It’s Monday and there is the chill
in the air again, not as cold as it was last week. My children are still in bed
and school starts today for them again, that reminds me, it's Columbus Day
today! I wonder if they really go back to school today. Yes, they still attend
school today, I am surprised they are not celebrating Columbus Day? I guess
they are respecting the Native American Indians of how they feel about the
holiday, that’s really kind of the Mesa County school district. For me, since I
am an Indian I could care less about the either-or of the holiday. This last
weekend was a mission accomplished for me, I went to Moab, UT last Friday night
to get ready for my 10k run, I had my evening all planned to have a good
stretching night. Prep before the big day, but I made the mistake to go out
that night with a good friend. Not that I didn’t enjoy it, but the whole time I
wanted to get back to my dad’s house and crash and rest for the run on
Saturday. Instead, I wanted to hang out with a friend of mine who I haven’t seen
in a while. Went to the Rio in town where I haven’t been since Lord only knows
when met an Irishmen who was trying to pick me up. To tell you the truth I was
not into getting with no one that night all I wanted to do was to go home. We ended
up at Woody’s bar and met some really nice guys who were very gentlemen, they
were married men who were surprisingly faithful men! Yes, these men who were
very good-looking men were committed to their wives, it was very cool to see. Unless
there was a catch but they made no moves at all towards us, not me and not my
friend. They were so cool and for me, it was a breath of fresh air to have met
men who love their wives and love their children. Well, the night ended at
midnight and I had to drop my friend off at her home and I back to my abode at my
dad’s place. My dad still has his home
in Moab, UT and so it’s nice to stop in from time to time to hang out and
relax. I brought my computer and some movies from home, I had a small dinner
prepared and a glass of wine prior to going out that Friday night. It was supposed
to be a nice, relaxing night to be alone and enjoy time quietly and think. I
was going to write a blog this day but I didn’t, I was too excited for the next
day. I fell asleep and slept well, I awoke at 5:30am and got ready, and the
great thing about getting out of the house is you don’t have to look pretty or
smell nice. You just get your stuff and get out the door. I didn’t have to put
make-up on or anything, so I got there a little bit before 8am and got my stuff
for the race and took some selfies by the Newspaper Rock.
The Newspaper Rock is an interesting piece of history, no one knows why this was created. Some think it was a place where the ancient ones stopped to give news of their travel and of who they were. This place is loaded on one rock with petroglyphs, it’s beautiful and it’s worth seeing before you head into the Canyonlands National Park. For me, it is a place where my people roamed and where they hunted and camped. Sometimes when I am in a place like this area, where history is so vibrant and so obvious it makes me wonder about the area long ago. How it really was back in the day, of course, there were no paved roads and there were no officials to keep you out of certain areas. We started out at the Newspaper Rock parking lot and proceeded out toward the Needles. I had my MapRun going and my music playing it was good. The fast runners ran ahead of me, I kept my pace as I always do, others tried to keep up with the fast runners. But I finished my run at about an hour and 15min was my time. There was a kid in the race who made it in 38min! He’s a track student at one of the local high schools in the area, 6.2miles in 38min. unbelievable to me for sure. I finally made it to the finish line and I was so happy to have made it, I didn’t stop only for water and to unloose my shoelace and then I was on my way again. All in all, I was very proud of myself, I headed back to Moab, got to my dad’s place, and watched a bit of a movie and then I headed back to Grand Junction, CO again. I started to miss my kiddies, they spent the night at their friend’s house Friday night, and it all worked out the way it was supposed to. Kids were happy to see me and the house was as it was the last time we left it. I noticed the landlord was there and he covered the air conditioning panel up for the winter. He also moved our garbage can into the garage for us, I guess it belongs in the garage. I really have to organize the garage too, so many things to do and to clean and to throw out. It’s never-ending! I liked it when we were away, away from the unorganized mess, anyway tomorrow is another day and it’s a day full of stuff. Anyhow have a good day on your Monday and hope you all enjoy the holiday of you are celebrating it, I wished I was, paid holiday. One day I’ll be in one of those jobs where I get paid on holidays…
The Newspaper Rock is an interesting piece of history, no one knows why this was created. Some think it was a place where the ancient ones stopped to give news of their travel and of who they were. This place is loaded on one rock with petroglyphs, it’s beautiful and it’s worth seeing before you head into the Canyonlands National Park. For me, it is a place where my people roamed and where they hunted and camped. Sometimes when I am in a place like this area, where history is so vibrant and so obvious it makes me wonder about the area long ago. How it really was back in the day, of course, there were no paved roads and there were no officials to keep you out of certain areas. We started out at the Newspaper Rock parking lot and proceeded out toward the Needles. I had my MapRun going and my music playing it was good. The fast runners ran ahead of me, I kept my pace as I always do, others tried to keep up with the fast runners. But I finished my run at about an hour and 15min was my time. There was a kid in the race who made it in 38min! He’s a track student at one of the local high schools in the area, 6.2miles in 38min. unbelievable to me for sure. I finally made it to the finish line and I was so happy to have made it, I didn’t stop only for water and to unloose my shoelace and then I was on my way again. All in all, I was very proud of myself, I headed back to Moab, got to my dad’s place, and watched a bit of a movie and then I headed back to Grand Junction, CO again. I started to miss my kiddies, they spent the night at their friend’s house Friday night, and it all worked out the way it was supposed to. Kids were happy to see me and the house was as it was the last time we left it. I noticed the landlord was there and he covered the air conditioning panel up for the winter. He also moved our garbage can into the garage for us, I guess it belongs in the garage. I really have to organize the garage too, so many things to do and to clean and to throw out. It’s never-ending! I liked it when we were away, away from the unorganized mess, anyway tomorrow is another day and it’s a day full of stuff. Anyhow have a good day on your Monday and hope you all enjoy the holiday of you are celebrating it, I wished I was, paid holiday. One day I’ll be in one of those jobs where I get paid on holidays…
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