I’ve been an on-again, off-again runner for 20 years. Scary.

Anyway, this week I stumbled on a podcast of a “Couch to 5K” running program and started up again. The guy who created the podcast is doing the program himself and recording his progress here. If you are interested in trying the program, you can subscribe on iTunes — it’s free.

It’s raining here this morning. We’ve been loafing around, drinking coffee. I’m catching up on my New York Times crossword puzzles; Dave is playing guitar, of course. We are ecstatic that not only do we have today to relax, but tomorrow is a holiday. It doesn’t mean we don’t work, but it’s nice to not have the phone to answer.

Just an update to those who are interested in David’s progress. Today was THE day.

I took David home at around 6 PM. Jed and Dave were there already working on the railings of the deck. Barbara was also there and helped David get settled. Dave, Jed and Geoff are still with David right now, probably inaugurating the deck with music.

I’ll be back to see him tomorrow at noon to bring him lunch. We need coverage for the evening visit tomorrow, ‘though I’ll bring him food enough for a couple of meals.

Thanks to everyone who has supported David and, by extension, Dave and me over the past month. It has been so heartwarming to realize we live in such a loving community.

Our good friend, David, broke his leg last month on his deck.

In revenge, a group of his friends banded together and destroyed the old deck, replacing it with a new one this past Saturday.