Day 2,556 —Happy Day of the Moon, and it is Supposed to Snow Tomorrow?” (with a picture of the River)

From Old English mon(an)dæg to Ancient Greek hemera selenes, Monday literately means “day of the moon.” In Latin the name is dies Lunae, which is a reference to Luna an ancient Roman moon goddess. The Greek equivalent is the goddess, Selene. 

It is Monday and nothing of particular interest is happening today. My run went by quickly, and it was cold this morning. I have been consumed by thinking about all the things I have to do, and how little time I have to do them. I want to figure out how I am going to run this KT82, but I know somehow it will work out. I am just a solo runner guy, and I don’t have a team of people that I can ask to help me, but I’ll figure it out. If I can get drop bags transported and someone to drive me home, I think that might be enough. It would be nice to have a pacer, but I am used to running by myself. If anyone reading this is planning on doing the race, let me know. Maybe a relay team could help me with the drop bags and a ride home. 

  Part of me is happy to be almost done with my etymology writing about the days of the week. It has been time consuming but interesting too. So many names that we have in English are linked to customs and practices that seem so foreign to us now. You learn so much about people by looking back.