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I thought I’d write a quick blog while I’m holed up in my basement with the beast (dog) during a mighty fine tornado warning. The sirens are going off now. Usually I wouldn’t pay any attention, but since I turned on the weather and saw the red swirly things basically right over my house I figured I’d go to the basement. What the heck, it’s 3:00am…I wasn’t doing anything else really….just having a staring contest with the ole doggie. I was winning, too. Something always comes up when I’m winning. House fire, flood, tornado, yada yada yada. I had to go back upstairs to get his blanket so he could chew it, too. He likes that…he’s an odd dog.
Today I went running outside. It was horribly sticky, hot and humid out. Not to mention, I am horrible at running so I was extra sticky and hot…and awkward. Oh, well. I had my shades and bandana on Bret Michaels style so nobody would recognize me anyways 
Oh, and I happened upon a snapping turtle when I was running through a golf course. It was huge! I saw it from a distance and thought it was my imagination, but no….it was a giant turtle! It was stuck between two fences and was burning up I’m sure from the sun right on him and he was on concrete. Anyways, I went up to some golfers nearby and asked if I could borrow a cell phone. I’m sure they were scared of me! Either that or they thought I was Bret Michaels. . . on crack! "Excuse me, could I please borrow your cell phone? I need to call the humane society to go save a turtle." I think he thought I was trying to steal his phone. He asked if I knew the number by chance. hahaaa! Do I know the number by chance?! "uh, yeah. It’s 444-7800, then push option 1." Then this guy really thought I was nutso! Whoa, this chick means business…..
The guy passed me his cell phone through the chain link fence. I thought about acting like I was gonna run for a second, you know, just to see the look on his face. There was a fence between us, what was he gonna do? Instead I told him I’d try not to get sweat on it. So I told the lady right where the turtle was and she said not to touch it b/c it was probably a snapping turtle. eeeeek. I was looking for a stick to see if it would bite it earlier to test its biting capabilities before I called. Whoa….close one.
Random thougt: Why do I have my remote control down here with me? I don’t know.
So I hand the golfer guy back his phone through the fence. I told him he would be safe from tonight’s elimination….What else could you ask for? That is a Rock of Love reference in case I’m just talking crazy right now….which is not only possible, it’s highly probable.
Tonight I went to the gym sort of late. I’ve noticed that there are mostly men there when I go late. I could group all the guys there tonight into two groups: "basketball players" and "thuggish" and that was it. I don’t know if it was just the night, or the time or what. Anyways, my low back has been hurting again a lot lately so I’ve been avoiding stiff legged deadlifts and low back extensions for the most part. I’m hoping that picking up hot yoga again will help alleviate it.
Tomorrow will be a nice track workout if it doesn’t rain. I haven’t seen COG (creepy old guy) there yet this year. School is out so he should be making his appearance soon. His shirt off, his lack of teeth, parking his minivan under a tree up on the sidewalk, sitting in the bleachers watching….hopefully NOT me. Oh, speaking of that minivan of his….the one he parks in the handicapped spot at the gym, then goes in and walks like 7 miles on the treadmill. Well, he got a parking ticket on his van for doing that. hahaaa! Take THAT COG!
Until next time….
June 8, 2008 at 9:23 am
I know you are lying about winning that staring contest. That bitch dog is the greatest eye-baller the planet has ever known. He can sit there all night eye-balling a person while they sleep. Then, to rub in insult, he licks his lips really loudly over and over again. I don’t think you can beat him. I don’t think he can be beat.
June 8, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Oh my gosh, tornado warning?! While I’m elated that you both blogged and represented for Rock of Love (both seasons), that’s definitely a scary situation… I hope it passed and that you are safe, my dear!!
And awesome for running, though not so much for the hot and humid… definitely hate those days! I hope your back feels better soon!! It’s amazing how the littlest movements rely on your back (or you feel twinges with every movement), so I definitely hope you recover soon!!
June 9, 2008 at 5:49 am
hey, that blog was worth waiting for… it read like thriller with little random adverts.Be safe in storms..
June 9, 2008 at 9:53 am
Hope all is safe in your neck of the woods! hopefully that turtle didn’t get sucked up in the twister–then your calling the humane society to save him was a wasted effort, though it would be cool to go spinning through the air….
June 9, 2008 at 2:33 pm
KM is right! There is no way you could best Lt. Dan in a staring contest. The guys in the joint don’t call him crazy eyes for nothing! BTW I was eating a green popsicle the other day and I thought I saw a snapping turtle too. Only mine was racing a rabbit. Wait a minute…maybe that was jello shots and not a popsicle. Either way I saw a turtle.
June 10, 2008 at 2:56 pm
glad to see you wrote something. I was getting worred! Tornado warnings… you can keep them! I haven’t seen a tornado yet, and I don’t care if I ever do! I have seen snapping turtles - you can tell if they are snappers because they have those beaky pointy mouths. And I know plenty of stories about people putting sticks out and the sticks get crunched in pieces… glad you didn’t get hurt! And I dont’ think I know anyone else who would have called the humane society (let alone knew the number) for a turtle! WAY TO GO. lol Oh, hot, humid, sticky, and turtles - sure signs that bad weather is coming.
June 11, 2008 at 9:26 pm
People’s Choice Award speech:
I’d just like to take this opportunity to make an outline of a comment I may or may not leave in the future:
I. Red swirly things are scary, but not as scary as ninjas with rabies.
II. Hot and humid? ha…I live in georgia!
III. Turtles may be slow, but they are also slow as hell.
IV. Golfers may be slow, but they are also slow as hell.
V. I’ve met Brett Michaels. His bandana smells like a turtle after golfing.
VI. You have the remote control in case the red swirly things knock down your house. Then you can randomly tune in to Reno 911 to alert people that you are trapped downstairs.
VII. What’s the difference between basketball players and thuggish?
VIII. Yoga is the character for Star Wars right?
IX. COG = do you think you’d qualify for a gun license?
X. Do you know anyone that does any type of outline with only IX….ya gotta at least do an X!
June 13, 2008 at 6:54 am
she has the remote in case she loses the tv, then she can either find it or at least have one that can be reprogrammed for another tv. (These are labeled VI 1. and VI 2. )