Stink-free Guarantee

Sorry for the delay. I've been studying running (and walking) forms of random people in Cazenovia this past week...driving slowly behind people for a while grading them...but suddenly things got a little weird and decided I better lay low for a while.  Maybe I should borrow someone elses car and pick another town to finish off my findings?

The plan for tonight is back to 1/4 mile intervals.  Less new people have been coming, so no surprises here - you know the drill.  BUT, one difference from most weeks is that I will not be there.  I've been called in as an emergency swim facilitator and need to take Joseph through his swim exposure lesson at the YMCA.  An experienced professional will make sure that things are started and ended with as much chaos and lack of planning as you've come to expect when I'm around.

If Matt and Lisa make it, be sure to wish them well as they head off to their nuptials!  And if they are able to go out afterwards be sure to raise a toast to their last happy week.  (As single people, that is.  Tim and Lindsay have proven already this year how much happier people can be once they get married.)

I'm going out on an uninformed limb here and "guessing" that Janna had something pretty major go wrong during her Wineglass marathon this past weekend in Corning.  Thankfully, I don't know that she has ever read a TRY post, so I can most likely get away with a misstep here if I guessed wrong.  Based on her finish time and the sweet posts between Corey and her on Facebook (sweet for them, hawkward for us others who happened to see them), I feel rather safe thinking the race didn't go well, or was even a failure.  But, I wanted to make the point that nothing is easier than having a race go as you planned and you finish as expected.  When you really prove how tough you are, is when a race goes off the rails, you do no where near your goal, but you find a way to finish anyway.  (I know some others have written or commented about this...your "bad" races tend to be some of the most memorable.)  So, Janna, congrats on finding something else inside of you and showing that a bad day was not going to come between you and that finish line!

Now for something different:
Next Wednesday (the 16th) at 5, there is an event going on where you can learn about how various charitable groups use data to determine how to best match up their programs with the needs in the Syracuse area.  Jill has been the driving force behind this speaker series and has put in a ton of her own time in hopefully making this an event that everyone can learn something from in how to "Maximize the Community Impact" of your charitable actions.  It is also serving as the kickoff event for The Future Fund's 2013-2014 grant cycle year, so besides getting educated by speakers from the United Way, the Community Foundation, and SU, you can learn more about The Future Fund itself which is in its 10th year of giving back locally.  The event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested so that we know the number of people.  Come on out and bring a friend!  (Most of you have your causes where you give your time and money, but if any of you are looking for a way to get more involved in helping out in your central New York community, or if you want to learn more about the needs of the community so that you are smarter when you are helping out your causes, come on out next Wednesday and have a listen!)  The Facebook event page with all the details and how to register is here.  If you have questions, you can ask Jill or Terry.

Finally, this video was suggested as fodder for a blog post, but while I was sitting on the pot, Ron happened to link to this on his Facebook newsfeed.  So, several of you may have seen it there.  If not, you owe it to yourself to learn about "PooPourri".  (If for nothing else, for all the euphemisms the lady drops during the commercial.)



I think they are saving the "took the browns to the Superbowl" for the inevitable Super Bowl spot they buy this February.