saint tinky winky

I couldn't resist . . .


Thanks to Daryl Cagle at MSNBC.

Lots more "Farewell Falwell" cartooons here. And Tinky Winky's response can be found here.

that's the way

What a spectacular day.

Rode my bike downtown, bright and early -- so great with no traffic on a Sunday morning. Met Manuel, Erik, and 35,000 of our closest friends for the Y-ME run (which raised more than $7 million, they announced). Actually saw photographer Todd twice -- once just past the start amidst a sea of runners and again as we were on our bikes escaping the Loop.

A brisk, relatively easy 5K today. Just have to keep increasing that mileage . . .

Spent the rest of the afternoon in the backyard, among other things, planting the flower boxes for out front. I decided to keep it simple this year with three colors of geraniums and two different ipomoea batata plants (just learned that they're related to morning glories). Now I just need some help hoisting up the boxes. Roxie and Theo made their best effort, but you can see just how far that goes.


Speaking of the dogs, they were both due for baths today. Afterwards, Roxie sunned herself up on the porch and enjoyed some disco hits from the 70s. I swear that when I took this picture KC and the Sunshine Band's "That's the Way I Like It" was playing.

Yep, that's the way. Uh huh.

pretty in pink

This spectacular photo (click on the image for a slightly larger view) was taken the other evening by our colleague Todd Rosenberg, who also happens to be the official photographer for the Chicago chapter of the Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization. Several buildings in the Loop are decked out in pink in honor of Mother's Day and the Y-ME events this weekend, and isn't it just amazing how Todd captured the John Hancock Center's reflection on the lake (once again, I'm experiencing camera envy).

Erik, Manuel, and I are all set to run in the race, bright and early on Sunday. I'm not sure how many thousands of runners they're expecting, but I've heard that it's the largest 5K in the city. So it'll probably be like elbowing your way through a crowded dance floor.

I just started running again over the last couple of weeks, so I should be fine for a 5K. Might gear up for a half-marathon or two this summer, but I don't think there are any more full marathons in my future. Just can't commit to all of that training.

Um, not that I have commitment issues or anything . . .

this just in . . .

I hardly ever actually pick up a newspaper and I rarely watch the news on television. So to stay current, I rely a lot on NPR, Time magazine, and a few websites, including the Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, CNN, and (of course) The Onion.

Well, I'm beginning to doubt one of my choices. I was browsing the CNN site a few minutes ago and of the twelve so-called "top stories," here are eight of them:

• Uhm, you should expect fat in your KFC, judge says
• Woman, 65, charged with taping teen sex acts
• KKK witness speaks from the grave
• Sleepyhead boy saves his mother from fire
• Critics not amused by British queen’s photo
• Reagan diary gives new take on insanity
• Prom night comes 60 years late for sweeties
• Britney Spears takes baby step back on stage

Switch them around a bit, and they're just as goofy:

• Britney Spears gives new take on insanity
• Reagan charged with taping teen sex acts from the grave
• KKK witness not amused 60 years late
• Sleepyhead boy should expect fat on prom night
• Uhm, British queen not amused in KFC, judge says

Now that would be news.