Roch, I doubt we even gave you a scare even when it was 3-2. Vista, I have no clue on those teams. Enlighten us. No other runners in my family except for my wife and my brother in law. Some of you know who he is. Inspired by my running he took it up himself and hasn't missed a day in over 30 years. Today's run: 3 miles along the ocean in Long Beach, WA. Miserable, rainy day but happy to get a short run in. This is a cutback week and I am not going to mess around with it. Off to work. Hi Karin! Spareribs

Jlynne - We have very nice adoptive families all selected for all but 2 little boys. Any takers??

good morning Vista, I wonder if one of those 'hydrocolloidal gel' type bandages would be good for your finger. I had amazing success with one on a wide & deep abrasion. I also think it might be good to have it looked at. Bill, just the way you like it. good morning Mary! -) Mike, good for you. seems you broke it. Sue, I had the exact same puppy belly thoughts. Mary, some for me too. I talked to a PT (runner) this morning & he agreed with your sports medicine guy re track direction. I've been thinking, (!), maybe it's not a problem unless you have some pre-existing structural / gait problems, which I do. Seems the margin for error would be smaller. Teresa, another good luck for tomorrow! {{{erica's feet!}}} SR, good boy. ... did I hear something about toast?? Neither of my parents ran but my dad was very involved with gymnastics, weightlifting, & handbalancing. he took us to 'the gym' every Friday night & we worked out, this was before gymanstics was very popular. on the way home we'd pick up pizza, then go home & watch 'the man from uncle'. . Here's a picture of him... I posted this a long time ago on CR, but he's been so discouraged lately, he tries so hard to exercise but has so many things that hurt & don't work. Gives up for a while, then regroups & tries again. just like us. He'll really like it if I tell him I bragged about him, so here it is. he's the one on the bottom.

belly farts . . . that's cute. I've been lurking and seeing all those cute photos of the pups. in our family, we call "farts" - butt burps - always have. That is really the only term my son knows for that. I always thought "fart" sounded so vulgarish - didn't like the word - so we made up butt burps instead. but belly farts sounds cute. No runners in my family either. Dad was never an exerciser - just whatever exercise he got doing stuff around the yard, working in his shop, etc. Mom would exercise once inawhile to a Jack LaLane type show, or we'd take our dogs for walks. That was about it back then. Now my mom exercises - works out at a Curves 3x/wk and has done so for 5 yrs. never missing a workout. I have one brother and his exercise is biking. He lives and works in downtown Mpls and that is his sole mode of transportation - so he gets lots of biking in. My running has been 'meh' lately. I've been getting in 3-4 days a week - but all shorter runs, so only around 18-20 a week. Will try a 9ish mile run this weekend though - first longer run since Eugene. Have a good day everyone.

Dg - tell your dad I think he's a stud-muffin....verrrrry nice legs....

Mary - ooooh - puppy belly!! Thanks! I agree with you about people being friendly (or at least civil). That's one of my pet peeves right now. I try not to take it personally, but it still aggravates me. I started giving Jesse belly farts when she was a wee puppy. It didn't take her long to figure out that she had to guard her belly whenever Mom rolled her over on her back. Now she loves the attention and just lays back and surrenders. It's not as much fun when the puppy is 10 months old ;-). Jeanne - we're not as cold as you, but we did dip into the 30's last night. Almost time to put the house plants out for the summer. Tom White - very funny! dg - awesome picture of your Dad - those are some strong legs!! I haven't thought about the Man From Uncle for years. Amy - yes, life is indeed good! Nice story - thanks for sharing. Joey - I'll bet your finger will survive without Mayo Clinic intervention. Sounds like there wasn't much left to sew together, and as long as you keep it clean and dry, you should be okay. Assuming you are up to date on your tetanus immunization? More of a concern with a puncture-type wound, but still a consideration.

Good afternoon to all. out for another 3.2 miles lake loop this morning in just over 30 minutes. about a minute faster than the last and no need to stretch partway through. Icing after and I hope it continues. I'm figuring another week or so of this nice level distance to make sure I'm healing well and then add some distance and elevation. My mom wasn't much for exercising while I was growing up, but now goes to a class a couple of times a week. the only sport I knew that my dad did was softball in a church league. my only remembrance of that was him tossing his cigarette in the grass when he went up to bat Since he passed away at 38 from a heart attack (and I've already past that age) it's a big inspiration for keeping me in shape. Kevin