Pushin' Forward (But Not Back!)

A few minutes before hittin' the trail yesterday, I turned my ankle runnin' to see where the heck my dog went since he got through an open gate. He didn't get far, I knew he wouldn't drift any significant distance from this house, not at his age. But in my scurrying I turned my ankle enough to know I did some very minor damage. My run went fine but after getting home it was hurting. Alright, I suppose I'm an idiot for running but I didn't think it was that bad.

Got out again this evening for another good run. Smooth as silk... the run itself was. Coming back was something else. Why no pain during the run but pain hiking back? The ankle that I turned hurt and another problem popped up on the other leg, with my right shin. I guess it's just a case of shin splints. But why now? In all my running I have only felt this pain very minorly and only one single time a couple months ago or so. Now it's bad enough to probably make me rest tomorrow and not just rest but try to stay off my feet as much as possible. This bites.

Trail Time -- 83 minutes

Running Time -- 19 minutes & 12 seconds
....(up 12 from yesterday)

tunes...

Louis Armstrong

Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)
Sweethearts On Parade
White Christmas

Temple Of The Dog

(1990)

Wooden Jesus
Four Walled World
Times Of Trouble
Reach Down
Say Hello 2 Heaven
Call Me A Dog
Your Savior
Pushin' Forward Back
All Night Thing
Hunger Strike

Quite simply one of the best albums ever! I said the following after listening to Carlos Santana not too long ago -- this album really puts into perspective the contrast between mediocre music that I listen to and the really good stuff. Right now my desire to try other music is so strong that it could be awhile before I narrow my list down to selections that I know I'm gonna dig. When that happens, this'll make the cut, it should go without saying... and then like the NCAA basketball playoffs going from 65 teams to 32 then to the Sweet 16 to the Elite and then the Final Four, Temple of the Dog's gonna keep making that cut down to what could theoretically be a list of Top 100 Albums... but there's a long way to go before that happens. In the meantime it'll be more sampling and more listening to stuff I know I like, like this one. Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder shine on these songs. Mike McCready's guitar work is often sounding very much like that heard on Pearl Jam's Ten which was released less than a year after Temple of the Dog. One of my favorite aspects of the music here is it doesn't have very much of a metal sound. This is pure grunge, maybe to my ears, about halfway between loud and fast Soundgarden and mellow Pearl Jam. Just darn good music!

sweet runnin', cher

Back in running shoes! It's only been like, what, a week? Oi. When the run was done, I was soooo thankful; it wasn't easy but it felt great that I'd made, once again, over 12½ minutes!

around 95 minutes on the trail . . .

Running Time -- 12 minutes & 42 seconds (up 12 from last run)

some music for Mardi Gras & The Big Easy

Moon Over Bourbon Street -- Sting

Basin Street Blues -- Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Bourbon Street Parade -- Al Hirt

Canal Street Blues -- Louis Armstrong

Christmas In New Orleans -- Louis Armstrong

New Orleans Stomp -- Louis Armstrong

Blues For New Orleans -- Duke Ellington

Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans? -- Ellis Marsalis

New Orleans Bump -- Wynton Marsalis

Sweet Home New Orleans -- Dr. John

Mardi Gras In New Orleans -- Harry Connick, Jr.

Go To The Mardi Gras -- Art & Aaron Neville

Mardi Gras Boogie -- Clifton Chenier & His Red Hot Louisiana Band

Walkin' To New Orleans -- Buckwheat Zydeco

Talkin' Bout New Orleans -- The Meters

City Of New Orleans -- Arlo Guthrie

New Orleans Instrumental No. 1 -- R.E.M.

Great music. Just about feels like I'm back in my hotel room in the Quarter after a nice run through New Orleans. Okay, it doesn't really feel like that at all but it was a nice selection of music celebrating New Orleans & Mardi Gras. Of course Fat Tuesday was like 2 weeks ago but better late than never!