average life

The Big Contest for Sheep :), originally uploaded by burak yilmaz.

I reached the stop sign that I decided a block ago would be where I would start walking again. At least today my side was hurting instead of my chest. For the four millionth time in my life I decided I wanted to be able to climb a flight of stairs without seeing a bright light. I decided to start running again. And by “again”, I mean, the first time in three years.

I walked at a slightly bent angle and tried to distract myself by switching to a snappy tune on my nano. It was about then that I was passed by two joggers that effortlessly glided by me. Instantly every swear word I knew flooded into my mind and was applied to the joggers who were disappearing down the sidewalk. There were even a few swear words that weren’t really applicable to the situation.

As I watched the yellow shirt and his friend jogging off into the distance, a thought occurred to me, “where am I?”