It's Tuesday, after Labor Day...I guess a list is in order?

1. Do you ever have moments when life is just in limbo??? Yeah, I'm there. Now. It's a combination of unfocused drifting...and a few other things that are out of my hands, for now. Soon enough, it will change from "limbo" to decision time.

2. Revis signed. I have been watching "Hard Knocks" and have found this new "bandwagon-ish" love for the NY Jets. Rex Ryan is a foul-mouthed funny man, seriously, and the Jets are a different team with Revis. $46 million ain't such a bad deal either, in my book.

3. Is that really a chill I am feeling? I like fall/winter as much as the next guy...but I, am, just, NOT READY, for summer to be over yet. One plus...the fishing gets good in the fall.

4. I am not playing Fantasy Football this year. Hmmm, look at that, another football reference on this list. I guess fall brings two pluses (plusses?) good fishing, and football. Anyways...fantasy football, ya not playing. I am usually all geared up by this time for 3-4 drafts, with my player lists and and cheat sheets ready to rumble, usually defending at least one championship title from the year before. I need a break.

5. I must really be a Gemini. I start these new hobbies...and then leave them in the dust. My trail running shoes are neglected, my fly rod is super dusty, my golf clubs are stuck in the trunk...and I could go on.

To RUN or not to RUN?

That sounds like a political reference. Inadvertent. I am not running for any office. Although, that one day might be on the agenda. For today I am talking about the "putting one foot in front of the other" type of running. For some strange reason, I have this intriguing bug in my head about running. I might blame it on my pops, who was a marathoner, back in his heyday, or the fact that my sister is relentlessly busting through her running goals. I am a competitor. The problem is though, that me and the road just aren't getting along as well as I would have hoped we would. My shins hurt. My feet don't enjoy it. Worse still is that the little bug in my head still hasn't burst into a "I HAVE to run to feel better today" inexplicable joy that so many often talk about, but have a hard time describing.

Enter Trail Running. This, my friends, is the answer. I like hiking. (Wow I just wrote 3 different forms of kinky while attempting to spell hiking. Awesome.) I like mountains, I want to like running. Why not run...in the mountains...on a hiking trail?!?! Problem solved. So much solved, that I signed up for my first race...in a month. I'll keep you posted. Now I need to get some shoes...