After briefly stretching out, I started a brisk walk. This happens to be the most I have ever run at one time. What strikes me as significant about that is that it's a sign that I'm in much better mental and physical shape than I ever have been. The fact that I was able to get more exercise in one outing than ever before without having done much strenuous activity lately is something that I'm proud of. I've put on about ten pounds since the beginning of the semester, and I think I both look and feel better than I ever have.
Life is good.
My other issue here concerns what I publish on this page. I decided to go ahead and publish it because I believe very strongly in the First Amendment and the value of free speech and expression. I want to further dialogue, not suppress it. Free speech allows for everything from religious texts to Hustler magazine. Sometimes the products of free speech are not pretty, but that is not grounds for the dismissal of free speech.