Pam's boy

Park Hill Loop

2012-01-27T16:23:00.000-08:00

I walked and jogged the Park Hill Loop this evening in 1:08:27.

38th Street Loop/Oaklawn Park

2012-01-26T09:13:00.000-08:00

I walked the 38th Street Loop this morning in 31:17, then went to Oaklawn Park with Tom Zaloudek, where I lost $16.80. I'm now down $53.40 after four trips.

47th Street Loop

2012-01-25T08:13:00.000-08:00

I walked the 47th Street Loop through cold rain this morning in 45:07.

Levy Loop/First Tee/Chandler Street Loop

2012-01-24T07:02:00.000-08:00

I walked the Levy Loop this morning in 31:23. I played from the middle tees at First Tee this afternoon, and scored a 52 for nine holes. I had 3 bogies, 4 doubles, and 2 triples. I used 15 putts. I hit one good full shot with a three-wood, none with my irons. All of my drives were in the fairway or light rough, but the longest went 176 yards. I hit a bunch of putts. Otherwise I suck. I don't want to play like that, at least not by myself. This evening, starting at about six, I walked the Chandler Street Loop in 48:11.

Orange Street Loop

2012-01-23T17:03:00.000-08:00

I walked and jogged the Orange Street Loop this evening in 35:33.

Maple Street Loop

2012-01-22T15:59:00.000-08:00

I walked the Maple Street Loop this evening in 29:49.

38th Street Loop

2012-01-21T09:48:00.000-08:00

I walked the 38th Street Loop this morning in 29:44.

I PLAN TO STAB...
...the next person who says "the American people" instead of "Americans."

34th Street Loop

2012-01-20T09:01:00.000-08:00

I walked the 34th Street Loop this morning in 45:51.

Sweetheart Loop/Oaklawn Park

2012-01-19T08:52:00.000-08:00

I walked the Sweetheart Loop this morning in 43:56. The weather was borderline perfect for another day in Hot Springs, but it did not affect my gambling. I have decided to toss out A Different Closet, and write a book entitled How to Pick Five Winners in Nine Races and Still Lose Twenty-Seven Dollars and Ten Fucking Cents.

Chandler Street Loop/Levy Loop

2012-01-18T08:58:00.001-08:00

I walked the Chandler Street Loop this morning in 45:42, and this evening walked the Levy Loop in 29:45.

Levy Trail

2012-01-17T13:10:00.000-08:00

I walked and jogged the Levy Trail from here to Camp Robinson and back in 1:06:20.

OVERHEARD
"Change isn't always the easiest transition to make."
—Indianapolis Colts general manager Ryan Grigson

Oaklawn Park

2012-01-16T16:55:00.000-08:00

I walked from my car for 48:26 to the gate of Oaklawn Park, where I then spent the next five hours winning a total of $10.50. I'm down $9.50 after two trips.

Maple Street Loop

2012-01-15T04:30:00.000-08:00

I walked the Maple Street Loop before daybreak in 30:00 (29:59.53).

Levy Loop

2012-01-14T07:42:00.000-08:00

No sky has ever been bluer than the one over Levy right now. It's a perfect winter morning—43°F, no wind, a good day for golf. I walked the Levy Loop in 31:02.

Orange Street Loop/Oaklawn Park

2012-01-13T07:44:00.000-08:00

Here's hoping my mind is as sharp this afternoon as my legs were this morning. I walked the Orange Street Loop in 40:28, and it was easy. Oaklawn Park, on the other hand, was hard. I lost exactly $20.

Sweetheart Loop

2012-01-12T07:18:00.000-08:00

This is one of those mornings we get about once every three winters in Levy, where garbage day coincides with a thirty mile-an-hour wind, and the streets and yards are consequently strewn with plastic garbage cans and Lil' Caesars pizza boxes. I walked the Sweetheart Loop in 43:49. There was garbage everywhere.

47th Street Loop/First Tee

2012-01-11T07:43:00.000-08:00

I walked the 47th Street Loop this morning in 46:20.

I played First Tee this afternoon with a guy named George Norton. We played from the middle tees, and I scored a 50, with 1 par, 3 bogies, 4 doubles, and 1 triple. I used 17 putts.

34th Street Loop/Ghetto Cat Loop

2012-01-10T16:58:00.000-08:00

This is weird. I just realized that I failed to report that I walked the 34th Street Loop this morning in 43:18, immediately after I opened this tonight to write about my 29:06 walking tour of the Ghetto Cat Loop.

34th Street Loop/Levy Loop

2012-01-09T09:33:00.000-08:00

I walked the 34th Street Loop this morning in 43:19. This evening I walked and jogged the Levy Loop through cool mist in 26:04.

Maple Street Loop

2012-01-08T17:44:00.000-08:00

I walked the Maple Street Loop in 30:46.

Levy Loop Classic

2012-01-07T17:19:00.000-08:00

I walked and jogged Levy Loop Classic this evening in 25:04.

34th Street Loop/First Tee

2012-01-06T07:52:00.000-08:00

I walked the 34th Street Loop this morning in 44:17. Late this afternoon I played nine holes at First Tee with Steve Grace, Bill Zhang, Steve Beatstra, and Jung Choi. We played from the back, and I scored a 52. I lost my pencil. Grace kept our score. I can't remember how many of what I had, except that I had one par. I think I used seventeen putts.

Orange Street Loop/First Tee/Levy Loop

2012-01-05T07:40:00.000-08:00

I walked and jogged the Orange Street Loop this morning in 37:33, with splits of 12:34, 12:48, and 12:11, and decided I would like to become a real estate tycoon without putting any money down.* Immediately after I stepped in from a round at First Tee, I walked the Levy Loop in 31:04. I golfed this afternoon with Steve Grace and Bill Zhang, from the back tees on the first nine, and the middle on the second. I scored a 101, with nines of 52 and 49. I had 2 pars, 6 bogies, 6 doubles, and 4 triples, and used 32 putts.

*the second clause was added as a test to see whether or not I receive advertisements from Google for get-rich-quick schemes

Chandler Street Loop/38th Street Loop

2012-01-04T07:57:00.000-08:00

I walked the Chandler Street Loop this morning in 46:29. Late this afternoon I walked the 38th Street Loop in 30:17.

Maple Street Loop

2012-01-03T16:33:00.000-08:00

I walked the Maple Street Loop this evening in 28:49. It's 37°F, very cold by this winter's standard, so far.

Chandler Street Loop

2012-01-02T19:07:00.000-08:00

I walked the Chandler Street Loop tonight in 44:10.

Maple Street Loop

2012-01-01T09:39:00.000-08:00

I walked the Maple Street Loop this morning in 30:07. Weather.com says it's 53°F. It seems warmer than that.

35th Street Loop/Orange Street Loop

2011-12-31T10:11:00.000-08:00

I walked the 35th Street Loop at lunchtime today in 59:01. At 12:14 p.m., it's sunny and 63°F. It's the middle of winter, and I have spent the day with my windows and front door open. It's fucking perfect. I walked and jogged the Orange Street Loop this afternoon in 35:19. I saw Sam on Maple Street, and Jo on Orange, halfway between here and 47th.

Sweetheart Loop

2011-12-30T08:08:00.000-08:00

I walked the Sweetheart Loop this morning in 46:13.

The 2012 Oaklawn Park season begins two weeks from today.

Levy Loop Classic

2011-12-29T08:06:00.000-08:00

I walked Levy Loop Classic this morning in 28:48.

Chandler Street Loop

2011-12-28T18:30:00.000-08:00

I walked the Chandler Street Loop tonight in 47:05.

38th Street Loop

2011-12-27T20:14:00.000-08:00

I walked the 38th Street Loop tonight in 30:47.

Ghetto Cat Loop

2011-12-26T15:06:00.000-08:00

So far it's been a warmer but wetter winter than normal. It's rained all day. The cats are all inside, including Samantha, who was a superstar yesterday. BJ's wife Linda, and Christine, the wife of a new Hasher named Cornhole, spent much of the late afternoon carrying her around my yard. I walked the Ghetto Cat Loop through light rain this afternoon in 29:20.

Levy Loop

2011-12-25T05:50:00.000-08:00

I just stepped in this morning from setting the 1,981st annual Baby Jesus Memorial Two-Mile Race to Hell and Back for the Little Rock Hash House Harriers. It took me about thirty-seven minutes, which included a stop to talk to a woman named Ally on Hillside Drive. She was out to take her dog for a walk. She told me she had lost ninety-eight pounds in the last four years, and was just about to start jogging.

There was a five-way tie for first place in the Baby Jesus Memorial Two-Mile Race to Hell and Back. Hashers named David, Scott, Kayce Hall, and Zach and Lacey ran the course in 18:58. I thought for sure someone would break my Levy Loop course record of 14:52, set in 1997, but most of the runners showed up drunk or stuffed full of Christmas food.

Cooper Bowl
COMPLETE SELLOUTS 137.78, GREEN BAY PACKERS 97.31: Aaron Rodgers threw five touchdown passes on Sunday night, his highest total of the season, but they were not enough for the Democrat Football League Packers. The Sellouts easily held on to win their fifth Cooper Bowl.
"Oh well," Packers owner Pete Perkins said. "As I've always said, it's better to have loved and lost than to have never lost at all. Now I can return to my original interest in real football."
Perkins also owns part of the National Football League Packers, who took advantage of Rodgers' performance for a 35-21 victory over the Chicago Bears. The Packers improved to 14-1 and clinched home-field advantage through the playoffs.

Chandler Street Loop

2011-12-24T20:16:00.000-08:00

I walked the Chandler Street Loop this evening in 48:47.

The Democrat Football League Green Bay Packers are getting pounded in the Cooper Bowl; the Complete Sellouts lead 137.78-57.16 after Saturday's games. Have you heard of Aaron Rodgers? He's a quarterback, and one of two people who play for the DFL and NFL Packers. The other is a defensive back named Tramon Williams. I think in the history of the DFL, a quarterback has never scored more than fifty points, or a defensive back more than twenty. The NFL Packers play tomorrow night. The DFL Packers will need record-shattering performances. I look forward to Beat the Streak.

Park Hill Loop

2011-12-23T18:43:00.000-08:00

I walked and jogged the Park Hill Loop this evening in 1:04:14.

Orange Street Loop

2011-12-22T16:03:00.000-08:00

I walked the Orange Street Loop this evening in 42:25.

Levy Loop

2011-12-21T11:23:00.001-08:00

I walked the Levy Loop early this afternoon in 31:24.

35th Street Loop

2011-12-20T15:43:00.000-08:00

I walked the 35th Street Loop this evening 1:02:09.

38th Street Loop

2011-12-19T10:53:00.000-08:00

I walked the 38th Street Loop at lunchtime in 29:36. On Emerson Drive, with about three quarters of a mile to go, I noticed a tiny zip-lock plastic bag right in the middle of the street. I picked it up and immediately knew from the smell that it was marijuana.* I plan to keep it, just in case the NFL Packers make the Super Bowl. Pot is a wonderful antidote for anxiety.

*there are frequently twenty-something-year-old boys gathered in the driveway of the nearest house to where I found the bag

Hash

2011-12-18T17:34:00.000-08:00

I mostly walked for 1:04:12 on Basil Julian's Hash run from the Rebsamen Tennis Center this afternoon to cover about four miles.

GREEN BAY PACKERS 108.84, DADBURN GALLINAPPERS 92.05: The Packers are in the Democrat Football League Cooper Bowl for the second time, and the first since 2001. They will play the Complete Sellouts, 115.01-104.97 winners over the 546 Posse. The Sellouts have won three Cooper Bowls since the DFL was formed in 1997.

Ghetto Cat Loop/Pinnacle Mountain Loop

2011-12-17T06:48:00.000-08:00

I walked the Ghetto Cat Loop this morning in 28:57. That might've been my easiest lifetime sub-29 two-mile walk. It was 28°F when I started, and there was lots of ice on the streets. After it warmed up to 50°, I walked and jogged and climbed the Pinnacle Mountain Loop in 2:02:02. My splits were 18:38 from the Visitor's Center to the east base, 10:30 to the rocks, 25:21 to the top (reached in 54:29), 25:14 to the west base, 22:54 around to the east base, and 19:25 back. The trails were all soaking wet. My feet are cold two hours later.

Sweetheart Loop/Orange Street Loop

2011-12-16T09:56:00.000-08:00

I walked the Sweetheart Loop this morning in 44:44. This evening, starting at about 5:45, I alternated five-minute jogs with one-minute walks to complete the Orange Street Loop in 34:25, with splits of 12:06, 11:25, 10:54.

The Democrat Football League Green Bay Packers are 43.17-point favorites to defeat the Dadburn Gallinappers and advance to the Cooper Bowl, where they would play the winner between the Complete Sellouts and the 546 Posse. Yahoo predicts that the final score between the Packers and the Gallinappers will be 141.48-98.31. According to DFL Commissioner Mike Livengood, the Packers are the first team in league history to have a projected score above the 130s.

38th Street Loop

2011-12-15T13:26:00.000-08:00

I walked the 38th Street Loop this afternoon 29:20.

34th Street Loop/Humpin' Hash

2011-12-14T09:34:00.000-08:00

I walked the 34th Street Loop this morning in 48:23. This evening I jogged and walked a little over four miles with the Humpin' Hash. We started and ended at Doe's Eat Place, maybe a third of a mile from the State Capitol Building, and had beer stops at an Irish themed place on Main Street in North Little Rock, and then in the basement of the Flying Saucer. I had fun.

Orange Street Loop/First Tee

2011-12-13T08:04:00.000-08:00

I jogged the Orange Street Loop this morning in 30:13, with splits of 10:37, 10:09, and 9:27. I was confident before I walked out the door that I had a chance to jog the loop non-stop. A half mile into it, my goal became to jog each mile under eleven minutes. By a mile and a half, the goal changed to breaking thirty-two minutes. Mostly, though, I wanted to feel comfortable throughout, and I did. I suspect the freshness of my legs is attributable to the fact that I walked and jogged a total of nine miles the last four days.

Jeff Krupsaw and I played our first Levy-Broadmoor Cup match since last spring. We played nine holes from the middle tees at First Tee, and I won with a 45. Krupsaw was two strokes back when we reached No. 9. I hit my tee shot within fifteen feet. Krup shanked two tee shots into the woods right and quit. I had 2 pars, 5 bogies, and 2 doubles. I used 15 putts.

Levy Loop

2011-12-12T09:41:00.000-08:00

I walked the Levy Loop this morning in 32:01.

34th Street Loop

2011-12-11T08:40:00.000-08:00

I measured the 34th Street Loop a couple of weeks ago, to replace the 33rd Street Loop. They're similar in several ways, notably today that they offer five- and three-mile choices. This morning I walked and jogged the three-mile version in 38:50.

Ghetto Cat Loop

2011-12-10T08:29:00.000-08:00

I walked the Ghetto Cat Loop this morning in 32:51.

Oaklawn Park

2011-12-09T14:42:00.000-08:00

HOT SPRINGS—I walked for 34:19 from underneath the Oaklawn Park grandstand, through the barn area, and to the far southern end of the parking lot. I went a little over two miles. I lost a total of $45 betting Tampa Bay Downs, Gulfstream Park, and Fairgrounds. The Oaklawn season starts five weeks from today.

River Trail

2011-12-08T09:54:00.000-08:00

I walked and jogged twelve miles on the River Trail from the Big Dam Bridge this morning in 2:39:45. My fastest split was 12:56 (eighth mile), and my slowest 13:45 (fourth). My legs were beat at the end.

Orange Street Loop/Ridge Road Loop

2011-12-07T07:14:00.000-08:00

We had two inches of snow last night. It looks nice on the yards and in the trees. The sky is blue today for the first time since Friday. I walked the Orange Street Loop this morning in 48:03. Late this afternoon I walked the Ridge Road Loop in 1:00:53.

38th Street Loop/River Trail

2011-12-06T07:32:00.000-08:00

It's cold. I walked through a fifteen-second snow flurry this morning on the 38th Street Loop, which I finished in 30:26.

You know, when it never gets over 37°F, then it's cold here, no matter what time of year it is. It snowed and then misted on me as I walked and jogged ten miles on the River Trail, starting and ending at the I-30 bridge. It took me 2:04:33. My splits ranged from 11:55 for the sixth mile, and 12:59 for the fourth.

Chandler Street Loop

2011-12-05T05:44:00.000-08:00

Well, the weather outside is frightful. I walked and jogged the Chandler Street Loop through cold rain and endless puddles this morning in 40:57.

Maple Street Loop/Hash

2011-12-04T08:46:00.000-08:00

It started raining at bedtime last night and hasn't stopped. I guess it won't until tomorrow. I found a window of mere drizzle this morning, and walked the Maple Street Loop in 32:43. And it rained throughout our Hash run this afternoon, set by Petra from Alsopp Park. I got there late, and walked for a little over a half an hour with Tiny Tim Biggs.

GREEN BAY PACKERS 146.49, DE G.O.A.T. 74.36
The NFL Green Bay Packers beat the New York Giants, 31-28, and are now 12-0. The DFL Green Bay Packers beat the crap out of De G.O.A.T. to win their tenth consecutive game and finish the regular season at 10-3, and in second place. We'll next play in two weeks, in the Cooper Bowl semifinals.

Pinnacle Mountain

2011-12-03T12:21:00.000-08:00

My calves felt fine all the way. I jogged and walked the six-mile loop from the Pinnacle Mountain Visitor's Center in 1:57:58. It took me 18:34 to get from the Center to the east base, 36:40 to climb the east side, 23:19 to descend the west side, and 39:25 to get back to the Visitor's Center.

Orange Street Loop/First Tee/Levy Loop

2011-12-02T09:01:00.001-08:00

I walked the Orange Street Loop this morning in 45:31.

I played First Tee from the back tees this afternoon with Jung Kim, Bill Zhang, Steve Grace, and Steve Beatstra in 100, with nines of 52 and 48. I had 3 pars, 5 bogies, 8 doubles, and 3 triples. I used 33 putts. I got home a little after dark and walked the Levy Loop in 32:53.

OVERHEARD
"No. They were just two chips passing in the night."
—Steve Grace, after I asked him if our chip shots had hit each other on the No. 6 green. It was close to dusk

Sweetheart Loop/River Trail

2011-12-01T08:01:00.001-08:00

I walked the Sweetheart Loop this morning in 44:56. This afternoon I started on the River Trail from the I-30 bridge and walked and jogged four miles out and back in 48:27, with splits of 12:38, 11:37, 12:10, and 12:02.

Orange Street Loop/First Tee/Levy Loop Classic

2011-11-30T06:18:00.000-08:00

I walked the Orange Street Loop this morning in 44:04. It's 31°F at 8:22 p.m. I plan to golf later this morning, when it should be in the mid- to upper-40s.

I played First Tee from the middle tees this morning and afternoon in 96, with nines of 51 and 45. I had 2 pars, 10 bogies, 4 doubles, and 2 triples, and used 34 putts.

Starting at 6:30 or so, I walked Levy Loop Classic in 31:37.

River Trail/Chandler Street Loop

2011-11-29T13:25:00.001-08:00

Samantha was licking herself in the front yard when I returned from a six-mile walk and jog at the River Trail. I did an out-and-back from the Big Dam Bridge in 1:18:10. This evening I walked the Chandler Street Loop in 46:30.

GREEN BAY PACKERS 101.63, MUDVILLE NINE 84.49: The Green Bay Packers (9-3) easily survived a late rally by the Mudville Nine (0-11) to win their ninth consecutive game, and to insure themselves a spot in the 2011 Democrat Football League playoffs. With a victory next week, the Packers will finish the season as no worse than the second seed, and thus have a bye into the Cooper Bowl semifinals for the third consecutive season.

38th Street Loop

2011-11-28T11:49:00.000-08:00

I walked the 38th Street Loop this afternoon in 31:12. I haven't seen Sam since Saturday night. I thought she'd show up when it quit raining, but she hasn't. Sam is my least favorite of these cats, but, man, I miss her. I'm about a day short of stapling Zeroxed photos of her to telephone poles (that written, I recognize that the time I've heretofore spent worrying about these fucking cats was wasted. They're expert at taking care of themselves, I know).

Maple Street Loop/Hash

2011-11-27T06:19:00.000-08:00

We had an eighteen-hour rain. It's stopped now. The final bit of drizzle fell as I walked the Maple Street Loop this morning in 32:29. I jogged and walked for 42:41 with the Hash this afternoon from Knoop Park, so probably covered about three miles.

Sweetheart Loop/Orange Street Loop

2011-11-26T09:08:00.000-08:00

I walked the Sweetheart Loop in 48:01 this morning. I saw the red cat again, only he was up a different driveway. He came running and meowing. It started to rain when I was about two minutes from home, and, at 6:21 p.m., it hasn't stopped. I got in about five minutes ago from walking and jogging the Orange Street Loop in 37:53.

38th Street Loop/33rd Street Loop

2011-11-25T08:26:00.000-08:00

I walked the 38th Street Loop this morning in 31:01. Late this afternoon through early evening I walked and jogged the 33rd Street Loop in 1:00:40. My splits were 12:52, 13:02, 12:21, 11:26, and 11:00.

Maple Street Loop

2011-11-24T07:23:00.000-08:00

I just learned watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade that a chemist named Edwin Perkins invented Kool-Aid, and also that the inflated Kool-Aid pitcher guy has a hand that's six-feet long. Before that, I walked and jogged the Maple Street Loop in 26:14. That's all I'll do today, except watch football, and attempt to fry and eat the four pounds of oysters I bought last night.

Levy Loop Classic/Orange Street Loop

2011-11-23T05:54:00.001-08:00

I walked Levy Loop Classic this morning in 30:21, and this evening I walked and jogged the Orange Street Loop in 37:43. My longest jog was about three minutes. It takes a jog for me to feel the nugget of soreness deep in my right calf. I gave tomorrow as the over-under on when it would be one-hundred percent healed. I think I'll move that to sometime next week. I'll say Monday.

Okay, forget the girls at the Nashville Pizza Hut or Walmart. When A Different Closet sells its five-hundred thousandth copy, I now plan to marry Kristen, the waitress at the Texarkana Red Lobster who dropped out of TCU to raise money and who aspires to be a fashion designer.

Orange Street Loop/Maple Street Loop

2011-11-22T07:48:00.000-08:00

I walked the Orange Street Loop through heavy mist this morning in 45:55. My right calf remains a little sore. It feels as if there is a small lump in it. It's cancer, I'm sure.

My cancer diagnosis was confirmed this afternoon when I walked the Maple Street Loop in 33:41.

38th Street Loop/Levy Loop

2011-11-21T12:09:00.000-08:00

I walked the 38th Street Loop this afternoon in 33:45. My calf feels much better. I'll put the over-under on it being one-hundred percent at three days, or Thanksgiving morning. And it felt even better this evening, when I walked the Levy Loop in 31:49.

The DFL Green Bay Packers didn't play very well, but the No. 1 Complete Sellouts have really underachieved. We lead 89.77-65.61. The Sellouts have New England tight end Rob Gronkowski going tonight against Kansas City. If Gronkowski scores 24.37 or more points, we lose. In nine games, he's done that twice. The NFL Packers beat Tampa Bay something like 35-27 to improve to 10-0.

GREEN BAY PACKERS 89.77, COMPLETE SELLOUTS 88.53: Rob Gronkowski caught his second touchdown pass with 10:27 left in the third quarter, causing the Packers to shit themselves, but he failed to catch another pass, and the Packers held on for their eighth consecutive victory. At 8-3, the Packers are now in second place in the sixteen-team Democrat Football League, one game behind the Sellouts with two games left in the regular season.

Levy Loop

2011-11-20T06:32:00.000-08:00

I walked the Levy Loop this morning in 47:11 to extend my streak of at least walking two miles to three years, one-hundred and twenty-four days. My calf feels better than I expected it to, but it will have to feel quite a bit better tomorrow or I'll start a new streak whenever I can again walk comfortably.

Pinnacle Mountain

2011-11-19T10:51:00.000-08:00

I was about ten steps past the peak of Pinnacle Mountain when I pulled my right calf muscle. It's not as bad as the left-calf pull from June of 2006, but I wasn't sure of that as I limped down the mountain. I was doing the six-mile loop from the Visitors' Center. It took me 52:26 to get to the top, and then 1:59:43 to go down the west side, around, and back to my car. I was out for a total of 2:52:09. Now I'll spend a day of ice, ibuprofen, meat, and football. I might buy beer.

Maple Street Loop/Orange Street Loop

2011-11-17T07:00:00.000-08:00

I walked and jogged the Maple Street Loop this morning in 25:05, and the Orange Street Loop late this afternoon in 40:02.

35th Street Loop/Rebsamen Park Golf Course/Humpin' Hash

2011-11-16T06:53:00.000-08:00

I walked and jogged the four-mile 35th Street Loop through dark gray, windy bluster this morning in 54:29.

It was too wet to golf today, so to make up for the lost exercise I walked the cart path for eighteen holes at Rebsamen Park Golf Course. It took me 1:25:58. I guess I walked about five and a half miles.

I was out with the Humpin' Hash for thirty-eight minutes this evening. We began and ended at Hanaroo Sushi Bar on Capitol, about two blocks from the Democrat-Gazette Building. I jogged most of the way, and Misty's iPhone said we covered 3.22 miles.

I failed to write yesterday that the DFL Packers won their seventh consecutive game with a 150.12-109.51 victory over the Fat Chicks. We're 7-3 and in third place. We play the first-place Complete Sellouts this weekend. The NFL Packers beat the Minnesota Vikings, 45-7, and are 9-0.

Chandler Street Loop

2011-11-15T18:55:00.000-08:00

I walked the Chandler Street Loop through a driving rain tonight in 45:39.

River Trail/Orange Street Loop

2011-11-14T10:07:00.000-08:00

I bit off a little too much this morning. I alternated one-minute jogs with two-minute walks to complete ten miles on the River Trail, out and back from The Big Dam Bridge, in 2:10:54, with splits of 12:22, 12:20, 12:50, 13:35, 12:51, 13:20, 13:13, 13:20, 13:36, and 13:26. I was cooked at the end.

Late this afternoon I walked the Orange Street Loop in 46:09.

The DFL Green Bay Packers lead Walt Webb's Fat Chicks 114.92-93.82. I have quarterback Aaron Rodgers going for the NFL Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football tonight. Walt has Green Bay tight end Jermichael Finley, and Green Bay kicker Mason Crosby. The only way I can lose is if Rodgers gets hurt early, and some other quarterback throws three or more touchdown passes to Finley, or if Rodgers gets hurt or doesn't score and Crosby sets the NFL record for field goals in a game.

Maple Street Loop/Hash

2011-11-13T07:42:00.001-08:00

I walked the Maple Street Loop this morning in 31:14. This afternoon I jogged and walked for 1:09:54 with the Hash, mostly with a pretty med student named Allison, in Pinnacle Mountain State Park. I'm guessing we covered about five miles.

Ridge Road Loop/Levy Loop Classic

2011-11-12T09:02:00.000-08:00

I walked the Ridge Road Loop this morning in 57:44. Late this afternoon, at dusk, I walked Levy Loop Classic in 30:40.

Ghetto Cat Loop/First Tee

2011-11-11T05:23:00.001-08:00

I walked and jogged the Ghetto Cat Loop this morning in 26:55.

I played First Tee from the middles this morning and afternoon in 105, with nines of 55 and 50. I had 3 pars, 7 bogies, 3 doubles, 3 triples, 1 quadruple, and 1 hexagonal (I hit the par-four 7th on the first nine in six, and five-putted for an 11). I used 34 putts, so not bad except for the five-putt. A five-putt. Fuck. I played with Mark Burk, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, whose wife is here for cancer treatment at UAMS.

Levy Loop/Chandler Street Loop

2011-11-10T05:24:00.000-08:00

I walked the Levy Loop this morning in 30:00 (29:59.56 to be exact). This evening, starting at about five o'clock, I walked the Chandler Street Loop in 43:16. I walked the final, downhill mile in 13:26.

OVERHEARD
"My mom said, 'I don't understand. Why doesn't he just drive himself down there to get it?' "
—Tim Cooper, telling me today what his mother said when he told her he was driving me to Nashville so I could bring my car back to Levy

Sweetheart Loop/Humpin' Hash

2011-11-09T07:27:00.000-08:00

Two things. First, my legs felt great this morning. It seemed as if I walked slowly, but I finished the Sweetheart Loop in 45:20. Maybe I'll be able to keep up a little better if I run with the Humpin' Hash this evening. Secondly, I had a rare cat experience today. I might get one of these every couple of years or so; a cat in the wreck of a neighborhood on the other side of 47th Street, a half a mile from here, toward the end of my walk, ran from the street up a driveway toward his house when he saw me approach. He turned and hunched down, thirty feet from the street. Just as I reached the base of the driveway, he meowed. I stopped and made the clicking sound that I make with my tongue to attract pets. The cat stepped forward a foot or so, then hesitated. I sat on my heels, repeated the sound, and, as I expected, he jogged to me, and purred as I petted him and picked him up. He was an orange tiger cat, short hair, maybe a pound or two heavier than Jo. I hope to see him again.

Man, I felt good running with the Humpin' Hash this evening. According to a Misty's iPhone®, we covered a total of 4.34 miles, from the Town Pump to Cajun's Wharf, then back to the Town Pump. I jogged nearly non-stop for 48:34.

38th Street Loop/First Tee

2011-11-08T05:15:00.000-08:00

I walked the 38th Street Loop this morning in 31:16. My legs were deader than Joe Frazier's chance to recapture the Heavyweight crown. It's gorgeous out, partly cloudy, warm, windy, packed with the typical pastel colors of fall. The leaves looked like butterflies. It should be a good day for a round of shitty golf.

This may sounds nuts, but for the first day with a golf club in my hand since August 23, I was pleased by my round of 108 at First Tee today. I scored nines of 56 and 52. I had 2 pars, 6 bogies, 5 doubles, 2 triples, 1 quadruple, and 2 pentagonals. Blow up holes killed my score. I used 30 putts.

Chandler Street Loop/Levy Loop

2011-11-07T06:42:00.001-08:00

I walked the Chandler Street Loop this morning in 45:58, and walked and jogged the Levy Loop early this afternoon in 27:11.

The DFL Green Bay Packers won their sixth consecutive game and improved to 6-3 with their 115.71-64.47 victory over the Dadburn Gallinappers. The NFL Green Bay Packers are 8-0 after their 45-38 victory over the San Diego Chargers.

Maple Street Loop/Hash

2011-11-06T09:41:00.000-08:00

I walked the Maple Street Loop this morning in 29:55.

I jogged and walked Ron Gimblet's Hash run through Burns this afternoon, mostly with Bob Marston and Basil Julian. I was out for thirty-five minutes. I'd say I went about two and a half miles.

Orange Street Loop

2011-11-05T09:10:00.000-07:00

I walked and jogged the Orange Street Loop this morning in 38:24.

If anyone checks the results from churchilldowns.com this evening, and sees that the pick-six numbers are 2/7/3/10/4/12, then they may reach me at Port Palace, my base as I search for appropriate property in and around Monte Carlo.

I picked one winner today, an 11-1 shot in the fourth race, so finished ahead $16.00 for the day, and $9.50 for the event. They sounded disappointed when I cancelled my reservation at Port Palace.

Ghetto Cat Loop

2011-11-04T05:54:00.000-07:00

I walked the Ghetto Cat Loop this morning in 29:30.

On my way back from Nashville this afternoon, I drove by Oaklawn Park to bet all of today's and tomorrow's Breeder's Cup races, then drove on to Levy to watch them on television. I lost a total of $6.50 on today's card. That's fine. I'm pretty confident that I'll be rich by this time tomorrow evening.

38th Street Loop

2011-11-03T07:52:00.000-07:00

Today feels like winter. It's 47°F, gray, and windy. I walked the 38th Street Loop in 28:37.

Levy Loop/Humping Hash

2011-11-02T13:00:00.000-07:00

I walked the Levy Loop this afternoon in 27:37.

I was out from Reno's in downtown North Little Rock with the Hash for about forty-five minutes tonight. I ran most of the way, so probably covered about four miles. We went across the new bridge to the Clinton Library. This might be hard to imagine, but there now are five pedestrian bridges across the Arkansas River. I like this one most.

Orange Street Loop

2011-11-01T08:57:00.000-07:00

I walked the Orange Street Loop this morning in 46:07.

The DFL Green Bay Packers won their fifth consecutive game with a 93.33-64.25 victory over the Cavemen, and, at 5-3, moved into fifth place. The top six teams make the playoffs. The NFL Packers had a bye week, and remain the only undefeated NFL team at 7-0.

I walked the Sweetheart Loop late yesterday afternoon. It took me a little over forty-five minutes.

Old Center Point Road/York Gary Loop/Maple Street Loop

2011-10-30T08:06:00.000-07:00

I walked and jogged four miles on Old Center Point Road in Nashville on Friday night, and walked the York Gary Loop in 31:34 yesterday morning. I walked the Maple Street Loop this morning in 32:15.

York Gary Loop

2011-10-27T19:46:00.001-07:00

NASHVILLE—I walked the York Gary Loop tonight in 29:20.

York Gary Loop

2011-10-26T08:35:00.000-07:00

I walked the York Gary Loop this morning in 33:02.

Old Center Point Road

2011-10-25T18:04:00.000-07:00

NASHVILLE—I walked and jogged six miles tonight on Old Center Point Road in 1:18:14.

Levy Loop Classic

2011-10-24T18:23:00.000-07:00

I walked Levy Loop Classic tonight, after I ate a million-calorie cheeseburger and way too many piles of potato chunks and purple-onion slices all deep fried to pieces, in 32:30.

The NFL Green Bay Packers beat the cowshit out of the Minnesota Vikings to remain undefeated. The DFL Green Bay Packers won their fourth consecutive game, and improved to 4-3 with a 125.01-82.47 victory over the Subdivisions.

OVERHEARD
"I think it's a tie."
—My mother, after I asked her which she preferred, the fried potatoes and onions or the cheeseburger

Orange Street Loop

2011-10-23T18:54:00.000-07:00

I walked the Orange Street Loop in 44:28 late this afternoon.

38th Street Loop

2011-10-22T12:38:00.000-07:00

I walked and jogged the 38th Street Loop this afternoon in 26:06.

Levy Loop Classic

2011-10-21T05:18:00.001-07:00

I walked and jogged Levy Loop Classic this morning in 24:45. This was my first run in sub-40°F weather since, heck, maybe last February.

Levy Trail

2011-10-20T10:19:00.000-07:00

I walked and jogged the Levy Trail from here to Camp Robinson and back in 1:08:37. It took me 35:24 going out and 33:13 coming back. The climb to Camp Robinson is at least two hundred feet, I believe.* I covered about five miles. I alternated three-minute walks with one-minute jogs and felt smooth and comfortable all the way.

*I don't believe that anymore. According the GPS my brother Jim gave me for my car last Christmas, my driveway is at 317 feet, and the intersection of the Levy Trail and Camp Robinson at 488 feet. It's a climb of 171 feet

Levy Loop

2011-10-19T10:36:00.000-07:00

I walked the Levy Loop at lunchtime in 29:05.

York Gary Loop

2011-10-18T04:40:00.001-07:00

I walked the York Gary Loop this morning in 29:18.

Old Center Point Road

2011-10-17T17:39:00.000-07:00

NASHVILLE—I walked and jogged four miles on Old Center Point Road this evening in 49:27.

The NFL Green Bay Packers remained undefeated with a 24-3 victory over the St. Louis Rams. The DFL Green Bay Packers improved to 3-3 with an 85.68-68.78 victory over K-Squad.

Maple Street Loop

2011-10-16T06:57:00.001-07:00

I walked the Maple Street Loop this morning in 31:23.

The DFL Green Bay Packers are playing a team called K-Squad today. Yahoo predicts a final score of Packers 96, K-Squad 90. We're 2-3, and tied for seventh with eight games left. Six teams make the playoffs.

OVERHEARD
“Na Yeon played great and she made a couple birdies on the back nine. You know, it's fun and I enjoy it, and I finished second this week; that means I still have space to improve next week.”
—Yani Tseng, who finished a stroke behind Na Yeon Choi late Sunday afternoon in Malaysia

“I wasn’t nervous when I started today but starting getting nervous on 15 when I hear that Yani got birdie, birdie. So I was nervous, like from 15, 16, 17, 18. I was so nervous, but I had a great result. So it feels amazing.”
—Na Yeon Choi