Last 5K of the year

[yakalskovich]

Today, we went for another 5K walk (me) or run (the Nazgul) at a little place on the outskirts of Munich. Very small Sportverein thing, family atmosphere, just a few hundred runners, not thousands. We had the Little Lady (who is visiting me at the moment) along, and she took pictures of us. Here, we are getting ready to start, pinning on our numbers etc.



The Nazgul, arriving.



The Nazgul, still arriving.



And here I am, arriving and clowning off for my Little Lady and my old camera...

I was in fact roughly ten minutes faster than the other times, and even faster than I had hoped to be, so I did have reason to feel happy about it.

Comments

[paceisthetrick]

It sucks because the Siamese putty tat and the Mephi-putty tat are curled up in one another's arms and if I had a camera, I would totally send it to you as your reward!!!

Mazel tov mazel tov!!!

[yakalskovich]

You have a Mephi-alike?

[paceisthetrick]

He's moving to a barn next week! He and his brother, the Siamese one.

[yakalskovich]

People whose barn it is adopted him, I guess?

[paceisthetrick]

Yes another trainer. I trapped them and had them neutered and now they are relocating to kill mice and make new friends. :)

[yakalskovich]

That sounds wonderful for them!

[paceisthetrick]

It's a terrific life. They live in the safety of the barns (better chance of surviving -- coyotes, etc), are fed and cared for, and don;t have to have any interaction with the human race if they choose not to. :)

[yakalskovich]

An ideal life for cats!

[paceisthetrick]

Wisdh I was a cat... *grumble*

[yakalskovich]

They have the life!

[paceisthetrick]

I want to be Leopold. He is so unflappable. His favorite thing in life is rubbing against my feet.

[paceisthetrick]

and kipper snacks!

[yakalskovich]

I want to be Mephisto; he is weird. He just shredded my Little Lady's earbuds from her iPod. Luckily, I have several sets in my drawer, so simply gave her another pair.

[paceisthetrick]

Isn't it strange that we are so tolerant of the damage they do? The kittens trashed the house (they went up for adoption today at the Humane Society) and yet it didn't anger me at all.

But if one child throws french fries on the floor of my car -- V.V

[yakalskovich]

They are CATS!!

[paceisthetrick]

Yes but is it not the case that cats can be spoiled just like any other animal (including children)? For instance I have three new horses I am training. The one I hate is the one who is a spoiled brat. The other two have no owners so I find I am much more patient with them. Because the one mare is constantly given treats and fussed over, I have zero tolerance for her nonsense.

On the other hand, I spoil the cats rotten -- they get rotissiere chicken, Maru! And when they are bratty I just want to scoop them up and smooch them.

[paceisthetrick]

My point is -- there is a lot of hypocrisy in cat ownership!

[yakalskovich]

But but but -- they are CATS! They demand exceptions!

[paceisthetrick]

I am beginning to think there are fundamental differences between cat people and the rest of the human race...

[yakalskovich]

Why? Did you really doubt that? OF COURSE we are!

[paceisthetrick]

So --

What? We're crazy. Or something else?

[yakalskovich]

We have been afflicted by the wiles of felinity.

[paceisthetrick]

Ah! We are wily!;)

[yakalskovich]

No, they are!