Dream Team ERA 5K

At mile 20 in Boston Marathon, runners hit what's called Heartbreak Hill. The description of this 1/2 mile ascent is apt. It's a late climb in the race when energy stores are at their lowest, and muscles and feet their sorest. Then, suddenly looms this monstrous hill to crush the life from even the most stalwart runners.

The Dream Team ERA was something like that. We started the race going up hill. Then we made a left-hand turn up a steeper hill, then a right-hand turn up an even steeper hill. We then had a small dip, a slight hill, and finally we made the turn-around, so that everything was downhill, pounding our little hearts and feet all the way to the finish line.

I passed a lot of runners who, on a flatter course, would have crushed me easily. But I run the 5-mile round trip of Mt. Rubidoux near our house almost every weekend. It's not a terribly steep grade, but it's enough to get your hill work in, and prepare you for just this kind of fun and excitement.

They don't currently have their results online so I could be making all this up. I am, after all, in marketing, and thus a known liar. I'll get the link into this post as soon as it goes live:

Overall - 31st
Time - 23:42 (perfect pace for me)
Division - 7th
Splits - 7:39/mile

Help Defeat Prop 8

Usually, my blogging doesn't take the form of ranting and raving about political issues of any kind.

Usually, I just rant and rave.

But given the idiocy of Prop 8, and how important this vote will be, I feel it's time to put my shoulder to the wheel.

You can provide your support, strike a blow for democracy, and defeat of Prop 8 by donating at the Equality for All website.

Or, provide your support, strike a blow against discrimination, and defeat Prop 8 by donating at the Equality for All website.

Or, provide your support, burn some of the extra cash the government gave you, and defeat Prop 8 by donating at the Equality for All website.

You don't even have to have a reason. Just donate at the Equality for All website.

You DO NOT have to be a California resident to give to this worthy cause.

Die Prop 8! Die! Die!

First, the name is wrong. Instead of calling it the "California Marriage Protection Act" they should call it the "California We're Scared of Homosexuals and would Rather Not Treat Them as Human Beings Act". Because that's what it is.

If they wanted to protect marriage, they would make people take tests, prove their ability to be a good spouse, hold down a regular job, be a good and supportive parent, and limit who could and couldn't get married on a whim.

That would protect marriage.

This only furthers the divide, promotes homophobic attitudes, and silently supports hate-crimes. This makes second-class citizens of people. This is intollerance at its finest.

Fortunately, California's majority seems to be aware of this. Here's the latest on Prop 8, for which I'm happy.

Social Standing

I found out today just where I stand in the social pecking order of my household:

Wiggles
Mom
Anything else of interest in the vicinity
Me

It's good to be the man of the house!