Barefoot Running

So, in an effort to work out some on my day off, I decided to take a little jog around the apartment complex. I also decided that I would do it barefoot, for the sake of experimentation after reading quite a few articles about the benefits of it.

Skip ahead twenty minutes.

I am now back on my couch with my feet on wet washcloths remembering the summers of skipping across the parking lot to the pool because pavement reaches a sultry 125 degrees when left out in the Florida sun. This experience once again revived my desire to get a pair of the Vibram's Five Finger shoes. Call me a wimp, sure, but unfortunately my school required us to wear shoes so we were unable to develop our own leather soles on our feet.

I guess for now I'll just stick with the shoes, or maybe find a nice patch of grass to go barefoot on for a while. I can probably deal with the allergies better than the blistering heat.

Berlin Philharmonic

This is one of my favorite songs ever for horn ensemble, "Farewell to Red Castle" by Kerry Turner as performed by the Berlin Philharmonic horn choir.