had to share this: http://www.youtube.com/v/ervaMPt4Ha0&autoplay=1

Thanks for the reminder. My son will be a PFC in the US Army very soon, and my daughter a 2nd Lt. in the US Air Force come May. Yes! I'm proud of them both. My daughter is currently the Wing Commander of her ROTC detachment at UNL. Here she is, during a rare moment of relaxation!

Can't believe there are so many gu haters out there! I love the stuff. I've tried many of the flavors and really haven't found one that I really hated. Just like some more than others. I heard a funny story about a guy runnng a marathon and at one of the aid stations he thought he was getting some gu...but it turned out to be vaseline. Now that's a yuck!! Anyway, I'm feeling quite a bit off par for the last couple days and haven't ran since Sunday. Maybe Frid I'll be back in action.

Check out btb's, aka Bob, "Another Gasparilla Race Report." It's in this forum. Sounds like he had a great time, and the hairdo at the end is quite marvelous! (Can you figure out makes it such a fancy 'do??) And, after seeing nothin' but his feet all this time (in his avatar), you get to actually see what he really looks like.

Happy Valentine's Day! Farmer Jim - Good luck with the dentist. You should have a nice set of choppers by now! Re my trail run Saturday - I already reminded Karen that I'm a few weeks behind the on training and that they'll have to be patient with me. However, I distinctly remember her and my first run together after she had the stomach flu a couple of months ago. She may be looking for revenge. Went out for an hour this morning. Tried to keep it slow and easy and did 5.48 miles for a 10:57 pace, a little faster than I wanted it to be. But once I hit the flat areas of my course, things were feeling pretty good. On the way back, my right hip flexor started getting a little tight, so I made sure I stretched it out really good when I got home. I know part of the problem is it was so dang cold this morning! Everything was frosted over, and it took a good 10 minutes or more for my poor fingers to warm up, even though I had two layers of gloves on. They actually hurt, they were so cold. And on my cool down walk - well, let's just say it didn't take long for me to get cool. I wore my "warm" tights, but my legs were freezing by the time I got in the house. Karen did this body health workup last week at the local university, Humboldt State. It takes about 2 hours and figures out your percentage of body fat, lung capacity, at what point you hit your anaerobic (is that the right word?) threshold, etc. Ends up she's in fantastic shape and has a really good, healthy muscle-to-fat ratio, plus a few other things that I cant' remember. I think once I'm certain I'm through my latest illness, I'm gonna have the testing done. It only costs $65. It'd be interesting to find out where this almost 42-year old bod is at. Hey - Has anyone heard from Tamara lately? She seems to have fallen off the radar.

Leslie Do you know the pigeon pose in Yoga? It's great for hip flexors and periformis.

I looked it up. Have you ever gotten stuck in that position? Looks a lot like the "runners lunge" with some added, "I'm not sure my body bends in that direction." I'll give a shot.

It's Friday! And a 3-day weekend!! Drank a little too much wine last night, so today was a lay-in-bed-'til-I-absolutely-had-to-get-up day. Coffee and a bagel are helping . . . . Someone here's a computer tech, right? How do I get my desktop icons back on my desk top? While I was gone over the weekend, one of my attorneys got on my computer and screwed it up. All my icons are in a box that's on my desk top, or it can be squashed down to a tool bar. Grrrrr! I can't figure out how to fix it. Have a great Friday!

Evening all... Saph....I'm sure you are very proud of your kids. Job well done to you! Carol....way to go on the interview. Glad you got the job, and it sounds VERY flexible. r2farm....hope your dentist appt. went well today. Way to go on the 4 miler. How can anyone run 6 minute miles and call that an easy pace. DANG.... yabba....An 8 mile hilly run sounds like a great workout. The only hills around here is the causeway (bridge) that I've run just a handful of times. It's a killer. Leslie...so, you had a weeeee bit of a wine headache this morning ay! Hope your run tomorrow is a good one! Had a couple of drinks myself last night. My husband and I went up to "The Shack" where my dd16 works as a hostess and I had a couple of beers plus a "love shack martini". Don't normally drink anything other than beer but that was the Valentine drink of the night so....it had little heart shaped strawberries in it. That was the best part. Had a bowl of clam chowder and the "Shack Sampler" and I was good to go. Just have to say kudos to my daughter who worked her behind off last night from 3-10, doing everything from seating guests, to bussing, to answering phones, to setting up tables, to passing out bread, bringing the salads. And last but not least putting up with some rude a$$ people. They were lined up at the door and she did a great job directing people to sit outside or at the bar until she could get a table for them. 95% of them were great but you always get a handful that are just rude. This place does not use the vibrating/light-up gadget for seating. She has to remember where each party is at while they are waiting for their table and she then scopes thru the crowd to find them to let them know she now has a table for them. The place was packed. Dang I ranted......hope to get in a LR tomorrow.........Jewels

Flajewels, Ditto what Leslie said:

Kudos to your daughter. It never ceases to amaze me how people can be downright jacka$$e$, thinking the world revolves around them. If she can handle these people at 16, she can handle anything.

Enjoy your LR