Hangin' Loose

I am going to Maui in a few weeks and I am getting really stoked! The one thing that I really want to do is learn how to surf! There are several schools and one of them is just up the beach from where we are staying. Cross surfing off the bucket list!

Our little running group did great at the 5K on Saturday! Tony hit the 30 minute mark! Way to go Tony! Kathy, Cindi, Stacy, Sarah and I also all ran personal bests. Although, Sarah & I got a little lost in the neighborhood and didn't quite keep to the course. Opps!

Getting Pumped!

Well, I am happy to say that our little group of Running Rubes is growing! I think there are 6 of us running in the Stagecoach Days in Wyoming on Saturday. I need the enthusiasm of a crowd to get me reinvigorated about my running. I have fallen out of the habit of running and I need to find it again. I have done this many times before, I know that my body will say " It's about damn time!" and punish me a little. I will post some photos after the race!

Kitty is on fire! I had bowled two really good games and beat a really good bowler, Roger, who had during one game 5 strikes in a row! I don't really understand the scoring and handicapping, but I am starting to figure out how to throw a 13lb kitty down the lane and hit the pins!

Running in a cemetery?

When I bring Alan back & forth to school I pass a really large cemetery. On the way home this afternoon I saw a man in running clothes running on one of the paved roads. I am not sure if I think this is really creepy or really smart.
Here are the pros

• Very little traffic- any traffic will be moving very slowly
• Very nice wide paved roads with virtually no one on them
• Well manicured lawns and lot of flowers
• No other runners

Here are the cons

• It could be creepy at dusk or dawn
• It could be just a tad bit disrespectful to mourners
• No other runners

I don't think I will be trying it any time soon, but I just thought that I would throw it out for contemplation.

Also, on the way home today I saw an 80's era Chevy Caprice that was painted like the General Lee from the Dukes of Hazzard. It looked completely ridiculous! But, it made me laugh!

Kitty update-We won two of our three matches and got 2 strikes and a spare. We bowl again tomorrow so I will keep you updated.

Rage

Yes, I was there!
No, I did not get arrested!

Thanks to Chris Hawkey and Running Chick Sarah I was invited to sit in the KFAN suite for the Rage Against The Machine show last night. Sweet is right! That is the way to see a show!!!!
I am not a huge Rage fan, I am sure that I could not even name a song they sing, but I am a huge fan of live music and the energy that surrounds it. This show and all the controversy that surrounded it sounded like a bit of an adventure!

I can honestly say I have NEVER seen so many police officers in one place before. Police in full on riot gear and about a million (give or take a couple) bike cops. About every ten feet there would be another ten of them it was like something out of a movie.

Inside the Target Center the entire main floor was one huge mosh pit. I will state that I have never been young enough to want to be down in the middle of that. Droo, Kirby & Justin from the local band QuietDrive were also with us and Droo said he was even to old to be down there.

The show was good, but the people watching from the suite was better! The suite next to us had some retired Vikings and John Randal came over for a while to talk with Mike Morris and the KFAN crew. There was a drunk guy in our suite that no one knew, eventually when we ran out of beer he moved on to greener pastures of the suite next door.

Well from this to Kitty's first bowling league night tomorrow!
What a week!
Missy

"Hey Boo Boo"

Another summer come and gone!
Last night we had our second annual Labor Day Weekend backyard drive-in!
The Huckleberry Hound show started out the evening with Yogi and Boo Boo, and with the days as short as they are it was before 8. Then we watched the original Superman, with Christopher Reeves and Margot Kidder. Every time we do this it gets bigger and better! Last time we improved the sound system thanks to Rob & Wendy! Yesterday Dan built a frame for our screen and it looked like a drive- in. Another big thank you to Pete for being the head of the AV department with the projector and computer.

Here are our does and don't of backyard drive-in movie
Don't

• Use a sheet you can see through it when projecting the movie on it
• Watch anything with higher than a PG rating-you still have live next to your neighbors
• Go to to much trouble with food and drinks-I make popcorn and have pop & beer

Do

• Choose an older movie that you maybe haven't seen for a while or kids haven't seen at all. Such as; Superman, The Princess Bride, Original Star Wars, Goonies, Karate Kid, ect.
• Go to the dollar store and get glow necklaces and bracelets. These are a huge hit!
• Have everyone bring their favorite movie snack-you will get a buffet of delectable treats!
• Invite Me!

Everyone have a great first day back to school!
Missy