I must confess that for the most part I am technologically illiterate (I have no cellphone, and usually tend to emit a high-pitched girlie-scream if someone offers me theirs to make a call; AND - now this is a biggie - I don't yet have the internet in my home - GASP!)- but I really like the idea of being able to blurt out all the strange and random thoughts that occur in my brain on a daily (hourly?) basis, and subjecting complete strangers to the ordinariness of my life. Welcome to it.....
On to the reason for this post. For the past couple of years I have been attempting to become more athletic and hence doing ridiculous things like running long-distance races in wilderness areas, entering bike relays without training, or cross-country skiing with people who are so lithe and fit that they could very possibly be made out of baling twine (I have yet to confirm this hypothesis however).
Anywho - though I have always managed to finish each event, it was usually not without exceptional heartbreak and humiliation; grunting a clenched-teeth greeting at people who had finished the event days ago and had since come back to picnic along the race course, shouting 'looking good!' to me as I once again brought in 'the red lantern'.
There have been so many of these occurrences that a friend recently suggested I write a book about my experiences called - wait for it now....yes....yes....I think you know what I'm going to say....'Tales from the Red Lantern'.
Since that's never going to happen, I decided I'd share my stories here - though I admit you will have to sift through a large number of random and pointless thoughts in order to find them.....Enjoy my tales - and be so very grateful you are wise enough to learn from your mistakes....
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