High sixties temperature today, drove out to Cowles around 5 p.m. for a 3.4-mile run. 

The Return of a great big Black Bear to our patio around 11:30 p.m. tonight.

The Beast spent some time tearing up an empty birdseed bag.

Bands and Live Performances I've been a part of:

#15.

Primitives, Private House Party (Burlingame), late summer 1984 (another guess).

Stick a fork in us, we were done.  

LM was unable to drum, Wheatbread attempted to.  

Mike G tried to sing.  Al didn't.

Vango played a bit.

It was over.

"Non" Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #10 for 2024...

"The Devil Knows You're Dead " written by Lawrence Block, first published in 1993.

This is book eleven of the Mathew Scudder Series.

Joined the gang for a run from Crow Hill in Stafford, with aspirations to hit a turnaround point at The Trustee's of Reservations "Peaked Mountain" site.

Old Goat and I managed 5.6-miles, and a successful finding of Peaked's Peak.

K2 & JF got close to "Rattlesnake" Peak, with a nice effort at the finish.

Early day spent with having three locks replaced, with a fourth key being furnished for my vehicle.

Mid-day drove to Granville and managed a effort driven 8.4-miles in around two-hours.

Farmington River Park run on a bright, warm sunny day.

4.6-miles, enjoyable adventure.

"High Points" along trails during February 2024... 

Trying like a beast...

• West Suffield Mountain, Metacomet (NET) Trail, West Suffield, CT
• Talcott Mountain Ridge, Metacomet (NET) Trail, Bloomfield, CT
• Laurel Hill, Simsbury, CT
• Bashan Hill, Worthington, MA
• Knowles Hill, Worthington, MA
• Parsons Hill, Worthington, MA

"Non" Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #09 for 2024...

"The Witcher:  The Sword of Destiny" written by Andrzej Sapkowski, first published in 1992 (Polish) and in 2015 (English).  It is considered the 2nd installment of "The Witcher" series.

What Played in Ed's Head -- 

Music listened to for the time-period February 1st through February 29th, 2024:

Weekly drive to Adams for a visit with the folks.

Early on I stopped in Windsor at Notchview Reservation to complete a 2.2-mile jog on Hume Road and Hume Brook Trail before the final destination in Adams.

Had a great visit with my folks including DL's homemade macaroni and cheese, with Kielbasa slices from Perkarski's.

On the drive home, I stopped in Cummington to explore the snowmobile trail from Route 9 toward Dodwell's Road (which I had been on once before, with Tippi, on February 25, 2008).  

I managed another 2.7-miles round trip, but came up short on completing the route to Dodwell.

The snowmobile trail was lost at roughly the high point of land, in a meadow that was fairly grown in with briars.

Looks like I will need to try again and look at the Dodwell entry point, but with the two combined efforts I managed 4.9-miles of jogging through some awesome woods.

Joined the gang for a run in the Bear Hole Reservoir Basin, with a northerly route to Ashley Pond.

Old Goat and I managed 8.8-miles, K2 & JF got out and finished the "pond".

Excellent day, shorts were fine, two tops were not as the temperature reached over sixty-degrees.

Hit Farmington River Park in Bloomfield early morning to beat the rain.

Completed 6.8-miles, avoided the rain, and may have explored some paths previously unfamiliar.

DL and I attended the Jonathan Richman Concert at the Academy of Music in Northampton, Massachusetts this evening. 

At the end of the workday, I completed 3.2-miles around the "Point".

"Non" Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #08 for 2024...

This is a re-read, something I don't normally do so soon after an initial reading.  I wanted to fully grasp the differences between the novels and the television episodes, so a re-dipping was necessary.  I had last completed reading this around November 15th, 2023.

"The Witcher:  The Last Wish" written by Andrzej Sapkowski, first published in 1993 (Polish) and in 2007 (English).  It is considered the 1st installment of "The Witcher" fantasy series.

The Witcher was preceded by 1992's Sword of Destiny, but is officially considered the first entry in the series and Sword of Destiny the second. The collection contains seven short stories interspersed with a continuing frame story: Geralt of Rivia, after having been injured in battle, rests in a temple. During that time he has flashbacks to recent events in his life, with each flashback forming a short story.