I concluded my run this morning with dry shoes, after lugging along some pretty healthy servings of beef tenderloin. It was consecutive day number 4,376, as I rapidly approach the 12th anniversary of its beginning back in 2012. Many things have happened in that span of time, including four moves, two more grandchildren, retirement, and dozens of running shoes. I’ve also now gone over three full months without dropping below 3.1 daily miles. This usually happens only when I’m in a morning time crunch because of an early morning flight. That has happened since early September. 

Twenty-six days until our next flight and hopefully some sunny Florida weather. However, that’s nearly another month of sitting around watching television, starting with another episode of Shameless this morning.  I currently have no plans to even leave the neighborhood for the rest of the year. There are at least two family Zoom calls planned, so we won’t be totally out of touch with the world. Christmas and New Year’s Eve will be very uneventful this year, but hopefully we can both continue to stay healthy. 

The Last Days of John Lennon book has generated some good childhood memories. I’m trying to incorporate these in the novel I am writing. I also need a new movie plan now that my James Bond-athon has concluded. I’ll start with some Christmas flicks to get into the holiday spirit. The Christmas Story, Die Hard, and Christmas Vacation come to mind. In addition, I’ll do some additional Beatles research and spend some time on the Jerry Banister Family Tree, since we don’t have a Christmas Tree again this year. Happy Holidays.