If we’re mentioning brief moments he forgot Faith and crazy-hot praying mantis teacher lady. 
I got a hair under five miles. Probably jogged about two, and walked the rest. I wasn’t keeping close track of my progress … my mind was otherwise occupied.
So one does simply walk when occupied with thoughts of …bonsai!
As always, an excellent post, Sauron!
About half way through your OP, I was expecting to hear you were posting from a hospital bed!
Best read I’ve had in a long while - thanks for sharing! 
Hats off to you, my good man!
I read it first, then proceeded to read it aloud to my mom, both of us quite enjoyed it and would like another one! Please?
MyMack_1, try this:
Click on Sauron’s name(at the beginning of his post) to open his profile.
Select the “Statistics” tab.
Choose “Find all threads started by Sauron.”
Look for the ones he started in MPSIMS.
That should hook you up with some pretty good samples.
Thanks to everyone for the kind words! I think it was Voltaire who said “Validation is the sincerest form of flattery.” Or maybe it was Spongebob Squarepants. I get those two confused.
MyMack_1, at the risk of being TOO self-promoting, I’d also suggest checking out my blog and book. If you’re interested, that is.
For anybody interested, I do officially have bronchitis. And Cotton Root Rot. (Well, in my shrubs, anyway. Not me personally. At least, not that I’m aware of.)
Bronchitis is a common symptom of Cotton Root Rot.
And I think that “Anyanka” is more likely to be a nickname than a full name, if I remember my Russian diminutive suffixes correctly…