Oct 19, 2025
First, it's a very personal episode. Mayhap too
personal.
I've been spending alot more of my time in
the present lately...actually, I've been doing that for awhile
now. It's not that I didn't care about my past or the way my
actions have shaped me...but, you get it, right? Why dawdle in the
past when there's so much goodness in the future...or at least, the
possibility for goodness?
Entropy's a bitch man, but it will not be
denied. Might as well greet it with acceptance and hope.
So there's that...it's a very personal
episode. In a weird way, it's where this 20 year old podcast has
been going all along...to episode 388.
And that's the other thing, in a way...this
is also a celebration of 20 years of my podcasting.
Now...I'll be honest with you...because what
would be the point of dishonesty? 20 years is meaningless....I mean
in a quantifiable way. It's a tick on the clock. It's
only 31% of my lifespan thus far. Fellow runners have been
with me for almost a third of my life....but, THAT's not a big
deal.
What is a big deal is that we got to spend
any time together at all. That's what I'm celebrating. It's an
anniversary, sure....but the word "anniversary" comes from the
latin "annus versus" - year turning....and that's led to the latin
term "anniversarius" meaning returning yearly.
Returning to what exactly? I'm looking
forward...but okay, let's acknowledge the past.
Hi there past, you're
looking...thinner.
Well, it's been nice catching up, gotta
run.
I've always found the image and
characteristics of the ouroboros disturbing. A serpent that eats
it's own tail, a snake that consumes itself. That can't end
well.
But in a way this episode, the 20th
anniversarius of Phedippidations does go back to the very
beginning...maybe you can think of it as getting back to where I
started, or even better: a new start away from the past.
I don't know, just call it a new take on an
oldy by a goody? Or...if that doesn't work how about: Let's reboot
the baby.
But of course that implies we've already
given the baby the boot...we're just doing it again.
Other things you should know: I started
writing this episode back on March 23rd, of this year, 2025...at
exactly 1:42 in the afternoon.
So...I took my time on this one. 222 days
exactly....that's 7 months 8 days. Yeah, I wasn't in a rush to get
this out.
I'm not into numerology or anything magical
like that, but the fact that I did borrow the final audio from
episode 222 of this goofy little podcast is a surious correlation:
and those are cool.
As to why I didn't get this out, well...I
was doing other stuff. I was otherwise occupied...and as the weeks
went on, I wasn't sure that I'd actually ever find the time to
finish writing, recording and "oh MY holy invisible flying
spaggetti monster in space" actually editing this thing.
But I found some inspiration and time. So,
on Friday October 31st at noon eastern time...there will be a new
episode for you to listen to.
Or not. You're call.
It doesn't really matter anymore. Maybe
you'll listen, maybe not, maybe you'll like it, or maybe you'll
barely get through the first 3 minutes...that's completely up to
you.
I won't be offended either way.
I don't know if anyone's listening to this
anyway. I really don't, and I really don't care that
much.
I made this more for myself than anyone
else, but if you want to check it out: great...I guess...and
like I said, if you don't...well that's great too.