Commitment. Dedication. Whatever.

When you turn the TV off, you turn the world on. Perhaps the key is committing to what you really want to do. It's not the obligation or the deadline, it's waking up every morning and thinking about what you can do next, and the possibilities are wide open.

Right now I'm living my ideal Sunday: coffee outside with KFOG's Acoustic Sunrise playing in the background (all radio, even local, is streamed over the Internet at my house), a bit of cleaning, and later an afternoon in Golden Gate Park and Haight Street. I need some new guitar strings and maybe I'll find something interesting at Amoeba Records. The DJ there always has something on tap. Last time it was Taken by Trees, a 45 single.

Of course a vital part of my ideal Sunday is resting, relaxing, and generally feeling good, made possible by a Saturday morning long run. Twelve miles yesterday, I'm finally back in the range of the long distance runner. It takes hard work to relax this much.

Within it all, I keep thinking about what I've committed to do, how much I want to do it, and what do I most want to commit to next? The possibilites are wide open.

Rock n Roll Seattle

So I got talked into running a fourth marathon. I can accept that. I've been slacking, I can accept that too. Now, after fighting a wicked cold I'm pretty much starting from my base, so I better get serious about training from here on out.

Rock n Roll Seattle Marathon

This looks like it could be a whole lot of fun. Miles and miles of fun. I had my first marathon. I had my on-my-own marathon, I had my worst marathon. Now it's time for my best. It's going to take time, dedication, willpower. It would be a good idea to give up television for a while. I need to start now, and before I put it off another minute I'll say it again.

Right now is the only time I ever do anything.

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