What the heck is with the weather???

I repeat...What the heck is with the weather? I had to put the HEAT on the last couple of days! I didn't come out to the "Valley of the Sun" to have to put the HEAT on. The HEAT was already supposed to be on! But don't worry, the temps will be back near 70 this week... Flagstaff and the high country got pounded with snow and there were several highways shut down completely to vehicular traffic. Right now as I blog, the temp in Chandler is a robust 36 degrees with sunny skies... I ran yesterday morning and the cold air felt great in the lungs... I kind of like the freezing temps once in a while to remind me of what most of you have to deal with on a daily basis...until April! Yuk-Yuk-Yuk. I'm sure glad I didn't give away all of my cold weather clothes.

I am glad to report that running or jogging (let's face it, I'm no gazelle) has re-entered my life. I have been out several times over the past week and the knees have not bothered me...(my leg muscles feel like they were beaten with sticks, but my knees are fine). I am approaching jogging as a beginner and slowly getting back into a routine... I have already clocked the mileage to Dunkin Donuts (2.5 miles) so I run 1.5 and walk the rest... Eventually, I hope to be able to run there and walk home, but that's down the road. (Literally!) The plan, if all goes well, would be to find some local runs in the area and maybe do a 5K. We'll see what we see.

I'm sure most of you enjoyed my rant about the New York Jets and today is "put up or shut up"
day. Even if they win they still don't have a spot in the playoffs (Buffalo must beat New England) sewn up. Now, this week Brett (oh my shoulder!) Favre isn't sure if he will come back next year (how about just showing up Sunday and throwing passes to YOUR team, Brett!?). As a die hard Jet fan (and those of you who still admit it know what I'm talking about) it could get very ugly in the Meadowlands today... Rumor during the week had Bill Cowher replacing Eric (I can't show any emotion) Mangini as head coach next year. But I will still be in front of the TV (they are showing the game here) wearing my green and white and rooting on my beloved Jets (even though they have taken my heart year after year). J-E-T-S JETS-JETS-JETS!!!!! and GO BILLS!!!! (I can dream, can't I?)