Ground Level

A heat wave rolls in this weekend.  Personnel outside are drenched in sweat early this morning.  I wonder how they do it.

Escaping to a local air conditioned bookstore, I type in a keyword marathon into the computer terminal and press enter.  Five or six books appear, I press on a title with my finger and see a show map button.

These books are not located in the Health section but reside in Sports, across the aisle from the Logic Puzzle and Sudoku books.  Treated windows overlook the parking lot and a lone road that leads nowhere.  A developer and a local utilities company are debating on who is responsible for installing utilities along a closed segment of connecting road.

Turning my attention to the shelf of books, guns and soccer hold eye level positions.  My eyes scan downward looking for the letter R.  Sorted Alphabetically by Sport. Running books occupy two shelves, and I take a seat on the floor to look at them.

Yes, my friends, running is that low on the totem pole.

Among the training guides, I laugh at some of the book titles.  Others cause me to stop and pull the book from the shelf to get a closer look at it.  I do find what I am looking for and take another with me for entertainment value.