Im going to spend 30 days unlike any 30 days I've spent thus far.

Im going to get up each morning at 7:00 am.
Im going to run 3.5 miles, gradually increasing until Im running 5.0 miles every other day.
Im going to alternate running with a weight lifting program (details of which need to be researched)
Im going to eat 3 meals a day.
Im going to drastically reduce the amount of coffee and alcohol in my diet.
I will take vitamin pills each morning, even if I choke to goddamn death on them. (I can't swallow pills)
I will engage in at least one social expansion experiment each week, in an effort to surround myself with Good Friends.(tm)
I will record each day of this experiment in my journal.

This will be a one month experiment, happily beginning on the first day of February, the shortest month of the year. Short and symetrical.

4 weeks from now I expect to feel stronger, healthier, confident and optimistic. And tired.

My brother Jon is awesome. Record snowfall in Boston: he prepares for combat. He actually dressed like this for the campus snowball fight. I only wish I was there to fight along his side.

Good friends and great conversation. New friends Jason and Nicholas. They single handed from San Francisco. We drank some beers (many) and told stories of sailing and life at sea. A very enjoyable evening. This weekend we'll sail to Catalina.