A little disappointed this running forum has become so frivolous. Now it's all about pirates, hot tubs, and baseball. Yesterday I stopped in here, and even caught a brief glimpse of Econo in a witch costume. I guess the management will let anyone in here now. When Spareribs was on top of his game, we didn't have all of these problems. Anyway, I will be back later to post my run. Dark Horse

Arrg.. on my ship, you landlubbers. we have a special type of cross training.... the plank Won't ye come aboard? Nice runnin Nice cool breeze filling your sails, must be the change of season... IRC!!! (Ideal Rum Conditions) 4 miles of walk/run to recover from 2 days of running. Leg was very tight causing soreness which gradually loosened. Felt pretty good afterwards. Sure glad the financial markets are nice and stable after being baled out with money we don't have. Don't YOU feel secure?

No run this morning. I have quite a hangover from all that champagne at Tammy's tub party. Well worth it, though. So greedy and irresponsible financial institutions are going to foist their bad debt onto taxpayers so they can stay in business? Wow, it really is pirate day, isn't it.

Sure glad the financial markets are nice and stable after being baled out with money we don't have. Don't YOU feel secure?

Does it really matter? Not like our money is backed up by anything anyways. Sitting here in running gear waiting for Mr Nono to arrive home. Just some pre-planning as he won't be home 'till 5 or 6 p.m. depending on traffic coming down the Garden State Parkway. Renee is going nuts though as she "knows" running gear. Gonna check the tides...it may be time for a barefoot run in the surf tonight.

A new statue of the first black player to win the Heisman Trophy depicts Syracuse University great Ernie Davis wearing Nike cleats. The sculptor, Bruno Lucchessi, probably didn't realize that Davis led Syracuse to the national title in 1959, 2 years before Nike was formed. This is not the first time something like this has happened. The other day I was driving down Monument Avenue in Richmond and noticed that on one statue, Robert E. Lee was wearing a sweatshirt that said "S**t Happens." Perch: Back in the game! Carolyn: Nice race! That's two PR's in a row, right? Enke: Use those sponges in your shoes. Tramps:

my suggestion for improving baseball: after a hit, batters get to keep the bat to help them make it past the defenders on each base. No stopping on bases; you must try to make it home every time. There may be a need for additional padding on infielders. Half-hour, 45 minutes tops, game’s over. (Dicky, can’t we work in some rasslin’ too?)

Admittedly, this is one of your typically brilliant ideas However, you can't mix baseball & rasslin'...you see, baseball...as well as football, boxing, hockey, racin', & pro fishing...are all fixed. Rasslin' is the only true sport left. Holly: All the best tomorrow.. dg: Welcome back...you have the flu or something? Bill: Welcome back...thanks for reconsidering. Teresa:

$3.66/gallon right now.

Not to rub it in or anything, but it dropped below $3.00 here yesterday....and good luck Sunday. 4 miles today in 36:28 (9:07)..same course as yesterday...yesterday I had to walk 9 times, today only 3...but I only cut 7 seconds off yesterday's time. That's 5 days in a row for me Golf tournament & softball double-header tomorrow, final day of golf tournament Sunday. I'm a little steamed...just when I reach 65, they eliminate the super-seniors (65+) division in the city-county golf tourney....so I'm in the seniors (50+) group...that's OK..I won this thing 15 years ago and again 12 years ago...I got one more win left. TigerG

I am soooo confused!! Don't know whether I am a pirate, a baseball fan or part of the slugfest. Help!!

Not to rub it in or anything, but it dropped below $3.00 here yesterday....

Hey, you guys got nothin'. You should try having an oil pipeline cutting through your state, going right by your house. And have a refinery just 20 miles out of town to provide you with cheap gas and heating oil. Oh, WAIT, that's us! And we're still paying $4.20 for gas, and almost $4 for heating fuel! What's up with that? And when Ike hit the south, talk here was they'd raise the prices because of the effect on refineries... Huh? No Ike here, and our production and refinery is all local, and we STILL pay more than the national average. Talk about a bum deal...! Deb, hope you're feeling better soon. And thanks, I'm pulling my stuff together gradually, found a couple of pairs of gloves just need to decide which ones. Complete IRC out there now... It even feels mild at 33F... just a nice sunny morning with some high clouds, brilliant yellow birch leaves, green grass, blue skies, mountains purple and white in the distance... ahhhh. Would be a lovely day for a marathon! But noooooooo, we're gonna do it tomorrow when the forecast HIGH for the day is 48F, rain starting tonight and continuing into the morning. The "snow" term has been put off till Sunday, and only above 2,500 feet but that wouldn't affect us anyway. But it's going to be a cold wet trudge up the hill tomorrow. *sigh* Oh well. Last few years have been very nice, I guess the law of averages says we need a cold wet one this year.