30 degrees F

Against better judgment, or in spite of it, I decided to take a short run today.
I found some old long johns in the bottom of my dresser. Put on an old fleece I keep behind the seat of my truck, and headed out.
It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining and the air was clear. One thing I don't like about Louisiana is the air seems graying and clingy. Not today. I stopped mid run to admire some egrets fishing by the water breaks between the small pond on the golf course and the larger university lake, itself a catch basin for all the residential houses nearby. One egret kept fluffy his feathers, trying to frighten off the others from his fishing spot. As I watched he speared a tiny little perch and swallowed it whole, looking around to see who noticed.

I continued my run with the sun to my right shoulder.

Heading up the lone "hill" on my run I was crossed by a young university student, her pony tail bopping back and forth. I tried in vain to keep her pace but it was impossible. This is the second time in the last few weeks I had tried to pace with faster runners.
I am a slow runner. I keep to myself and just try to keep on going. Sometimes I can lost in incredible thought, others my mind is blank, and I get to grasp true existence. Its not as easy as it sounds anymore. The television, my phone, the internet... Everything combusted directly into your mind to alleviate any thoughts you may have to enjoy a moment to yourself.
I finished suttree a few weeks ago and was floored. Its funny that I wrote on here that I thought it wasn't as good as some of cormac's later stuff: wrong. Just as good. The language was different, but it was there. The story was epic.
I got about 50 pages or so left of Franzen's latest page turner, then I plan on reading a tesla bio.

I may...MAY, mind you, try to read infinite jest after xmas. Who knows?

I want to get into a creative mindset hard. But I will chalk up the last few months to growing pains within a new job.
I still have my guitar,
and I still have my mind.

Its the soul I will try to uncover.