April 23, 2010, 10pm, home alone

I am at home alone, the house-cleaners left, and I already took the kids' stuff to them. They are at their mom's house for a few days.

Tomorrow I can't work much because the computers I would need are down. In the evening I'll go to the Arab American Cultural Center for the first time, and get a copy of the book "Mornings in Jenin" which according to a reviewer is an easy and exciting read. Why not. I can't work because the computers are down. And it's the weekend so I might read a book.

I will also get some exercise. I had planned on training for a marathon but that plan has changed. Now I am training to walk a half-marathon. I know I can do that because I did it several times when I was younger, but back then I didn't call it a half-marathon; it was just walking to Blackwell, and back home later the same day, and that was as far as two half-marathons. With a little care and and a few months of training, I should be able to walk a half-marathon now even if I am 56 years old. The other exercise I'll do, tomorrow, is lifting light weights at the gym. I've been doing that fairly regularly for a couple of weeks. It hasn't made any noticeable difference, except that I feel better.