More snow falling

It is winter after all.

Remember back around Thanksgiving when we got a new cat? The last few days Aries has been more social. I took this moments ago. I sat down to blog and she came up and settled in on the couch next to me. She's still grooming.

She's sort of a "miniature norwegian forest cat." Norwegian Forest Cats are big, like beagle sized. Aries is maybe 4 pounds. She just needs more tuna.

Fridays have shifted from pool at Ale Asylum to shuffleboard at Jade Monkey. I can still get an AA Nutbrown but they do a killer Shirley Temple for Sephie. I'd played shuffleboard in high school with buddies at a local bar where at 17 we'd get a few pitchers and get hammered the night before track or cross country meets. It was hard running 16:00 5k's with a hangover. Obviously I didn't learn a thing other than to play shuffleboard.

Anyway, Sephie has mastered the "hanger" as well as the nuances of spin and blocking. Here's evidence she can play for beer and win. I was red. Final score 23:13, and we only play to 15.

I'm beginning to feel like I should be readying for an indoor meet. The weather has stimulated the memories of preparing for the indoor track season. Qualifying for the mile at the 1980 Camp Randall meet was overshadowed by qualifying for the Southwest Conference (now the Big 12) indoor meet mile in 1983. They'd had qualifying heats for the previous weeks and they only took the 10 fastest. I was seeded 3rd but finished 6th (4:35 I think). I swear I got dizzy running on a 200m plywood track. 

It must be the daylight after work, or lack of light, that's making me feel antsy.  I should've bought a light system like Rick for night riding.