Redeeming Black Friday

A day of collective national insanity. Kelly and Andy were off at 4.30 am to hit Walmart, more to experience the insanity than because they were looking for anything specific. Cherie initially planned not to go because she is on call for Jack (Kristen should have the baby any day now). However, by 5.30 am, the pull was too strong, she called Sue and they are off to enjoy standing in lines talking to people and shopping. I just can't get a handle on that.

Cherie says that it is a great day to meet and talk with people (the shared misery of standing in lines) and who knows where the conversation might lead. It is a chance to be an aroma of life to life to strangers. Pretty cool. Redeeming Black Friday. I like that.

9 Nov 2009

Church in the morning—skipped Sunday school because Kelly had to work and I didn't want to explain why she wasn't there. Then the 10th annual Laingsburg 5k/10k. I was supposed to run it with Adam Warren (my nephew), but he got grounded, so I ran it by myself. Suffered through the whole thing with my right calf aching and started too fast, so I was sucking wind bad! Finished though, in a disrespectable 25.02! Sore legs and what appears to be a torn calf, other than that, a great run!

Came home and enjoyed the sunshine and warm weather—absolute gorgeous day here yesterday, sunny and near 70, I felt like I was in California! Badger and Kristen and Jack came over and told us the name of #2 son—Kian Thomas. Then everyone left and I watched some football and worked on Logos 4 for most of the evening. Off to swimming this morning.