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Well, now it appears that *four* of my friends will be getting married between now and June. Just so you know, y’all disgust me 😉
Slow and steady wins ninth place
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I ran in my first race last Saturday – it was only two miles, but it’s a start. My time was 21:42, which was a little faster than I anticipated. This particular event didn’t have awards for finishing first, second, etc., but rather who was closest to their estimated time. So before the race I guessed I would run it in 22:00, and was only off by 18 seconds, so I got a nice little plaque for ninth place.
Next up – the Mule Day 5K Kick. This one is going to be a lot harder. Murfreesboro (where the last race was) is generally flat, the one in Columbia is all hill, and an additional 1.1 miles to boot. If I break 30 minutes, I’ll be very happy.
Anniversary
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Wednesday I celebrated my six month post-chemo anniversary – my last treatment was on September 3, 2003. Had a good checkup on Tuesday, and got my lab results back today which were good as well. So I guess the next important date is May 23 – which will be a year from my initial diagnosis.
The Passion
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My brief review:
Finally saw it yesterday… I’m not sure what to think. “Powerful” is about the only adjective I can think of, and it doesn’t begin to do it justice. Brutal, maybe. Definitely moving. I wanted it to be over – not because it was boring, but because it was so hard to watch. Regardless of what one thinks or believes about the subject matter, if you’re a fan of well-made movies, you should go see it.
With a couple of minor exceptions, I found it to be very Biblically accurate. The only part that really stuck in my mind was the flashback to Jesus’ time as a carpenter (there is no record of his work prior to his ministry, other than the fact that he was a carpenter).
I was glad to see they spent a lot of time on Simon of Cyrene (the guy who helped carry the cross). I’ve always found him an intriguing character. Not much is said about him in the Bible, but to actually, literally help Jesus carry the cross is an amazing story within itself.
While I think the anti-anti-Semitic backlash is way overblown, I have to admit I didn’t care too much for the cowardly pharisees. They were despicable. But that hardly translates into any desire to punch the next Hebrew I see…