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Sorry, no photos. (Or maybe that should read: You're welcome, no photos? Onwards.)

My Facebook update read, "Less blood, less pain, even more fun. Don't care that our winning streak ended at one game." but I fear I was a little early in declaring "less pain".

It's now the morning after and — mercy! — I hurt. The running has made a difference; yesterday at soccer I ran harder and spent less time on the bench, but it wasn't too long after the game that I started to hurt just as badly as I had after the first game. And this morning-after is just as bad as the first one was, last week.

I am not complaining, mind you. I've been very sedentary for a long time, so it's no surprise that getting active again is going to take time and a little pain. And, well, I'm not quite so young as I used to be. But we won't say anything about that.

In other news, my third tabloid came back from the printer, looking (dare I say it) very good indeed, and including an ad for my services. Among other projects this week (yes, there's a Doctor Who analysis coming), I intend to have proper Hire Me section for ed-rex.com up by the end of the week.

I miss the old days, when more often than not, blogging was for me, just blogging. Talking about whatever came to mind, whatever I had been doing or thinking or feeling. I miss the days when I didn't bother with the spell-check and my primary purpose on the internet was entertainment and just getting to know people.

And yeah, I even miss my experiment with living my life in a nearly clear bubble, telling all as if I were some kind of celebrity child with an axe to grind.

Or at least, with one hell urge towards ego-maniacal self-exposure.

That fit at least seems to be behind me; you new-comers are unlikely to have inflicted upon you details of my sex life or the number of hairs that reside upon my chest, and those few of you old-timers who still actually stop by to read, well, we'll always have those memories, won't we?

Onwards. This morning I will talk about neither Doctor Who nor Treme, but about my wonderful Raven, and the exciting lives we lead. And also, about my upcoming debut on the football pitch.

( More dull real-life adventures behind the cut. )

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