What’s with the cement geese lawn ornaments? Is this just an Ohio phenomenon? People actually buy clothes for these things, matching dresses and bonnets, and park them on their porches. And another one, a 3-foot-high statue of a child, with the head missing, and people put flowers where the head should be. Am I the only one who thinks this is kind of sick?

I was born and raised in NE Ohio by Eastern Pennsylvanian Immigrants... Twenty-two years I lived in NE Ohio. (And a year or so in Cincinnati) I've been in SE Virginia for 23 years (How did that happen so fast?) We live in a modest subdivision (in Ohio it would be a "neighborhood", I like that better) with cul-de-sacs (In Ohio, they were "turnarounds", I like that better, too) ANYWAY, A couple blocks away from me, there is a house with a goose on the front porch. The goose is always dressed according to the current holiday or season. (My favorite is the Pilgrim attire for Thanksgiving (am I still allowed to say "Thanksgiving" here on RA?, ha ha, just kidding) ANYWAY, I love this house with the costumed goose. At Christmas, we call it the "Las Vegas House" because they have more lights than Clark Griswold. I always remember the day when these folks moved into their house a couple blocks away from me... I remember that day because it was the day I saw a moving van and some cars all with OHIO license plates in the driveway. Ohio.

Ribs, I'm SO glad you were smart and went in when you did! That's really an interesting point about running being a good early indicator of problems. I will add that to my list of reasons to keep doing this! I was aiming for 4.4 miles today, depending on how my ankle felt. It was VERY hot and humid at 7:45 am (76 degrees, which is the hottest weather I've run in for about 10 months). I taped my ankle as Kevin suggested, and that helped a lot. But the humidity got to us. DD made it 3 miles, my friend made it 3.3, and I stopped at 3.9. That's still the farthest I've gone since my injury, so I'm pleased with it. I hope I get a good report from the PT tomorrow, so I can try for more mileage on Friday, when the humidity is supposed to be lower.