Prairie Lake Park
Run Time: 59:06 + 2-minute kick
The park was conveniently located about two minutes away from the hotel. The path was paved, but the grass alongside the path was runnable. There were quite a few walkers – I think the relatively spring-like weather brought them out. It was still cool with the wind, but sunny and pleasant.
I did not see much of Cedar Falls – it was just a stopover on my way to a potential new distributor in nearby Fairbank, IA. I purposely avoided Waterloo, because that is where I was when I tested positive for Covid last May. Bad memories, bad juju, whatever. No need to revisit that Holiday Inn Express. My foggy memories notwithstanding, the Cedar Falls locale seemed more picturesque and less urban.
This will be my last driving (as in no flying) trip for awhile. Next week I fly to Minneapolis and drive through North Dakota. Then there will be a serious of trips out west – flights to Denver, Salt Lake City, Seattle, maybe Omaha. It has been good to stay off jets, but I am putting a lot of miles on our Honda. My expenses for this Iowa trip will be low – fuel, hotels, a minimum of food. I brought enough leftovers for four full dinners and one breakfast.
I just found out that I won’t be going to an industry trade show in Vegas this year, which is a blessing. Trade shows are a good place to network, but they are a scourge upon humanity and a scam upon business. Trade shows are how trade show organizers and venues make money. Beyond that, they are superfluous.
One nice thing about driving from home is bringing my guitar with me, so that I can noodle around in the hotel room – exercises, songs, writing songs, etc. With my upcoming flight trips, I will lose out on a lot of practice time. It’s all brainwork – the running, the writing, the guitaring, the work. Gots to keep the brain firing properly.
Use your brain while it works. You never know when it will stop working.
Don't Make It a Habit. Make It a Ritual. 