Day of the Roots, 68th of Childwinter, 525 M.E. (Betelgeuse): I walked another Jackson today, although I honestly thought it would be longer. I improvised a new route today - Beltline Trail to 26th Street, 26th to Peachtree Street, Peachtree to Peachtree Battle, Peachtree Battle to Northside, and then around Memorial Park, around Bobby Jones Golf Course, and back on the Beltline. I was fully expecting at least a Tyler but had to settle for a Jackson, which was still better than Thursday's Monroe. The good news, though, is that it brings my month-to-date total up to a Franklin Roosevelt for the Jimmy Carter, 39-Mile Walk Challenge.

Daylight Savings starts tomorrow - apparently, it's Spring Forward Day today. Or tonight. Or tomorrow. Who knows, really? But longer days mean more hours I can walk, and maybe start to get in some more Tylers on my alternating-day hikes.

In keeping with my tradition of bashing Mumps each day, I'll conclude with this: Orange Man bad!