Another warm January day, in the mid-70's had me back out for a walk. I don't like to miss more than a day or two of walking and the weather was too nice to stay inside, so out I went. I headed out to the lake today. For those who know where I live, I walked out to the pedestrian bridge that spans the lake. It's so cool to see the lake on both sides of the bridge now. Before the rains the water level had dropped so low it looked like a marsh under the bridge and to the east of the bridge there was no water at all. But all those days of soaking rains have filled the lake back up. While stopping for a short rest I spotted some big lazy catfish hanging out down below the bridge.
Usually I walk without music because I'm too lazy to go find my IPod Shuffle. And it appears I'm also too lazy to load my Blackberry phone with some songs since that has happened either. But today I decided to download some Podcasts to my phone to listen to during my walk. Podcasts are fun! I listened to an episode each of "Stuff You Missed in History Class" (Louix XIV and a poisoning scandal), "Bible Study Podcast"(discussion of Genesis 1), and "Mostly Trivial" (a short trivia game). Lastly, I tuned into a music workout podcast. Oh my gosh! It was some crazy pounding music like what they use in cardio exercise classes. The beat rate was way too fast for my walk, but I kept trying to keep my legs moving in sync with the music. My calves were not amused with my over-zealous exercise program today and now complain with soreness. I'll have to look for a music workout podcast with a slower beat rate for next time. I like that it makes me keep a brisk pace, but that was turbo brisk. The walk was a good distance - from home to across the bridge and back is just over 4 miles.
I still have the nagging cold like feeling but it hasn't gotten any worse nor has it got me down. Just a drippy, stuffy nose. I can deal with that.
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