I'm on shaky ground saying that the final stage of pre-marathon preparation started last night with Pasta Bash 2007 (thanks to massena, happiestlemur, sandomi, Natalie, Seth, Zoe, and Jane for variously showing up and helping with the food). The final stage might have been tonight's two-miler. Or the week before last where tending to tolchocky during a nasty cold had me tapering down ( Read more... )

My cousins are adorable. Twenty-one of them, on Mother's side alone. Not all were here tonight, though it felt that way at times ( Read more... )