Whoo Hoo, Who Knew?

Sue Palmer emailed me this afternoon saying that it was a nice picture of me in Northern Fitness Magazine. Wha?? Huh?? I had no idea. I asked if she could scan it and email it to me, which she did. I believe it's TC10. And I think Gary Westlund took the photo 'cause I remember smiling and waving at him at about mile 8 or 9.

I am still getting freebies to be given away at the River Runners annual banquet on January 31. Up to 34 now, including entries for Apple Duathlon and the Paynesville Triathlon, Runnin the Ruff 10K trail race, Pacific Wok and House of Pizza gift cards, Rochester Half Marathon, Fetzer 20K :-), Lace-Up Against Breast Cancer, ... and lastly, a batch of cookies from yours truly.

Apparently yesterday's rainfall was another record. It was either 1.2 or 1.7 inches. I heard it on the radio but can't remember. They also said this is the second wettest October on record with 7+ inches of rain. I'd sure hate to be a farmer right now, wanting to get my crops out. Stressful.

Vote for your favorite Rochester restaurants at http://www.rochestermagazine.com/ It's always fun to read about the results in the February issue. You could win a $50 gift card if you vote.

Want to race a 5K or 10K in the morning? Check out the Spirit Run. It's (10K) the final event in the RTC Grand Prix Series. Then next weekend is the Bear Creek 5 Prediction Run You predict how long it will take you to run 5 miles and then the one running closest to their predicted time (without going faster) is the winner. If you're too fast, it's a DQ. No timing devices allowed!! They're both a lot of fun.

BTW: I'm running the marathon on Sunday with no regard to time. Just to enjoy it. :-) I'm looking forward to it. I'm not so nervous about this one. Good luck, have fun John Shonyo who's running the New York City marathon on Sunday! Here's Grete Waitz introducing Paula Radcliffe, who's going for her fourth win on Sunday. I love Grete's Norwegian accent.





And here's Ryan Hall fielding questions from reporters.




Wanna know if you're a "senior". Take this quiz (thank you Jean Murray). I guess I qualify ...

Senior quiz
The answers are below, but don't cheat.

01. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the grateful citizens would ask, "Who was that Masked man?" Invariably, someone would answer, "I don't know, but he left this behind. "What did he leave behind?_______________________.

02. When the Beatles first came to the US in early 1964, we all watched them on the, ______________________show.

03. Get your kicks, _______________.

04. The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed ____________________.

05. In the jungle, the mighty jungle,_________________________.

06. After the twist, the mashed potatoes, and the watusi, we "danced" under a stick that was lowered as low
as we could go in a dance called the _________________________.

07. N_E_S_T_L_E_S, Nestle's makes the very best, _______________.

08. Satchmo was America's "ambassador of goodwill." Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was, ____________________.

09. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking?__________________.

10. Red Skeletons hobo character was ________________________. and he always ended his television show by saying, "Good night, and_____________________________."

11. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam war did so by burning their_________________.

12. The cute little car with the engine in the back and the
trunk in the front, was called the VW. What other names did it go by?__________________________&_______________________.

13. In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, "the day the music died." This was a tribute to__________________________.

14. We can remember the first satellite placed into Orbit. The Russians did it; it was called _____________________.

15. One of the big fads of the late 50's and 60's was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist; it was called The ___________.



Scroll down for the answers ...


Answers: (don't peek):

01. The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet.
02. The Ed Sullivan show..
03. Route 66
04. to protect the innocent.
05. The Lion sleeps tonight.
06. The limbo
07. Chocolate.
08. Louis Armstrong
09. The Timex watch.
10. Freddie the freeloader, and "Good night, and may God Bless."
11. draft cards (the bra was also burned)
12. Beetle or Bug
13. Buddy Holly
14. sputnik
15. hoola-hoop


Quote for the day: "The better part of one's life consists of his friendships." -- Abraham Lincoln

Until next time ...