Cold in Europe and UK, cold in USA everywhere. Today here in Montreal not so bad. Slight breezes -4C bright sunshine, clouds flowing by. I could not resist getting dressed for a run and shake my ass on the Mountain of Love. I got all the way up to the main chemin and realized that it was way too icy and that I would have to run on the grass at the bottom of the hill. Just a few snowy, icy patches down below.
After doing lunges, squats and range of motion excersises for 20 minutes I went out for a zippy 45 minute run. Then came back to the shack and did 70 pushups naked as a blue jay. Then 250 crunches, twists and reverse situps, etc. My cat is right there beside me when I do abdominals and he gives me the headbutts of love, just to cheer me on.
Lots of work to do now at the street mission. This is the busiest time of the year, preparing for the big dinner at YMCA tomorrow. We will serve turkey dinner to probably 260 people, Santa comes to bring presents for the children, mingling with politicians from all levels, etc.
Immediately after that we begin to set up for the Xmas hamper operation. Lots of bull work; lifting, hauling, carrying, dragging, pushing, pulling, dancing, prancing, etc. etc.
I did get a good blast of sunshine out running in the frozen grass. |