Impressed I still run a mile in under five minutes.

That’s great no matter the age.

Anything over a mile is a waste of time and a beatdown on the body. It really is a perfect length for some reason. 5280 feet.

It's about pace. If you can maintain the same pace, your body will thank you, and you'll experience the runners high.

Plans changed slightly and we are going this afternoon to meet a few dogs through a different organization and see if any are a fit for our family. I thought that it would take me longer before we looked again but there is a bond missing for me and something I would like to develop with a new dog. We were considering a younger dog but changed our minds for a few reasons and the dogs we will look at today were relinquished and are older ( 5 or 6 ). I feel like we would be a good home to help an animal enjoy their last 3-4 years of life in a loving environment allowing us not to have to make an 8-10 year commitment. We will see what happens, as I take the decision very seriously. I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your dog and happy that you were able to find the next one and is working out very well. I hope we have the same result.

I did an exclusive interview with Vladimir Putin and he made fun of me for being soft.

Can he still compete against those kids as a measuring stick?

I'm not sure what you mean. I'm hoping he's going to play up a year or two in AAU so he can practice and play regularly against older/better players. There are a bunch of tryouts going on now, and he's making the rounds.

You answered my question. Even though you may not want him to play on that team, I assumed you wanted him to play against elite talent to challenge him.

You need Blue Chew.

Yeah, I definitely want him to go against the toughest players possible so he can see what he needs to do to keep improving. We're checking out a few teams to see where he'll fit in the best. These AAU teams are kind of strange with all the politics going on.

If you think travel baseball is an insipid quagmire of doochebaggery, wait til you get ahold of AAU. I don't know personally since AAU is summer, but my neighbor brought me over a beer A LOT just to bitch about it.

My older son has been named first alto sax for the regional jazz band in his age group. He beat out a bunch of really good, older players for the spot and has some major solos coming during their concert. He has gotten incredibly good on his instrument. I'm very proud.

Oh while it's relevant...

I don't trust anyone who replaces the third in their chords. Kinda sus.

Ok. I hope someone finds that funny.

Yeah, I definitely want him to go against the toughest players possible so he can see what he needs to do to keep improving. We're checking out a few teams to see where he'll fit in the best. These AAU teams are kind of strange with all the politics going on.

Yup

Oh while it's relevant...

I don't trust anyone who replaces the third in their chords. Kinda sus.

Ok. I hope someone finds that funny.

AAU can be an incredible waste of time if you get on the wrong team.

I hope you get one that works out for your family.

The thing about jazz is no one really knows if they're good at it or not because... well... it's jazz.
Congrats.