The Apocalypse Red from @bonnieplants. This is @library_shoes’ plant. She doesn’t know what to do with it. Suggestions?

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More purple than I expected from the rhododendron this year. But…it didn’t bloom last year at all.

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Today’s book. “The Hardest Job in the World” by @jdickerson. I bought it when it came out last spring but everything was too much to read about the difficulty of the office and the men who held it. This spring is different.

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Today’s Book.

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Today’s book! Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.

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It’s 55° F out and feels like it and I am loving the fire, the beer from @dogfishhead, the book, and the @mets on @wcbsnewsradio880.

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Today’s Book is #Amazin’ (yes, I meant to do that.) And given the way that last couple of weeks have gone for the @mets, prophetic. #LGM

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#MedalMonday! And let this be a reminder about the necessity of proper cool downs.

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It is @library_shoes’ first time.

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Run all the miles and you get the pizza. We also had the debate about which invention, pizza or the internet, is better.

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I am ready for @zippyrun’s #helderberg2hudsonhalf this morning. (I am not ready but it’s fine. It’s fine.) #FatGuyRunning

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My bookshelf at @library_shoes’ apartment (she is packing as she closed on her new house today, congratulate her) is reflective of my reading choices.

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A friend from HS is making art. He is also selling t-shirts! Check out @heathenarthmfic!

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I am outside stretching and these dinosaurs walk in front of me.

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There have been more perfect days but I can’t think of them.

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First run of April in the books. #FatGuyRunning Funny story: I was running intervals based on the music I was listening to. When my chosen playlist ended, I asked Siri to play Aesop Rock. Siri then told me she was playing the Rocky IV soundtrack. Not what I expected but it ended up being a happy accident. #NoEasyWayOut

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Good morning, friends. How many of you are going to keep baking bread when we get back to “normal”? What other pandemic hobbies are you going to keep up with?

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I went for a run, with a focus on sprints because I already know how to run slowly. #FatGuyRunning Also new @goodr sunglasses because they have some great sales right now.

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Today’s Book! Many of you know that #cyberpunk is my favorite genre. As the world has gotten slightly worse with every day, the genre is becoming less fiction. Reading stories that incorporate the changes in technology since the 1980s adds vibrancy and relevance to the genre. It’s still “bad guys with good tech doing morally questionable things” and I find that appealing. And yes I’m using a Todd Frazier (@flavafraz21) card as a bookmark, because baseball.

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Oh, it’s a new book day! #ihaterunningandyoucantoo from @semi_rad! Buy it from your local booksellers.

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Can I gush about how much I love this beverage from @lagunitasbeer? It’s like a hop soda or a wonderful refresher good for any day. Zero calories, zero alcohol, and a ton of flavor. My only hope is that they can it so it can go in my bag for long runs and camping this summer.

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Happy π Day

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#HobbyJog Point was to be on my feet for two hours to test some gear and my body. Test was fairly successful. Oh, and to play Pokémon Go. Because that’s normal for a 46 year old.

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It is amazing today in Upstate NY. If you have the chance to get out there, get out there.

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Beautiful day to #hobbyjog a 10k. #FatGuyRunning

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Because being off of Twitter has left me with a bunch of links about things I find enjoyable, I started a podcast. I know. Believe me. https://ift.tt/2OFSgGi Anyway, the conceit is that this is about a couple of things that pop up that I find interesting. Food, weird news stories, more food, running absurd distances, even more food. I am using the @anchor.fm platform provided by @spotify and the podcast is being pushed out to more and more of your favorite podcasting services every day. Much like my YouTube, I don’t expect it to become popular or even resonate but I like doing it as a way for me to figure out the craft and the technology. And my relentless desire for the dopamine hit that validation from social media provides. In a completely weird coincidence, @cnn announced that their daily news blast is rebranding to...Five Things. Cool.

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I made it! I got my Senior Management Pin! It’s everything I’ve ever wanted! Thank you, @library_shoes!

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I signed up. Clearly I have some issues to deal with if this is how I want to spend a weekend. In my defense, if @yetitrailrunners didn’t offer it, and @library_shoes didn’t encourage me, I...would probably do something similar. Anyone want to tag along for at least a leg? #FatGuyRunning

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Ten deer, looking quite robust at this point of the winter, came through the yard just now.

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The moon was bright in the clear sky last evening.

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It’s #FoundersDay for @unioncollege & the @unionalumni are wearing our gear to celebrate the 226th Anniversary of our alma mater! Repping @unionmhockey & @unioncollegefb while going out for a run as the proud Union Track & Field alum that I am!

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Wings!

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First run that was pain free since early November. First authorized run since my calf exploded. It wasn’t fast but my pace was consistent. Also it is sunny out so that adds to it being a pretty great day.

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The moon is bright on this frigid upstate NY evening.

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New iPad means new sticker opportunities.

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I forgot to post this last night, but I did remember to light a candle to remember those that we have lost.

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It’s just pretty. It makes the world slow down a bit and make you think. #UpstateWinter

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#MedalMonday Virtual 5k that I totally did for the t-shirt (and maybe the 20% off at @llbean coupon). Last race of 2020. I look forward to the races I have lined up for ‘21, including a couple of ultras, an inaugural half in Vermont, and hopefully a number of the AREEP races in Upstate NY. #FatGuyRunning

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I finally used my @unioncollege cookie cutter.

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