Gin and Zilbertronic

i’m always a bit touchy when it comes to the weather, but now on the verge of being a marathon-runner my psyche is at the mercy of the sun!  i check the weather 4 times a day or so, trying to figure out the different ways cloud cover or humidity could attack.  after 6 weeks of stunningly perfect weather in texas, we finally had a few off days, where the temperature got a bit too high (up to the mid-70s) and the rain and humidity arrived.  i had a few runs that sucked, that made me just want to go home, and well, thats not how you want to feel the week of your marathon.  but this morning, i woke up to sunlight and instantly knew something had changed.  one sniff of that air, and my belief in texas was renewed!  the visions of marathon-running and buffet-bbq-ing, and margarita-drinking outside on february 15th re-appeared, and all was right in the world.  for the moment, at least…