Millhouse says . . . "cold, so cold"

I know its been some time, but we're almost all the way back. Last Tuesday I met with Anne and we both agreed that things were progressing and despite some lingering stiffness on the top of my knee, things were looking good. On Friday I met my dad for his birthday (56 !) and he was astonished about how incredibly normal it looked. That being said, I ran a few 400's as part of my workout at nearly 5:00 pace and I think I was going just about as fast as appropriate. I think I am going to stay at 5:00 pace or slower for my workouts for the next few weeks, before upping it to full tilt. I am going to try and run on the roads next Monday.

The title of post refers to Millhouse from the Simpsons contracting a tropical disease from a pet monkey that he and Bart find (Bart gets lice). This quote works very well for this post. The temps are waaaaay below normal in Massachusetts right now, with wind chills in the negatives (-5 to -10 F). This has kept me indoors, whether on a track or on an exercise bike. I feel bad for a woman from Israel who I went on a few dates with in November that had never experienced anything colder than about 25.

It would be nice if it snowed, however.

Additionally, relating to the disease part of the quote, I am currently surrounded by people who have contracted a (or the) local noro-virus. Two people in my office (potentially three), my roomate Elizabeth, and my roomate Bob's girlfriend have all had it, with the girlfriend (Jen) winning the prize of a loss of 8 lbs. Having had a noro-like virus three times in the past six years, where twice I had to go to the hospital, I'm praying I don't get it, and am washing my hands a lot. If I don't have access to anti-vomiting drugs, I'm screwed. Wikipedia reports that January 2007 was a Norwalk virus outbreak in Boston, with over 3,500 cases reported in the Boston area. Sounds like an inflated number, but wikipedia is always right (hah !).