Counters and calves

I'm not sure that having a site meter is really a good thing. True, you can tell who has been reading your site, and work out who has left comments, but then maybe that takes some of the mystery out of getting hits. And while you can tell who is interested enough in you that they check to see how you're doing, you can also tell who doesn't give a toss whether you're dead or alive. Which is kind of depressing.

On a good note, I have just got back from running (and am now trussed up in a duvet in front of the tennis, ready to do some work, with my calves massaged) and I was able to do the 3.5 mile circuit with only one stop. This was five minutes in and was near the top of the huge hill near our house, which even my car has trouble with. The other 3 miles I ran in one go. This may not sound like much to all the fit people out there, but it's good for me. Plus it's a 9th of a marathon! So I am cheered slightly by this. The annoying thing was that it took me exactly the same length of time today that it did the other day, when I stopped about ten times. This is not unsurprising, since after I have stopped for a minute I can start running again at a faster pace for a bit, but it's still annoying. But, at least there is hope for me yet! Hoorah!

I nearly got run over earlier, going to the 7/11 on a doughnut mission. Some jerk decided to turn left across the intersection when the pedestrian crossing lights were going and I was walking across the road. And then once they had screeched to a halt a few inches from my legs, they didn't even bother looking at me, but just swerved round me and carried on. Drivers here are the worst. Driving in London would be a piece of cake after Vancouver.

Annoying things on tv tonight: Sports Centre referring to a basketball coach as being "Both the winningest and the losingest coach in history" - who lets them get away with using made up words like these??!! I would have shouted at the tv, but I didn't want to disturb Denise....