So this year my special lady decided to train for and then run a 1/2 marathon. That is 13 miles. Also known as early onset of insanity! Not sure how she was able to train given her 3 ongoing projects which she works very hard on and the constant project known as me. But she did. I have been in Burlington now for 8 years and have never seen even 1 second of the marathon. Shoot, we used to live about 200 yards from the course and never bothered to check it out. But with my wife in the mix we rolled down to take it all in this past weekend. First off the scene was electric. There were something like 8000 runners and a ton of spectators and this was like how you remember parades as a kick. People lined the course cheering and clapping and the whole downtown had a positive and energetic vibe. It was very cool. I staked out a spot near mile 3 and later at mile 9 on Pearl Street to check it all out. The fastest runners were really moving. I was also impressed by the 98 year olds and the 300 lbs folks out doing what I would not have a prayer of completing. There were all shapes and sizes. My lady did a stand up job... she ran a solid time and was not at all busted up afterwards. I was very proud. We then had a very nice time with her race partner and a couple friends drinking beers down at the waterfront. A very nice day all around. Especially for my lazy ass!
Monday, we took a quick trip down to Stowe to get out of the house for a bit. We had lunch at a place called Frida's. It was actually pretty good as Vermont Mexican goes. The margarita is made with lime juice rather than sour mix and was ok. We also each had a 3 taco plate. My lady had carnitas, pollo, and fried cod. I had carnitas, pollo, and rabbit. Rabbit can go very right or very wrong but this was quite good. All of the tacos had nice flavor. Not a ton of heat but the hot sauce at the table fixed that. The rice and beans were also very well cooked and very good. It was an appropriate amount of food for lunch, pretty decent food, and a reasonable price. Service was a little overwhelmed but they got a weird crush of customers at 3pm. I'd give it 1 2/3rds thumbs up.
Lakers in 6. Not sure the Celts have quite enough left in the tank. But, I have been surprised by them throughout the playoffs so who knows.
BP... booo. Obama... booo. Seriously, we are going to give Israel crap for this blockade and the casualties on that boat? These Palestinians launch rockets into Israel all the time. They did it today. Nobody seems to think that is f*cked up but if a civilized Israel tries to stand up for itself they have a diplomatic disaster on their hands. North Korea is sinking ships with torpedos... no problem there. Iran is slapping the U.N. in the face w/ a nuclear program... no big deal. But Israel kills a few agitators who attack them on a ship and all hell breaks loose. Sure, why not.
Speaking of oil leaks... I need to go, there is one happening right now here in Burlington!
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