Once A Runner…

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And the only way to subscribe is to email me first, of course. But you’d have to convince me about creating your account. This ain’t no game I’m running here. I”m serious about what I’m doing, even if some people might see it as just some sort of vanity on the part of an old man with too much time on his hands.

Given that the purpose of this blog is primarily for me to chronicle the hopefully eventual return to running by a washed-up, old has-been who would welcome being able to do what a lot of you can do quite well right now, there are rules and the rules are quite strict. And I control the rules tightly.

No posting at all by other users. All comments are subject to moderation, naturally, to make sure they are in keeping with the purpose of this blog. I reserve the right to edit comments. I also reserve the right to delete submitted comments that I deem unsuitable. What constitutes “unsuitable” is entirely subjective and the sole determination is mine.

Now, that all sounds rather severe and probably a bit pompous, but I paid to register the domain where I created the subdomain to set up this blog, and I pay for the hosting, and the bandwidth, so I have all the rights because I have all the responsibility for the content of this blog. I want you to be my guests while you are here, but I expect you to behave as guests, too. I don’t let guests in my home move my furniture or change the paint on my walls, and I won’t let guests to my blog change the tone and timbre of the blog either.

If you’re curious about my progress — or lack thereof — you’re welcome to hang out and keep up with me on the long road back to the running life I so callously frittered away somewhere along the trip so long ago. If you want to laugh at me or get your giggles about how stupid this all is, then that’s your prerogative, and I could care less if you do that — in the privacy of your own space — but I won’t have anyone vandalizing the blog just to stroke their e-peen.

So, if you can abide by those simple guidelines, you might be welcome here. If not, then you might be more at home some place else.

Like I said, I’m only doing this as a way to record how I’m going about trying to get back a little piece of the gift I so foolishly squandered long ago. If anything I share here helps others to decide the struggle would be worth it for them, too, then that’s all gravy.