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]

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!