GGrrrrrrrrr

Total miles run since entry to NYC marathon/this year: 31.71/350.2
Total distance(in miles) swam since entry to marathon: 1.38
Exercise calories burned since entry/this year: 4,992/60,957
Weight: 199
Beers in last 24 hours: 0
Money raised towards goal: $375

I have very little to say today.

Got back to the running, ran 4.45 miles, did more sit-ups and push-ups than I care to count and when I was finished, I was more pissed off than when I started. This city is a god forsaken hell hole. If I get up and run at 4 a.m. it's 96 degrees. If I wait until 8 p.m., it's 107. If I do it at noon, I'm guaranteed to die. Seriously.

I know all you East Coasters are roasting in your little "heat wave," but I'll tell you all what I've told my old man when he tells me how 'hot' it is. Here's the difference. If you go outside at noon on one of your super hot days – when its 95 with 100 percent humidity – and you stand outside all day, you'll be in really bad shape; dehydrated, sun-burned, probably feeling pretty altogether ill. If I go stand outside all day on one of our 'normal' days - you know, 114 degrees with 7 percent humidity – there a very good chance I'll be dead: if not from dehydration (because the air is so dry it sucks moisture out of my skin at a much greater rate than the East Coaster's skin) than by heat stroke, attack by fire ant, scorpion and/or discount shoppers searching for the closest Wal-Mart. What you have going on back East is uncomfortable. What we have going on here every summer is unsafe. So, like I said: I live in a God forsaken hell-hole.

I'm sure come January my opinion will be much nicer. But for now: Grrrrrrr.

Also, I had to go to the dentist today. Novocaine makes me feel weird. I don't like needles. Drills in my mouth aren't so much fun, either. But my dentist is cool. So, at least there's one good thing I can say about today.

Oh, and they filmed that segment for the local news program. As soon as I have video or more info on that, I'll post it.

Gotta go now. Bye.