The “Month
of Mike” approaches and I am hopeful that this month will reach epic heights
even if the lead up to “My Month” hasn’t been so great.
For anyone
who is unfamiliar with the “Month of Mike”, let me explain, it’s all about me!
Starting off,
I play the Mount Saint Mary’s alumni Golf Tournament. An annual tournament played
the first Saturday in June, I have participated in every one since they started,
and, to my knowledge there is only one other individual who has also done so.
Next my
birthday followed shortly by father’s day. The month is completed by the Eastern
Migration of my friend Joe and family for the summer visit back home. Of course
this means another couple of rounds of golf, a great dinner with friends and a fitting
end to the month.
I look forward
to “My Month”.
The lead up
to my month has seen its ups and downs. On the “Bright Side” my two volunteer efforts
at the C&O 100 and the MMT 100 were extraordinary experiences. Both events,
even though extremely tiring returned tremendous rewards in the self-satisfaction,
I had worked help another. It also deepened my appreciation for two friends,
Craig Capella and Dave Hartman, who were simply outstanding to work with, if I
refer to the “Three Musketeers” in the future those will be the guys.
Now not that
I look for “Quid Pro Quo” or anything but a little volunteerism might have been
good for Karma? Maybe?
Well, Wednesday
after returning from MMT I pulled my Hamstring almost right in the middle of a Twelve
Mile C&O Canal run. The last time I did this I was down for six weeks. I
will try to be smarter, return to running slowly but hopefully can get enough training
to compete in the Catoctin 50K at the end of July.
Another
round of tests lay ahead of me including another “Roto Rooter” Job; Just
Peachy!
My Dad
struggles with his issues, he may finally be realizing that he needs to plan
for what the future will bring, if he really want to address it, well that
would be a blessing, yet I fear it’s quite a bit late. Hopefully the rest of us
will learn something from this.
Keep Happy ….
Mike
