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Guess a rest and gym week was what I needed to get my running legs back underneath me. (Also: it’s been HOT.) First time out running in a week, 4 miles felt pretty comfortable this morning.

2025 Reads: Big Chief by Jon Hickey 📚
I like listening to piano pieces I could never manage to play, but there’s something awe-inspiring about listening to a recording of a piece I did study and play and marvel at what a world-class pianist can do with it. (Currently: Nobuyuki Tsujii’s recording of the Moonlight Sonata.)
Both happening this week: RAGBRAI and the Oshkosh air show. When you work at an Iowa aerospace company, it’s a very, very quiet week at the office.
Enjoyed a nice weekend in Nebraska visiting our oldest daughter who is working an internship there this summer. But after 7 hours in the car today, it’s definitely nice to be home, too.

2025 Reads: Death at La Fenice (Commissario Brunetti Book 1) by Donna Leon 📚
The modern question: if the technology failed to record your run, did you really do it?
(Yes, yes I did.)