Red t-shirts. Some shoes. A few hills, bridges, and Elvis at mile 10.
I hear Elvis himself will sing to us at some point on the Flying Pig half marathon route on Sunday. I hope it's at mile 10. I really do. Because I will be delirious by then and it won't surprise me at all that The King is serenading me, jumpsuit …
Half-marathon theme song.
Deb Cooperman sent me this on Twitter and it made me laugh out loud. Of course! I think I'll put it on my iPod that I don't know how to turn on much less load music onto and listen to it for 13.1 miles on Sunday! Here's to the intrepid …
Only 30 more days to the half-marathon!
Only 30 more days to the half marathon! Say what? Not 30? Only 3 days? Mama is in some serious trouble. (I hope your 37 day challenge has shown you as much as mine has shown me. Big learning. Once I get out of intensive care following the half-marathon on …
Nostalgia.
Nostalgia Remember the 1340s? We were doing a dance called the Catapult. You always wore brown, the color craze of the decade, and I was draped in one of those capes that were popular, the ones with unicorns and pomegranates in needlework. Everyone would pause for beer and onions in …
Splitting an order.
Splitting an Order I like to watch an old man cutting a sandwich in half, maybe an ordinary cold roast beef on whole wheat bread, no pickles or onion, keeping his shaky arms steady by placing his forearms firm on the edge of the table and using both hands, the …
Patterns emerge.
It is clear what my patterns are now. I am sitting with the wisdom and pain of this knowledge. 9 days are left on this 37 days challenge. Have patterns emerged for you? [Image from here]
Reason enough to love you.
Reason Enough to Love You The night my mama called–a Thursday night– which meant, certainly, something was wrong, you took my hand, sitting there on the bed not interrupting while she told jokes and I laughed and I told jokes and she laughed, both of us trying to …
Lookie what Mr Brilliant made for me!
Why 37 days? from Patti Digh on Vimeo. Some months ago, my friends Stu and Janna Zonder coached me and then recorded me telling the story behind this blog, 37days. Stu even recorded original guitar music to go along with the story. I had wanted to add pictures, but never …
The sun rises on Earth Day, every day.
Morning Poem Every morningthe worldis created. Under the orange sticks of the sunthe heapedashes of the nightturn into leaves again and fasten themselves to the high branches —and the ponds appearlike black clothon which are painted islands of summer lilies. If it is your natureto be …
12 days to a new t-shirt!
A number of years ago, I was determined to visit the 24-Hour Church of Elvis in Portland, Oregon. I had heard about it for years and knew that if I took the tour, I would get a 24-Hour Church of Elvis t-shirt at the end. I really wanted that shirt. …
