Great header for today (even if you did lapse into primo sucking up there, Tall--I'm with Tramps ). Seriously, best wishes and take good notes Monday as we'll all want to know the doc's opinion, SR--the Riblet is great, thanks for the photo. It's nice to know some children still have respectable clothes (said the ol' geezer lady, but honestly, I see teenagers in court on DUIs wearing Bud and worse t-shirts. The strategy there is beyond me.) So, I have to wash clothes, dash to the market (Sox on TV! Sox on TV! in less than hour!!) and figure out when to run. If Wakefield's not having a good day, it might be during the Angels batting, which could, tho I hope not, allow me to fit in 3 or 4. I'll have to do loops and get a high or low sign from DH thru the window. DickyG--belated response but I DO know that "other" Chicago song--when I was a kid, we had it on an LP by Jack Jones, and by Frank as well--"each time I leave, Chicago is tugging my sleeve," and there's a whole list of distinctive things that make Chicago unique, including the Wrigley Building and the something stockyard. Also the line about "people who smile at you," which I always took as a slam at New York. So how come Mtnchck (which I think is Mountain Chick, but I'm awful at texting), if you are underneath really LakeGirl? It's really pretty there, and cooler this year than the other times I've done it. Welcome Golden (zoom-zoom) Monkey! OK, well, I'm off. grins, A

Well don't get a swelled head because you are still my enemy Amy, but I love you, and thanks for your kind words about Riblet. The Saint knows how to send the kids out of the house each day. And as far as being in a town that won't let you down, it's my kind of town.... A shot of Riblet in less formal attire, but he seems dwarfed by this big object we happened to be standing in front of at the time. Spareribs

Holly, I thought it was Talll's bicycle helmet and I was getting ready to read about some good spill or something. Glad the great one isn't the kind of person to let all this affection go to his head but, it it ever does dear fast friend from Texas, have anyy ot her goddesses ever shed anything for you yet? <>holly/enke)>>> in the last two years, horses and ATV's have been allowed on the Bare Feet Fun Run 5K trail chewing it into a gravel paradise and I ended up being the only barefooter this year so I chickened out too and used the trail run to test out several thongs I'm gluing and sewing with extra insoles and outer soles so next week's 50 mile White River Trail Run doesn't get stymied by anymore of the footwear mallfuctions that befell two ultras already so far this year. Did four warm-ups up the 1.55 miles to the turnaround and back and make still made it up to the turn-around in 20 minutes and down in 14 minutes in the event itself. Winner didn't seem to notice the ascent and finished in 19 minutes (or was it 17?; it's all too fast beyond comprehension of regular runners). Hope to see some bare feet in Seattle if possible next weekend from boomers returning from the Ragnar Relay here ending on Bainbridge Island across Elliott Bay (i think divechief's ferry goes there). Maybe it's my eyes, or tired, but I better read the aamos post again.

I had a dual training today. 5 miles up the hill to my friend's house in 98 degree weather, well it was more of a shuffle than a run, but it was a great practice. Swan in the pool and had a great Thai food at friend's b-day party. Now too full to go to bed, but the morning will come too soon, so off to bed I go.