blagojevich impeached

Embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was impeached by the state's House today. So what does that have to do with running? Well according to the Associated Press, he was out on his jog when the vote came down. And when asked about the vote, he refused to answer specific questions but compared his predicament to long distance running.

He said, "Let me simply say I feel like the old Alan Sillitoe short story 'The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner.' ... And that's what this is by the way, a long-distance run."

It's entertaining to see the hubris of this guy, and it sure is filling the void for political drama now that the 2008 prez election is fading into memory.

My prediction for the running guv... a big DNF when the Illinois Senate decides on his case.

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things that make you go "wtf"

found this on another blog and i just had to share it. i suppose it is low-impact running without having to be stuck indoors.

post-it doodles

So I was clearing out my desk and came across these Post-it sketches I did a few months ago when my running was limited. Bad art -- that's what happens when someone is running-deprived.

6 “weird” things about me

I got tagged by The Bull Runner and Hitme64:

“Each player of this game starts with 6 weird things about himself or herself. People who get tagged need to write a blog entry of their own as well as state the rule clearly. In the end, you need to tag 6 people as well and list their names. Don’t forget to let them know they’ve been tagged!”

1.) I'm a loner. “He seemed like such a nice and quiet guy; he just kept to himself.”

2.) I can put my right pinkie toe on top of the toe next to it without any help from any other part of my body or external object. You think it's no big deal? Try doing it. You can call me monkey boy now. Puhrty, ain't it?

3.) During my last 50K, except for a couple of handfuls of candies and raisins, I nourished myself with nothing but a ton of energy gels. Have you ever tried doing that? Do you realize what kind of by-product comes out the following day? Ewwwh. Gross! OK, what IS weird is that I'm sharing this with you.

4.) When I run, I groove to the theme from Rocky, Justin Timberlake, Pussycat Dolls, Christina Aguilera, and Kelly Clarkson on my Shuffle. I also wonder sometimes, "whatever happened to Justin Guarini?"

5.) While I wouldn't go around admitting this (so why exactly am I putting this here?), but whenever I'm at my mom's, I put on TFC, and watch Wowowee. I just get nostalgic, you know? Plus I want to be on that show.

6.) I have no cable or satellite TV, only a rooftop antenna. Folks, if you live in OC where everyone has a plasma or LCD TV and TiVo, this is reaaaally weird. PBS rocks.

So, I'm tagging Socal Trail Girl, Pete Vara III, Addygrl, OC Runner Girl, Pink Fuzzy, and U2 Boy.