Prepare to Cheer! The Marathon is Here!

The Austin Marathon is Sunday morning! It begins at 7 am! This weekend is, as most Austinites will admit, FREEZING COLD. Talk about PERFECT TIMING!

I am ready. I completed my training program yesterday so tomorrow morning should go smoothly!

In our annual tradition, Jeremy and I will participate in the marathon. From our warm bed, that is. After getting up at 11 we will probably get some breakfast tacos and cheer on the crazy fools who have given up their morning to exercise in the cold with 10,000 other crazy fools. My training was complete yesterday after I purchased three boxes of Girl Scout cookies which we will eat in honor of the 2600 calories we are not burning.

Join me in getting a triple thick shake from McDonald's as we toast good health and nutrition!

Deep Thoughts

Not exactly of the Jack Handy kind. Well, not today anyway.

My FIL (or father in law) sent a link to this NPR feature. It is a story about students from his high school in Cleveland who volunteer to serve as pallbearers for those in need. So often we forget the seventh corporal work of mercy, to bury the dead. Perhaps it is because most of us are not near death, or are unsure how to approach that part of life on Earth. I found this story to be extremely touching in large part because these are 14-17 year old volunteers. What a remarkable example for the rest of us.

On a sad note, Jeremy and I said goodbye to Kona on Saturday morning. It was a very difficult thing to do. She experienced another violent seizure, exactly one month to the day (and almost hour) after her first. It lasted about 25 minutes and the vet could not stop it. Even after a battery of tests had been run there was no indication as to the source. She is peacefully napping in the great litter box in the sky now, probably chasing lots of feet and mice. We miss her very much.

Sorry for the glumness. The next post will be more cheerful, hopefully.

Moon Pie!

Check out this article. (click on MOON PIE!)

In honor of the season please share with us the strangest thing you've ever caught at a Mardi Gras parade.

If you haven't been to one, call my parents. I know they would love to host a whole mess of people for the next three weeks. Better yet, don't call them, but just show up! If you tell them I sent you, you get the discount.

Ok people, post some strange catches.