Before the war
They are building a new railroad bridge close to where I live. I hear the occasional explosion and not much else. But most mornings I wake up at six from the vibrations when they turn on this huge construction machine.
I used to worry about it. But now I either go back to sleep or go swimming - and today is another swimming day.
Training around recent injuries (a fractured rib, a sprained ankle etc) has been interesting: swimming very slow or not at all, focusing intensely on the correct movements despite pain. Now that I can really stretch out again I enjoy every lap.
Yesterday I had a great day at work: a little crew of developers working in sync on interesting things, on schedule and without distractions. Lots of hard work made it possible to relax and have fun for a while.
Before I fill my water bottles and leave today, I’ll do a quick RSS news feeds using Syndirella. No time to write any comments this morning, but from a distance I feel the pulse of the world.
The sun just came up outside - time to go! I am very grateful for being allowed to live this life in peace.