So I am doing the One Hundred Push Ups challenge.  Have made it to week two, day three, middle column.  I may be in week two day three for a while because, much to my surprise, push ups are really hard.  

I also reached a limit on what my knee will do so I have started weight training and exercises specifically for bad knees.  I was hoping I could work up to around two miles but it is pretty clear I need more muscle around the knee and a little more flexibility in it before I try and increase my running distance.  I have thought about cycling but I am (this is embarrassing) afraid I’ll hit a bump and fall off, smashing my knee to bits.  I was a little worried about adding in weights but after a couple of days (I do weights M-W-F) my knee is feeling good this morning.  Very solid.   If it holds thru the cardio I will be a happy camper.

My copy of  The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells is on it’s way.  I may even get it today.   I would dance happily about the room in joyful anticipation, but uh, I am too sore from the push ups. 

In some odd cosmic crossing of the time and space streams, Bruce Mcallister sent me a copy of  Dream Baby for review.  I will do so…as soon as Kahuna and I negotiate which one of us has first possession and reading rights.  I was sort of in the lead until I got the email about Cloud Roads (since I didn’t want to pause in the middle to switch books).  However, Kahuna is already reading a novel so I may just snag Dream Baby and stealth read while he is distracted.

- Kit