Monday, April 08, 2013

Clear ears, run for it and getting better.

1. Every morning I've been waking up with a blocked up ear. That moment when it, quite suddenly and without my doing anything much, clears itself.

2. I tell PaulV about the running game Zombies, Run! (you get zombie related narrative to encourage you to run, and accumulate equipment towards long term objectives to keep you coming back for more). He looks it up and says "It's made me look forward to my run tonight."

3. I think my cold is leaving: when Nick brings the washing in I can smell that lovely clothes-aired-in-the-garden scent.
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Right paper, bin night and correspondence.

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