Mad Manatee Mentors 2013: CLOSED (exc/ Pop Tart bribes) (Page 133)

Originally posted by Asalzwed

Originally posted by QueenZippJo go practice du today. Just in case the river conditions are still crap next weekend can't say I wants du any more than the swim. Think my heart bongs to running any way

my heart, bongs and running, too.

I am quite sure I have a photo of a two-storey electric bong somewhere. My birthday may have been involved.

In other news, we survived the motorbike trip to the marathon and back. Sven barely survived the marathon. He's never been in such pain during a marathon, he says. Had it been anywhere but here with me at the finish line from the half, he would have quit. And the only reason he didn't is that he knew I was going to say, "I TOLD YOU SO!"

People think I'm stubborn?

I warned him about the Bali hills. I warned him about the oppressive, right-on-the-equator heat and humidity. I warned him about this course. I warned him about exactly how he needed to run it and that waiting until km25 to take water (regardless of his experience with hundreds of mary courses all over the world EXCEPT IN THE TROPICS YOU IDIOT and no Honolulu doesn't count) was a reaaaaaaally bad idea. But would he listen?

3:30, he says, 3:45 at the super outside. 4:20 (bong) at the finish line and I'm still tapping my foot ...

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Spent the last hour or so catching up on pod doings.    Methinks I'm too exhausted to think clearly.   In addition to life guarding I am now also a Red Cross WSI.   I"m teaching littlies to adults.   Does teaching three hours of swim lessons a day five days a week count as JoGo?  No matter as I am thoroughly enjoying myself.     Met  a few of the local triathletes who train at the pool.    Most are just doing the local sprints and appreciate any pointers that I can give them. 

Could someone tell what it is like to have a little free time to spend on myself?    I've forgotten.

Must find a current picture to post as my avatar.     I am so out of shape in that picture.

     Excuse me whilst I take a power nap.   I have to tutor a couple of kids who are taking calculus one this afternoon.

My Father's Day trail run was interrupted by a lost Jeep key. ARGH!. So I ran home, had a sandwich and TW will drive me back to the park to get the Jeep. Good thing it is only a few miles from the house.

Surprise visit from DD2 makes this weekend A+ for sure. Enjoy whatever opportunities come your way today!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY (U.S., but y'all count) to all the wonderful fathers--of all varieties, including those of you who may not be quite sure ...

No, really ... it's because of father figures and role models like you that great strengths of good fathers are appreciated, and that your presence in our lives and societies help smooth over where our own fathers may have struggled.

First father's day without my dad--yes, we used to celebrate a bit, after all my folks met, married, spent nearly 20 years in the U.S. and the children were all born there.

It's amazing how today of all days, and here, where it is not Father's Day (we do have a different date for Parents' Day), SO MANY PEOPLE remembered my father's passing and offered their condolences again. Before and after the mary, and throughout the day. Wow.

Yanti-- I hope this Father's Day has been full of fond memories for you.  2 story electric bong?  Wow.  (Do you ever wonder if two sentences have ever been typed together before ever--like ever in the history of the world?  Kind of an interesting juxtaposition, no disrespect intended. Hugs.)

Jo--Your shirt is awesome.  It does kinda say look at my boobs, but your boobs do that all by themselves.  Work it girl.  I'm going to go look at your swimming video now, but, sadly, I suck too much to give any valid input.

so glad you joined!  We can chat without getting abuse from left brain hehe!

Hate that feeling. 

Bizarrely I thought he was Dan for an age and as for Elesa you are just Switch to me, sorry!

Gonna have a go at that today!  Inspires are beyond this browser.

Race Report

This race sucks.  Not really.  But the bike is hilly.  And it hurt.

And to add on, here's mine:

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=492364&posts=1&page=1

Mine was non-hilly, and didn't suck, it was just 'meh'---but I did take 3rd in my group (Athena)...though I was 105 out of 110

Good evening (morning) all!

We're in San Antonio this evening. I have my Retul bike fitting tomorrow morning. Then hubby and I head up to Austin for the rest of the week while the kids stay here with Grandpa John. Woohoo!!

I got my jogo in this evening. For a while today, I thought I was going to have to log my "nap."

I hope to be busy in Austin this week riding, doing a little running, going to museums, shopping, and maybe taking in a movie or two that my husband would rather not suffer through. ("Great Gatsby," I hear you calling my name, if only you are still playing somewhere.)

Tragedy and triumph at the Funny Farm. Jahe kitty has disappeared the Hobbit Maid is inconsolable and I feel terrible. It always comes back to whether we're going to have indoor cats (for Indonesian street cats, no matter how many toys/training/attention/scratching things/structures you give them, this makes them terribly unhappy and they'll destroy your house ... I don't know what people with exotics like Savannah cats in the U.S. do) ... they wander and have a territory.

Ours are all rescues so it's do we leave them on the street to have likely a very short and nasty life, or do we take them in and they have a medium and very happy life, probably with a quick end? Sometimes they "adopt" other families, too.

Anyway.

The Hobbit Maid "somehow" found two new likely orphaned fleabags to rescue--they were huddled on the side of the street, mewling, and had been for a couple days, so today on her way to my house from hers she grabbed them and put them in her purse and triumphantly dumped them out at my feet. "Look!" she said. "Don't you like them?"

"No. They are skinny ugly weak little fleabag aliens."

"Great! I'll put them in the spare room!"

While perhaps I should stop naming my cats prophetically--as in Suicide and Dogbait--or after things that get eaten, as in Biscuits and Jahe (ginger in Indonesian), their names came to me right away.

Fleabag 1 closer to the camera that has white apron and paws is ... ahem ... Salty.

Fleabag 2 that's all gray and black is Pepa.

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I have found my people.  You guys are just pure awesome.  Yanti your posts are always freakin hilarious.  Thank you for all the smiles.

Have a lovely day Pod. 

Good day everyone. I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend, and the Father's Day and the racing, for those that it applies to. I had to update my avi to be the best father I know, with my two girls from nearly 20 years ago.

Yanti, your new additions look as though they'll fit right in.

Felicia, I hope you enjoy the fitting, the week of kid free time, Austin, and whatever napping you may do.

My words for the week come from Winston Churchill: "We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give."

The coaching sounds awesome!  Looking forward to stalking report as well ;-)

Swimming in case it's not a du

I hope that his surgery and recovery both go well!