A gentle 45 minutes, and a pause for breath

I wasn't feeling fantastic later in the afternoon yesterday (Thurs) and we had a bit happening at home, so elected to head home and managed to squeeze in a fairly pleasant 45 minutes wobbling around the local area between activities, mind pleasantly blank bar occasional recollections of the Itchy & Scratchy theme (my mobile ring tone - I'd had a rare call on it during the afternoon). I should point out that it is actually the proper theme that I converted from an MP3 of the original, not some half-arsed non-original version that vaguely resembles it.

At this point, for the number of you that actually take the time to peruse my ramblings, I must announce that I will be taking a break from the Vat Blog for the foreseeable future. There is a pressing matter on the family front that will be dominating much of my mental resource in the coming months, and at the risk of offending you the proffering of a collection of meandering thoughts on running seem somewhat trivial at the moment - you'll no doubt indulge me in not revealing the nature of the matter in this format.

I will most likely resume this diary once things have settled down. It is far too useful a resource of retrospective insight for me to simply abandon. Most likely once the campaign for Gold Coast begins in earnest.

Until then, or whenever I elect to resume, I wish you a Merry Christmas (or relevant religious variation thereof) and a Happy New Year.