I did not get a chance to do my arm bike workout today I was just too busy gallivanting all across Salt Lake. It was a good day don't get me wrong I'm not complaining I just didn't have any energy left to pump my bike for the 60 minutes I should have. Fortunately for me, I have enough days left in this week to Garner the 200 minutes I like to do every week. The 200 minutes is from some trainer I had at some point in or trainer like person who indicated how long I need to spend on the arm bike for it to have a significant effect.
I took off this morning around 9:30 so I could catch the bus to take me into the city for my 11:00 meeting. I spend a little bit of time waiting for the bus and then the train but I have enough time to get to the library which I really do enjoy wandering through and looking at the new books always on the new book display sections. I'm just amazed at how many new books are out every week when I go. I enjoy this almost as much as listening to the books reviewed on NPR. It's not that I would ever check one of those books out; however not because I don't want to but because I don't trust myself as far as being a responsible Library person. I've learned over the years that that is not my forte. I hate checking the book out and then trying to finish it or however much I need to read in that two week period of time or in some cases it's a month I guess depending on the library. Still I end up having to renew the book or having to remember to renew the book over and over until they finally send a notice or an email or something indicating they want their book back I've had it long enough and there are other people in line wanting to read this book. Then it becomes personal and then I have to go into the library just to drop the book off. I consider it shaming the library should be better than that. If it's a book I really am interested in however I often take an image of the book and then look it up on the internet and then sometimes even order. Sometimes at the library I'll read a section of the book and if it's really interesting I'll do the same process of taking an image of the book to order or in some cases order it right then. It amazes me how much Freedom we have. It's kind of an expensive way to read and I should be more patient with myself and teach myself the responsibility for being a good Library person but I know myself and I know my weaknesses and I don't feel there's a good rationale to set myself up to fail the Magnificent institution of the library.
Later on in the afternoon I'm with my friend Lori at Starbucks. I finally got the right Starbucks. There are three on Redwood Road and last time we had a meeting I went to all three before finally getting the right one. We had a good conversation lasting about 3 hours as we drank our beverages and talked about writing and everything else that seems to be going on in our world. It got in the early evening before we broke up and went our separate ways. Catching public transit and getting on home. But it was a long hot day but enjoyable. We came to realize that at this point in our lives we have to enjoy what moments we have cuz we don't know how many moments we have left…
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