Five things friday

Hey there, ho there. I gotta get a grip on these Fridays. They've been way too busy lately, and next week may be worse!

1. I managed to get my 14-mile run in this morning. I can't say that I enjoyed the run, per se, but I did enjoy the 2 1/2 hours of outdoor alone time to think and take in the beauty of creation. Although, I think my hydration pack may be done for. It seems to be leaking, and I don't really need anything making me even wetter (than sweat). So I took the bladder out and put my 32oz water bottle in it, then carried my 12oz bottle and filled as needed. That worked.
2. Far be it from me to ever offer financial advice. I don't have much of a grasp of money, or much of it. However, we did go back to the bank today and finalized putting the bulk of our investments in a much more safe/stable situation for the time being. The world is just a bit too crazy for me right now.
3. And speaking of books... I ordered a couple new ones this week: The Subtle Art of Resistance: Lessons From Cats For Surviving Fascism, and Running Until You're 100: A Guide to Lifelong Running. I'm looking forward to them for a bit of a change of pace.
4. I worked a concert last night and we're both working another tonight. The venue where we volunteer is having a Thursday night "battle of the bands" type thing. The first one was fun. It's a younger crowd than we normally get, and a different genre of music. Not that I don't like the old folks who usually come and listen to the blues, but different is good sometimes. Although, I wish they'd let me, or listen to me, about setting up for these shows. I tried to tell them they didn't need as many seats. Last night people wanted to mingle and move about, you know, because they're young! We still had it set up for the 60-80 year-old crowd. Whatever.
5. "God gives us work -- not to further our ambition or feather our nest but to deepen creation and sanctify society." - Eugene Peterson (Where Your Treasure Is, 139)

Well, you know what to do... (right?). I'ma gonna take a nap, and continue to avoid the growing list of unread emails in my box. Peace!

Patrick Lencioni's Five Dysfunctions of A Team from this post.