Good morning.
How was your day off yesterday?

I went for a LDSR in the morning. This means a Long Distance Slow Run. It was the first time I have done this in a while. The reason is: there are only two more months left in this year. When this year began I weighed 75 kilograms. But now, I weigh 78. I think I put on some muscle weight, because this year I began lifting weights again, but when I look at my stomach, otherwise known as a neer belly, I think...maybe it is the beer. So I want to trim down, and get to 75 kgs before December 31st of this year. As many of you know, as we get older it is more and more difficult to lose weight...So I have to get on it, work out hard, and jsut do it!! No pain no gain!!

Below are Ms. e's email explanation and photos of her trip to Okayama the other day. I have heard a lot of good things about Okayama, and I like nature, so one day I want to make another visit there.

My trip to Okayama was wonderful.I enjoyed walking under the sunshine,sight seeing and had a wonderful timewithfriends.As I told you yesterday,we have a unique relationship for long time.Recently,I often go to Tokyo but not go to country place,so I could relaxand wasrefreshed.I like Okayama prefecture because it has mountain areas , Inland sea andmany historical places.In the mountain area,there are some hot springs. about the pictures: ・The big stones:there are along the mountain side in Sohja (not soldier)city.The stones were lifted up by "Oni" (Japanese devil) by old folk story.Do you know the story of "Momotaro"?He was born from floating peach and he went to Onigashima towipe out of devils with his buddies. It is an old famous folk story forkids in Japan.Many legends of the story are at some places in Okayama. ・Beautiful sunset and the famous five stories tower ・And some pictures of Bittyu-Matsuyama castle.I was a little surprised because the doctor (I don't know his name) doesn'tknow about the castleeven though he grow up in Okayama.