Tomorrow, Beautiful Pictures and All!

Nope, I didn't call anyone.
Nope, I didn't e-mail anyone.
Nope, I sure didn't update no blogs.

I was running and I was walking and I was napping, and after 27:36 some dude done swiped my after race bag, which contained my cell phone.

Now this cell phone isn't anything great, it's old as cell phones get these days, no camera, no video, nothing special.... except these two things 1) It got great reception, even in the Vermont Mountains, and 2) It had all my numbers in it. Dave, I wanted to call you, but you aint listed. I wanted to call my Ali girl, but I don't know here number either. I didn't know anyone's, so, I was out of luck!

So, guys and dolls, write those important numbers down in case some numskull (pronounced numb nuts) walks off with your after race bag with your phone in it (darn, my sporty Arkansas Jacket was in that bag too, it had my ninth place finish listed on it, signs from this weekend's results say I'll never do that again!)

But hey, once I'm up and running again, you guys call me, I'll plug your numbers back in my phone, and BAM! I'll even write them down (well I might) this time and we'll be flush. Oh, and as for Vermont, well, long post tomorrow, but I'm still in it baby, I'm still slammin'. You can't kill the Rooster!

One Down; Three to Go.

Looks like Andy got the job done. Vermont posted results indicate that he finished within the thirty hour time, with a time of 27:38:35.00. I never did get a call, and I called his cellular about a bazillion times.

I'm not really sure why, but it seems that the time to post Beavis and Butthead is nigh.

Shout out to Lynne, who told me that Vermont had posted the results.

Watch This Space.

No News Yet. AndyMan promised me an update by Midnight, and I promised him I'd post it.
Soon as I know something, you'll know something. K?

Song of the Week #40, I'm Diggin' It!

Billie Holliday made it famous.
Frank Sinatra sang it too.
But I really like the Betty Carter Version of Moonlight in Vermont:

It is so beautiful here.

It's one of the states that I would consider after Ali graduates from TC. Pretty cool, when I was up there in 2005 I attended "Solarfest" a symposium on renewable energy. They also had live music. I saw the Duhks and Dar Williams, pretty good stuff.

But my favorite thing about Vermont was this bumper sticker, it was everywhere:

And this pamplet, suggesting Vermont scede from the union, was being handed out at the symposium:

They also fight Wallmart, Target and the other big box stores at every turn, and with only 500,000 people, our 14th State can talk about things like a living wage.

Besides, these guys

Are from there.

Only one big drawback.... this guy:

Howard Duck Dean is from there and when the Dems lose the election in 2008, it'll be his fault, the dumbunny!

But, hey, I guess Vermont didn't want him to be the guy that was unemployed. Course I got a job for him: Hey Duck, Drop and give me 20!

Who's Up for some Vermont?

These Ultra buddies, Andy B and Patrick are!

Calm down ladies, sadly they are taken.

She is going too!
I love June! You don't love June, you don't love people (or should I say the theory of people?)

The Good Doctor is, she rocks, she may just win!

Jon's a Vermont Veteran, he'll kill.

Roger, may Win, I'm cheering for him!

Tracy and Adam, together again!
Until Tracy passes him at 99.632. See how she has to stay a step ahead of him (he wants to know what she's doing at all times (except for the Summer that is :)

Me. They're only bring me because I get them a discount at the Skunk Hallow Tavern!

The Woodman and the Beckster.
They've been shunning the FU crowd as they do their "Secret Training."

My buddy Michelle. I predict a top 10, OVERALL finish from her.
Pictured here with the lovely Catra (on the left) at Western States Camp.

Star, sorry, pictures don't do her justice.

E and P :-) These are the original LunaChicks. They Rock hard!

We're having a blast! Where we going next?

Lance it!

Tail on the Scale #17

Ok, it was a good week. I ate well, I feel well, I didn't drink any real beer (I had a couple of O'Douls, now there's a concept, I want the beer belly but I really don't want the rich taste nor the pleasant effect of actual beer. Can you help me? I've discovered that having a beer near is much better than having a near-beer, what a concept!) and I had a couple of Mich Ultras (they were forced on me!) on Saturday, but is Mich Ultra really beer? No it isn't!

Look even our Pres is drinking Near Beer (A near beer for our near president!)

He says alcohol dulls the cocaine. (hey, I just report the facts, don't blame me!)

Any way let's see what our scale reads............. 172! Ok, I said last week, I'd be happy to get back down to that figure and I am. I hadn't been consistently in the 170's in 3 years, and I haven't had to give up potatoes (yet, for Leadville, First Watch may have to Weight! I spelt it wrong on purpose, It's one of them double Intrepids, or whatever they're called)