Some feeds good, some feeds bad

I've found a bus to race: the number 3. A couple of days ago I did quite well. The bus passed me at the beginning of Nicolson Street and then stuttered its way from bus stops to traffic lights and back to bus stops. I hadn't caught it as it crossed the Royal Mile and that should have been that, but the driver kindly stopped just before Princes Street and waited. Waited until I passed him. Then waited some more.

I need something to drag me the next step. A bus in the distance may not be cool, or professional, but if it gets me to run another block then I'll use it.

Today was different. The bus passed as I reached Clerk Street. The driver waited again before Princes Street, so I did pass it for a couple of stops. That bus must just sit there for 10-minutes.

Why the difference? I'd drunk IPA and then gone home to pizza last night. I was dragging more than my usual quantity of fat along the road and felt sluggish. As I approached the end of the run, I turned to take in the three extra blocks I've added to my route, did half a block then turned around and headed home.

Not all feeds are bad: Tapestry Comics provide feeds for Dilbert and Get Fuzzy (including the Sunday comics).