Bill, Learning the theory was the fun part for me. I'm not a great player by any stretch of the imagination but knowing what works and why can make up for alot.

Tramps.....I've often thought about how much weight I would gain if I ever stopped or backed off. I eat ALOT. And I like my beer.......You add up my swimming, biking, running.....commute to work etc I could probably account for 7000 calories. I don't know if my appetite would back off if my activity level was substantially decreased.....I'm afraid to find out !

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Roch, that's got to be the most entertaining picture I've seen all week.  Why is that pretty girl wearing so little?  I guess she has to wear that rug on her head to keep warm. 

Erika - Nice pic!!

Nono - Those young chick ain't' got nothin' on you, honey.  Way to make those guys take notice!

Rest day for me, from working out AND work.  Very nice!  Well, I'm off to do errands and check out the prices on Blueray players.

Later!

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Roch, that's got to be the most entertaining picture I've seen all week.  Why is that pretty girl wearing so little?  I guess she has to wear that rug on her head to keep warm. 

Doug.... besides the rug,   think you could do a little more explaining here???

Tim that's great!

Tramps, me too. The first thing I think about when I'm told to take time off for rehab is "Oh no! Time to hang up the ol' feed bag..." But if you work at the cross training, you should be ok.

Deb, you're funny! I do that too sometimes, especially when the sun hits the counter or stove at an angle I don't normally see (like when I'm home during the day), and I'm aghast at all the lint, gunk and just "stuff" you see that normally escapes detection. Then one thing leads to another and... well you know. Good progress on your running today, girl.

Roch, I thought that girl had a wig on at first, but then you said 35 years ago... and well, yep, I think that curly mophead look was popular back in the 70's. More detail on the event would be good, but you look great!

Karin, sorry you're Ms. Cranky Pants. I get that way from the weather blues, too. I'm certainly enjoying this stellar summer we're having because August is usually pretty wet around here. Lately it's been blue skies, sunshine and temps in the 70's and 80's. Rinse and repeat all weekend, too!

Nice half marathon today, Tom! 

Thanks for the comments on my picture. I usually look horrible in my running shots. Sort of like "Gee, if it hurts that bad and she hates it so much, why does she do it?" But that was fun last night. I keep thinking I should've put on the jets a little sooner and I could've been sub-7. Official time was 7:02.8 and first in AG!

(and nah, dAAve would be all cooled down and changed into his sandals before I finished!)

More gardening on tap today. I might run a couple recovery miles later, but I might not. Nice to be able to say it's whatever I want to do... But need to get back on a schedule soon. Equinox is coming up mid-September! Definitely need more hills in my diet.

Good news on your test, Tim!  Run with abandon!

I'm in humid NJ, at my in-laws' house.  We did our final college tour yesterday at Princeton, so we have a few days to relax before flying home.  I did a tired sweaty 5 miles this morning. Legs felt like lead after 5 days off, but  I got it done.

Here's a race picture from the Slacker Half Marathon - both feet off the ground!

OT, but since a couple of you asked for more details, it seems that I've lived a couple of different lives. In my mid to late 20s I was totally into drag racing, spending all my time outside of work (and all the money I made) on the sport. The car and event in the picture was literally the peak of our "career". Yes, I did the driving as well as most of the wrenching (wrenching, not wenching!), and the car took about 7 seconds to cover a quarter of a mile, crossing the finish line at about 200mph on a mix of methanol and nitromethane fuel.

Anyway, this particular event meant a lot because we actually had two trophy presentations that day: one for having the "Best Appearing Car" at the event, and the other when we won our elimination category.

Interestingly, this happened right at the end of May, 1975. About a week later my Dad died unexpectedly, and I think it really took the wind out of my competitive sails. By the end of the season I was ready to quit, we sold out what we had, and I never really looked back.

Within a year or so, I had also quit my job at General Motors and moved onto a completely different career path that ultimately led to meeting my DW and all of the other good things that have happened to me since.

So now you know the rest of the story. And thanks for asking, Deb.

 

We went to an outdoor street festival Wednesday night and I ordered a glass of wine from one of the vendors. There was a big sign "WE CARD EVERYONE" but she didn't ask to see my ID. When I asked her why she didn't check it, she said "because anyone who asks to be carded is probably just wishing

ROFLMAO!  So true!

Biketm  Great news!

I am officially back in CT.  You know how I know?  CNYrunner ought to know.  When I turned on to the road my house is on I was greeted by a rain shower!    Somebody moved Ireland to CT and forgot to tell all those involved.  Will there ever be a single day this summer without rain here?  Would a single cloud free day be too much to ask?  The winter was horrible!  It seems to me nature owes us some nice weather by now.