Month: May 2025

Race Day Is When?

At the end of the night
I get up and go right
To the pool before seeing the sun.
After that, as they say,
I’m all work and no play;
At the end of the day, I run.
Sometimes, if it’s nice,
I might exercise thrice,
With a bike ride at noon to escape
From the Zoom meeting blahs,
So it’s giving me pause
That I still can be so out of shape!

IDiots Guide

I’ve tasted western Idaho
In just two places. High to low,
There’s Coeur d’Alene: If peace and quiet
Fits your sense of nightlife, try it!
Should your preference run to noisy
Outdoor festivals, there’s Boise.
For you more aquatic creatures,
Both have namesake water features:
CDA’s a lovely lake,
And B’s a river not named Snake
(You may have known before I did
There’s such a thing in southern ID),
Both of which, I’m sad to say,
Are far too cold to swim in May,
At least for me. If you can handle
Frigid temps, go be a Vandal
(They’re in Moscow, in between)
And check the open water scene
Both north and south; if not, no bummer,
Simply swim in ID in summer,
Which I’ve done, and liked it, too!
With which, my travelogue is through.