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I had a really\u00a0great run tonight<\/a>. It was hot, humid and bleh, but I stuck with it, minimal pain in my foot, had a nice circuit course, instead of out and back, I really felt great. Except the last couple miles…what happened? I forgot band-aids today. There’s a little blood on my shirt, but not terrible. I’m not too far off my projected distance for this month either, I might be able to catch up tomorrow and Saturday, depending on how my foot is feeling.
\nI really like runs like today though. Nice and easy, not pushing too hard, not expecting anything at all. I was smiling and waving at everyone and I got lots of smiles per hour back! That’s the best part. I love being able to run a loop now too, and that I’ve been running past New Haven City Hall and the awesome Amistad memorial they have. If you don’t know what the Amistad is (haven’t seen the movie or read history) check it out. I love that New Haven was integral in getting the Amistad revolutionaries their freedom and that we had the good sense to put up a memorial to people who deserve it from the days of slavery, folks who fought the system, and wouldn’t be slaves! Not some douchebag slave-owner or person that fought to uphold slavery, like most monuments in this country depict. I take great pride in that monument we have. I don’t get how people don’t understand how insensitive and cruel it is to have monuments and worship the symbols of hundreds of years of oppression, apartheid, murder, and enslavement of a people. I’ll never understand that. When folks say it’s “heritage”, yes a heritage of oppression, apartheid, murder, and enslavement. I’m sorry, but any positive you try and pull out of that is just way overshadowed. It’s like saying “Sure the Nazis killed millions, but look at the GREAT highways they built.” and yes, they built great highways, but you won’t see any sensible Germans getting all teary-eyed over the swastika, or wanting to put up statues of Joseph Goebels. Seriously, ask them.
\nAnd that was my run, then I got the microwave installed in my house, and apparently there will be hot water on Friday! Almost there. But then, in searching for a coaxial cable jumper tonight, I had a thermos drop on my toe. It was really painful, and of course it was my left foot. Let’s see what happens. Time for me to go though, have fun and keep running, because if Gil can run, then so can you!<\/p>\n

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