About 4x Slower Than Usual

You can see the skid by the back tire

This Thing That

From The Thrift Store Shelves

1. Coffee Mug
2. Robe, not terrycloth... looks a little bit midevil, strange considering that earlier cape episode
3. Striped Sweater
4. "Id Rather Be Camping" T-Shirt, thinking a late christmas gift for someone

The Clean Pedestrian

I walked to and from work for a full month!
Ending yesterday, 1.8miles each way, without the aid of any sort of vehicle.
I'm now fully convinced that the thought of walking is much more tiring than the actual walking itself. For the second time in my life, I was somehow enabled to slowly walk through a hoard of landed pigeons... I celibrated MLK Day by taking a 4hr epic walk and eating a surprisingly good Philly cheesesteak on Madison St... not as tastey as those Ando brought me to in the origin city but tastey enough nonetheless plus the dining scene was from a movie I'm sure I've seen before.
Overall, walking to work has definitely been a lifestyle improvement. Yes, I've had some problems. I put the blame entirely on my mother's shoulders, sorry. I seem to be permanently 10minutes late, my mom was usually 15 or 20. Oh well, it doesn't create any kinda stir. Anyway I'll work or linger late; I'm also known to make the illustriuos 5pm cupocoffee.
Round about I am saying that I will continue to be consistant with walking. This is not to say my scooter will never see the financial district again. I rode it today and it was great. My feet will be my primary commuter vehicle. I am fast and efficient, gliding much of the way. Walking can only benifet my health... plus it calms my mind!
Bocce
The courts are close to my work distancewise, far by measure of altitude. Downhill there, and up back. Recently have incorporated the payckeck payer provided handtruck. While it's not easy rolling a weight up the hill, it sure as hell beats puttin' them Bocce Balls on my back. The buggers are heavy. 40lbs... 50... 60... a million pounds, the things are mighty heavy on that 3rd block of steep incline.
Also: I bought shoes for bocce. Lowtop Adidias throwback sportabouts. Originally $65, on sale for $49 but the only pair they had in my trusty 9.5 was 1/2 of the stores demo. I asked him if I could get a discount and he marked 10bucks off.
New personal vow:
I will take at least one shower a day for a month.
Probably not since some point in highschool have I been in the habit of daily showers. Usually it's every other day... infrequently it embarassingly gets pushed back to three days. So there are all sorts of people out there that find not getting a daily shower as too much to fathom. They say all sorts of things like, "how can you wake up?" "your girlfriend let's you?" "what are you? One-a them goddamn hippies"
So if showering everyday is so spectacular, I think I can find out why in a months time. Wish me luck.
*good luck, I know you can do it. we're all proud of what you're trying to accomplish*
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Bocce In Pioneer Square

A Brief History of Bocce
I neglect to write much of what I intend to, but I can't let this pass, Bocce.
4 or 5 months ago I was walking through Pioneer Square and I noticed 2 Bocce courts in Occidental Park. Amazing. A few years ago I slowly drove around the perimeter of most of the country, it took me a while to get out of California. There I played Bocce on a Bocce Court for the first time. I don't know if you've ever read Cannery Row but Cannery Row is in Monterey, CA (Steinbeck's old stomping ground) and so are 2 extra special sand Bocce Courts. Supposedly Italians and Sicilians were heavily involved in the fishing industry that was there the first halfa the last century. Well they fished nearly every last one of them sardines; the canneries don't can anything anymore. All that's left of that bygone era is an aquarium, tourism and an agitated, laughing bundle of elderly Sicilian men playing Bocce much of most days on high stakes. This one Sicilian guy was an ass, not letting me play with him. An infinitely more generous Mexican guy later showed my the ropes and even played a full game with me... Let me just say, for a novice I had quite the deft hand.
Sorry about that. just trying to explain that I have a history with Bocce, albeit a good chunck of it only with only bystander status. All along the California coast they play Bocce... In Vancouver, BC on Commercial Ave they doo too. On a court there are a few additional rules than if played in open grass. It is still quite simple, each ball of a color than your closest opponents to the small, white pallino gets a point. The additional rules [foot lines, pallino boundaries, right to 1st throw] improve it, putting the game in a clear context... Rules makes the game both more challanging and exciting.
I've played an average of every other day or more since recieving my set for Christmas on January 15th.
The first go was with Kathy in Woodland Park and many times in Occidental Park with People from work [32yr/old copy guy, 46yr/old atty, and 50+ yr/old graphics guy... and me]. 2uv'm are hooked and obviously I am too. Oh, it has been unseasonably warm here lately... highs bumping 60degrees other in the 50's... the skiers are depressed but not me, I pretty gave that up once the year suddenly begun with a crooked number.

I AM ADDICTED TO BOCCE

Minny/ St. Paul Bocce: there's one place of note, indoors, 3 related links
Top 10 Mention
Indoor Bocce Bar!
Outdoor Bocce!
New York City has an aBundance of courts around the city:
NYC Parks and Rec Public Bocce Courts!

Good Article on some guy who was able to play Bocce for the first time

Seattle: still looking for more
Occidental Park
Woodland Park
Jefferson Park

Seattle Bocce Club ?????
Even 2 Bocce Tournaments this summer