25 August 09 (pm)

Workout notes Public track meet; warmed up 2 miles, ran 1600 in 6:54 (1:40, 1:41, 1:44, 1:50). I didn’t push hard enough during the last lap, but this was my best “flat” mile of the year and my 800 meter split was only 3 seconds slower than my 800 meter race two weeks ago.

But then I had no time between the conclusion of this and the 5000 meter; that was a disaster: 9:46, 9:37, 9:14, 1:05. I actually had to walk twice during the first mile; I couldn’t catch my breath! By the start of the 3rd mile I felt better and was able to pick it up somewhat during the last 800.

Other stuff

Ok….

Michelle Bachman: “prayer and fasting will defeat health care reform”.

I wonder if her and her followers would consider fasting for a very, very, very long time?

Town halls: isn’t it a bit hypocritical for old people to whine about socialism when they are being supported by it?

Politics
Will Dick Durbin be the new Senate Majority Leader soon? Harry Reid is in trouble.

Back to Religious crackpottery: For a time the Illinois Family Institute was considered by the Southern Poverty Law Center to be an anti-gay hate group. They are off the list for now…and Mike Huckabee will be speaking to them.

Education: do we undervalue it in the US because it comes too easily?

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