Gil Can Run!A blog on Running and all the crap that runs through my head while doing it

Sep 1st Run rabbit run!

Ah, the first day of a brand new month, so much awesome stuff in front of me, so much cool stuff behind as well. It was a hot one out there today. Glad I drank a good sized bottle of water before I ran. I don’t use “bottled” water fyi. I have a dispenser on my fridge and I use reusable metal and plastic drink bottles. Most of them are race swag bottles. But either way, I think plastic bottles of water from a company are a horrible idea for myriad reasons. Firstly, there’s the plastic leftover waste. Secondly, it’s pretty much a scam. Thirdly, knock it off with the flouride crap, seriously, we’re living longer, it is what it is. Fourthly, people like the Nestle CEO trying to claim that water should be commoditized and is not a right of all living beings. Listen, we all have a right, I’ve said it before, I’ll say it however many times I have to, we have a right to food, water, shelter, clothing, no question. That’s it, it is a basic right. Animals have just as much right to it as humans. It’s up to us to keep everything clean, not just for our own well-being, but for every living creature on the planet. We have a responsibility to them, they owe us nothing, we owe them everything.
Yeah, that’s what’s on my mind tonight. They saw a humpback whale in Long Island Sound, off the coast of Milford and that’s awesome. After decades of killing such a unique and important ecosystem, the past few decades of trying to clean up the mess are finally coming to fruition. For a few years we’ve had some tiger sharks and such, but to have a healthy enough system to support something as massive as a humpback whale, that’s impressive!
So yeah, run was a good run, day was a good day, I even got my niece’s birthday and Christmas presents sorted, I can’t share them in case she reads this. Tomorrow, more running and a farewell lunch at work. Can’t wait for my new adventure to start, no matter what it is! Alright everyone, have fun and keep running, because if Gil can run, then so can you!

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