Good morning...... Woohoo Carol......nice 11 miler! You're going to do great. Thanks for getting us going for the week! Joe, sounds like you did have a super weekend. A nice dinner, and oh ya, just a measly 21 miler @ a so-so pace of about 9:50. I'd say you had a splendid weekend! We had a nice time down in Pompano Beach and the concert was great. Outside venue at the Amphitheater......couldn't have asked for better weather. Now it's back to reality.......work, school, laundry, etc. blah. Have a nice day everyone, Jewels

Couple of great runs there for Ev, Carol and Joe. Nice goin', peeps! Jewels - Outdoor concerts are the best. Ev - Love your description re your kid getting into bull riding. My uncle was born and raised in NYC, his dad was a NYC cop, and he and his brother both rode the bull riding circuit for years. I always wondered how a city kid got interested in something that, like you say, is more related to ag kids. He absolutely loved it, though. Still watches rodeo all the time. Did some running (okay, maybe not running) around town yesterday morning, and between that and the late night the night before going to see the Munich Symphony at Humboldt State, I was, and still am, exhausted. I go back to work tomorrow, and I have a feeling that's going to be interesting. I told The Hub yesterday that I can't imagine going through something like this, even as minor as it was, and not being in good physical condition. I can definitely see why it's recommended that people take two weeks off before going back to work.

Ev how long has your son been riding bulls?

4 bulls, 4 weeks.

Yes, Jim. The youngster wants to do a school. He has looked into one. His mother and I are torn between encouraging the activity and supporting our son. Does that make sense? I know you're right though. If he's heck bent on doing it, some coaching would probably be a good thing. He went to a motocross school and it did help a lot. He can't, for the life of him, see what pleasure I get out of running!

{{{{Farmer Jim}}}} One of the sickest The Hub has ever been was probably caused by cross contamination from raw chicken juice. He was in SF and probably should've gone to the ER, he was throwing up and had such severe diarrhea. Even drove home 6 hours in that condition. Boy was I ticked! I could've gotten someone to drive me down to pick him up. Cripes, was he ill. Drink lots and lots of fluids!! You guys talking about your kids brings back memories of my brother. Oh my. He should write a book about his antics and mishaps, the least of which was driving head-on on the highway into a station wagon, the engine of his El Camino ending up in his lap, and when the cops showed up, people telling the cop to not worry about the guy in the El Camino 'cause he's dead. Once EMTs show up on the scene, the cop finally goes over to see about my brother and realizes that he is, in fact, alive. When the whole incident eventually went to court (my brother was at fault), the cop walked up to my brother in the courthouse, shook his hand, and apologized for not checking on him as soon as he arrived on the scene. That's just one of many death-defying incidents in my brother's life. It's truly amazing he's alive.

Hey fab 40's........how is everyone? Leslie, glad to hear you are slowly but surely starting to feel better. Jim, hope that food poisoning leaves your system in a hurry. Sounds horrible..... Ev, I think that is kinda cool about your son and the bullriding. Nerve racking I'm sure but like everyone else said, "they are going to do what they want to do." I did "sneak" my camera into the concert. Luckily since we had all access passes we didn't get frisked. I swear the regular admission line seemed like a mile long. Everyone got patted down pretty good. Purses were searched, all pockets were turned inside out. It's all about safety and I'm all for it. My first run today since my race.......absolutely horrible. At mile 2 my knee was burning so bad I walked the rest of the way home. It felt like mile 11 at my race......... I tell ya, I was really lucky my race went as smooth as it did considering I can barely go 2 miles now. I think it is time to get an appt with my doc just to make sure nothing serious is going on. Enjoy the evening everyone.......... Jewels