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Aaron Saufley

@soflywrites.bsky.social

Husband. Dad. Exvangelical Pastor. Hospice Chaplain. Short Fiction Writer. Theology Nerd. Cinephile. There are too many books to read before I die. He/Him. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ ally. Postulant with the Appalachian Order.

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First run in a month…

Lack of sleep.
A week of rain.
A cold (that has lingered for 3 weeks)
Life stress.

I’m just glad to be back at it. It will take some time to get back to where I was.

Oh well. I did it. πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

2.0
25:43
Mile 1: 12:56
Mile 2: 12:43

#SoFlyMiles2025 112.0
#running
#jogging

10.11.2025 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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57Β° with a slight breeze. Took the legs awhile to get right. Pushed hard. Second mile was tough with two short walks, but stepped on the gas at the end. Fastest 2 miler this year.

Hell yeah. I did it. πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

2.0
22:27
Mile 1: 11:24
Mile 2: 11:03

#SoFlyMiles2025 110.0
#running
#jogging

10.10.2025 09:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Woke up to 70Β° and 100% humidity, sinuses being a jerk, and weird foot discomfort. A recipe for a not great run. I walked half the last mile. So what? A bad run beats no run.

I did it. Sort of. πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

2.0
26:26
Mile 1: 12:34
Mile 2: 13:52

#SoFlyMiles2025 108.0
#running
#jogging

08.10.2025 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A nice, steady, get-up-and-get-the-week started jog. Just wanted to find a rhythm and stick to it, and I did. Lots left in the tank at this pace.

Happy Monday. I did it. πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

2.0
24:55
Mile 1: 12:38
Mile 2: 12:17

#SoFlyMiles2025 107.0
#running
#jogging

06.10.2025 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Perfect 55Β° morning. Legs were tight. Allergies kicked in hard yesterday so mile two was a struggle. Still managed a <23:00 2 miler *COUGH COUGH*

Oh well. I did it. πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

2.0
22:51
Mile 1: 11:07
Mile 2: 11:44

#SoFlyMiles2025 105.0
#running
#jogging

02.10.2025 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWhy have I been shoveling snow since mid-July?” #SnowassNorth

That made zero sense. 🀣

29.09.2025 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hip is fine. Knees are fine. Sinuses behaved. It’s hot. My head wasn’t into it.

Go away, Summer. Me and Autumn got shit to do. πŸ₯΅

Oh well. I did it. πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

2.0
23:59
Mile 1: 11:44
Mile 2: 12:15

#SoFlyMiles2025 103.0
#running
#jogging

29.09.2025 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I just started β€œThe Exorcist.” Holy crap, Blatty could write!

26.09.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds like a church where I am that does a β€œBeef & Bullets” event. They grill and shoot guns. They held one less than a week after a school shooting. I texted their pastor and let him have it for how tone deaf it was. His response? *crickets*

26.09.2025 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wait… summer is MAKING its last stand. I made it sound like it’s testifying before Congress. It’s early and I haven’t had coffee yet.

25.09.2025 08:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Summer is taking its last stand for three more days. It’s so swampy out here. πŸ₯΅

Slow one mile recovery jog to test that sore hip. It’s not quite ready yet.

Oh well. I did it. πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

1.0
13:34

#SoFlyMiles2025 101.0
#running
#jogging

25.09.2025 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A sore hip and drippy sinuses didn’t keep me from hitting 100 miles for the year. That isn’t much, but it’s way more than I thought I would do.

Heck yeah. I did it. πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

3.0
36:59
Mile 1: 12:45
Mile 2: 12:20
Mile 3: 11:54

#SoFlyMiles2025 100.0 πŸ₯³
#running
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22.09.2025 09:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A lot of pastors (some who are friends) have β€œfelt the need to speak out about Charlie Kirk.” That’s fine. Pray for his family in their time of loss.

But for those threatened and harmed by his rhetoric? Not one damn word.

Christ stood with the oppressed, not the oppressors. Do better, pastors.

17.09.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Off for a week after a beach trip and nursing a heel crack. Didn’t think I had a <23:00 2 miler in me.

Ended up with my first one since 2/20/19. 🀯

Hell yeah. I did it. πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

2.0
22:50
Mile 1: 11:38
Mile 2: 11:12

#SoFlyMiles2025 97.0
#running
#jogging

17.09.2025 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pastors who called Charlie Kirk a martyr from their pulpits today were right. He was a martyr.

But not for Christ.

He was a martyr for empire and its evil minions: violence, racism, misogyny, homophobia, and white supremacy.

His Jesus looked way more like Caesar than the Christ of Scripture.

14.09.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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09.09.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I knew a <23:00 2 miler would be a helluva stretch, but I tried anyway. First mile was good but I couldn’t keep it up. I’m close, though…

Oh well. I did it. πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

2.0
23:33
Mile 1: 11:36
Mile 2: 11:57

#SoFlyMiles2025 95.0
#running
#jogging

08.09.2025 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Brooke Rollins didn’t exactly draw rave reviews for being tapped to head the USDA. Lee Zeldin seems intent on pushing us to climate disaster at the EPA.

Somewhere, I hear Ric Flair hollering β€œWOOOOO!”

06.09.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sore IT band. Sore hip. No breeze. Sinuses acting up. Great day to up the miles, right?

Yep.

First two were great. Third was a struggle as the hip acted up. I told it to hush.

So, yeah. I did it. πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

3.0
37:57
Mile 1: 12:56
Mile 2: 12:34
Mile 3: 12:27

#SoFlyMiles2025 93.0
#running
#jogging

05.09.2025 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Stay the course! Your work is definitely needed!

01.09.2025 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Every year from 9/1-10/31, we watch a horror movie every night. This year, we’re starting with an absolute banger. Half a century later, this classic still holds up.

Best opening sequence of any horror movie ever.

#horror
#horrormovies
#scarymovies
#halloween

01.09.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This cold is going to linger for a while, so I decided to take advantage of 62Β° and low humidity. It went surprisingly well. The sinuses loosened up and I didn’t choke. That’s a win.

Heck yeah. I did it. πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

2.0
24:24
Mile 1: 12:35
Mile 2: 11:49

#SoFlyMiles2025 90.0
#running
#jogging

29.08.2025 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fighting a mild cold. Since few things are more miserable than jogging with a cold, I walk. It’s actually a nice morning for a walk as it’s not blazing hot or humid.

26.08.2025 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I remember watching that interview. In Sunday School. As a kid. 😳

21.08.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some run to clear their minds. Mine has to be clear to have a good run. It’s pretty cluttered today, so I slowly trudged around the β€˜hood. It’s also hot and I have bubble guts and sore legs.

πŸ˜–

Oh well. I did it. πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

2.0
28:19
Mile 1: 14:05
Mile 2: 14:14

#SoFlyMiles2025 88.0
#running
#jogging

21.08.2025 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can we put a giant one of Philip Sheridan next to the new Buc-ees in Harrisonburg VA to commemorate his burning of the Shenandoah Valley in the late summer of β€˜64?

20.08.2025 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Slightly cooler. Slightly less humid. Sounds like a good morning for all gas, no brakes. I nearly shit myself at that second mile time. Thanks, Slayer, for that last push.

Hell yeah. I did it. πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

2.0
23:23
Mile 1: 12:19
Mile 2: 11:04

#SoFlyMiles2025 86.0
#running
#jogging

18.08.2025 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œTogether” started slow and was a little disjointed, and then the third act was all gas, no breaks. 😱

A really good metaphor for relationships and identity within them. Neon is putting out some bangers.

I really liked it. 4/5

#horror
#horrorfilms
#horrormovies
#film
#cinema
#movies
#neon

16.08.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œWeapons” could be one of the smartest horror films I’ve seen in a long time. The structure of the film alone is compelling by itself.

Great acting. Great scares. Unexpected twists and jumps. And a whole lotta WTF?!?

I loved it. 5/5

#horror
#horrorfilms
#horrormovies
#film
#cinema
#movies

16.08.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I smell horse shit.

16.08.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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