while the other, one of our younger Bimblers, has stepped over the threshold. [Read more…] about Go west young man! Don’t trust anyone over thirty?

Running through arching

trees with scissors and good friends.

Beautiful woodlands.

 

by Iggy

My favorite Greek Hero,  Achilles’s only vulnerable spot was his heel by which his mother, Tethis, held him when she dipped him as as infant into the magical river Styx.  Judging by everything that hurts my body these days, I feel that when it was mother’s turn to dip me in the Styx, she opted to have me dry cleaned.

Today was the first time ever that I put my gear on and talked myself out of a run.  Some hero! Some heel!

Good morning Ellie!
Quenching wet bark, moss and leaves.
Carpets of blossoms.

Iggy

Rain showers, rhythm,
heart, blood and altitude talk.
Quiet dark trail run.

Iggy

The Old Man of West
Woods has sharp teeth. He lives near
a magical crevice.

Iggy