Somehow or other I ended up telling this story at lunch today (those readers who know what I am talking about when I say “assembly” will find this particularly funny)

When I was 16 or 17 I was at an assembly in Wilmar with some friends. We were staying at a hotel, and like many hotels it had a pool and hot tub. So in the evening we went and hung out in there. Most people staying at the hotel were also going to the assembly, we soon found ourselves sitting in the hot tub chatting with some people we had just met.

Next morning rolls around, we get ready and go to the assembly. Everyone dressed up of course – suits and dresses. My friend Caralyn, who is rather loud and boisterous, sees a couple of the guys we met the night before when in the hot tub and loudly proclaims, “Oh, I didn’t recognize you with your clothes on!” Needless to say she got some interesting looks.

Call it. My problem is I almost always leave my phone on silent. Very cool service though, and they leave you a nice voice mail.

In an interview with Runner’s World, Caesar Milan (of the Dog Whisperer) was asked, “Do you run for your own fitness as well as for the dogs?” His response:

Of course. I’m married so I absolutely have to look good, so I do it for me, too. It’s win-win. Professionally speaking, it doesn’t get any better than walking and running and getting healthy with a pack. It’s the ultimate for dog lovers, to live that state of mind.

He’s married so he has to look good – how cute is that! I have never read a “celebrity” say anything like that; love it.

I need to restart my computer, but first I will post these links (so I can find them again)

• Plastic Bag Tutorial (good way to re-use plastic bags - although I don’t really sew so I am not sure I could really use this for anything)
• Dinner in the Sky (pretty crazy, I would totally do it)
• Pack and Find (website to help keep track of all the stuff you pack away. Haven’t tried it yet but plan to)

Next week is Spa Week - get discounted spa treatments. Not many participating spas in MN, but its still a great deal.

I want a baby goat.

One day last spring I got an email from my brother Terry, with photos attached:
“The 560 after a rain & right before sunset”. And Niko too!

From an email I got this morning: Wienermobile wipes out. Great quote:

“I’ve pulled out a lot of vehicles,” he said. “But that’s the first wiener I’ve ever pulled out.”

And that is what makes the Wiener-mobile great.

When I was in 5th grade there was a 2nd grader that puzzled my friend and me. About once a week or so Anne or I would see the kid in the lunchroom and discuss whether the kid was a he or a she. It was quite a puzzle. Every now and then one of us would notice something that was a “clue” to the child’s identity, but it never gave use a final answer to the boy/girl question. At one point we found out the 2nd grader’s name, but it was something androgynous like “Pat” (although I don’t think it was Pat – too bad). The school year ended, we moved on to middle school and never did learn the gender of our “Pat”.

This comes to mind because lately, when driving the car or walking around I often find myself musing, “Is that a boy or girl?” in reference to some teen-aged kid I see. I guess I never will figure it out. Wow, I sound old…

Overheard:

Cheese-Its - They put the Crack in Cracker!

Those little yummy cheese-flavored crackers are oh-so-good.