2 funny stories

No, still not my favorite (and only) triathlon story, but 2 other funny stories.

 

1.

I’m riding in Memorial Park a couple of weeks back and see some folks on bikes and some folks running along side them.  Sure, that’s all normal and well.  The odd part is that the folks running are TETHERED to the bikes.  Ok, I hate running, but I don’t hate it so much that I’ll tie someone to my bike and drag them around Memorial Park.  I put in my 30 miles and finally ask one of the tandems “so, which one of you lost the bet?”  They look back at me with a puzzled look and then tell me “we’re training for adventure racing.”  Apparently it’s part of HoustonFit…   www.adventurefit.com or something like that.  I haven’t looked into it yet.  It might be fun, but not if I have to be tethered to some crazy on a bike.

 

2.

My brother and fam are moving to Colorado (guess what that means:  www.goforthegorge.org).  They’re packing stuff up and getting things ready to put the house on the market.  On their kitchen table is sitting a devotional candle they picked up in Santa Fe during their wedding/honeymoon that has a picture of the traditional Roman Catholic Jesus with the heart and crown and all that stuff.  My sweet 2 year old niece (and Goddaughter) points at the candle and says “what’s that”.  My sister-in-law says “it’s a candle.”  And, since it’s Easter time and all, adds “do you know who that is?”  My niece nods, my SIL inquires, and my niece promptly responds “Mike”.  The picture on the candle is of “Mike”.  Ahh, children.

So, this Easter weekend, be sure to remember all that, um, “Mike” did for you.