Augusta!!!!

My first half Ironman and I l-o-v-e-d it!! Cannot wait to do the next one.  The swim was point to point and downstream in the Savannah River; the bike rocked (despite the constant rain); and the run was the best I've ever had (in a triathlon).  My finish time was 5:59:06 .... I had hoped for 6.5 hours or less and I am thrilled!! Even bought myself a 70.3 visor!

#1679 on your program, #1 in your heart!

It's almost here... my first half Ironman..70.3!!  Augusta posted race numbers (1679) and swim waves today...I am in the 16th wave starting at 8:30EST on Sunday, September 26, 2010.

Ready or not, here I come!

romance vs reality

"You are a romantic."   I AM NOT!! 

 Mary made this bold statement as I was relaying some family drama...."You are a romantic," and then went on to say, "You see things the way you want them to be (ideally/optimistically) versus the way they are.....versus Reality." 

Well shit, I say. 

I looked up the Merriam Webster definition of "romantic" (as sometimes I think I know what words mean but am not 100% certain) and this is what it says "responsive to the appeal of what is idealized, heroic or adventurous".... and there you have it.  I am a romantic. 

When it comes to family, relationships and loyalty I am a romantic... I feel that family-(ies) should be close/supportive/loyal because that's the way families are meant to be.... you know, "normal."  I want to believe that love/blood/loyalty matter because we are family/friends/married.... I assume that these things matter to both sides.  It would seem that not everyone is playing from the same script I am... didn't I learn this lesson already??

stupid people piss me off.

"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation."    Herbert Spencer