Happy Halloween

I went trick-or-treating last night (with Kyle) in my best of all time costume....Old Barney....pictures,when developed, to follow....the revolving lamp was the coolest part....Ross

No way will I vote for.....

Maris Stella Yacht Club and Crabbing and Running and Barbie Society

Oh do my legs ache today. Walk it off. Walk it off.

i was just going to suggest that we vote on a name change to "and running society" when i noticed ross already took care of that. still no input from stu -- he told me (on the phone) that he was worried about viruses... and spending his time playing barbie with lauren. he pretends barbie is frankenstein. that's the way boys play barbie. congrats, ross!! we will look great on the loveladies-barney-loveladies. tomorrow is the roslindale trick or treat trot (5k). i think i may do it since it starts right down the street.

Maris Stella Yacht Club and Crabbing and Running Society

It was only a 5K but the important thing is that not only did I run it but I also have decided to keep running on a regular basis. So, summer 2004, a new-old runner will be sweating the Loveladies-Barney-loveladies trip. I met all my goals. I was a little concerned about the heart attack part since no training put some stress on the myocardial system but actually after 2Ks my breathing adjusted and it was just a matter of coping with leg muscle pain. The nice butt 10 meters ahead of me was just the inspiration I needed to keep going when the going got tough. But unfortunately she quit at about 4k and I had to go it alone to the finish. Someone passed me at about 1/2 K to go and I actually had enough to pass him back and we raced to the finish. We passed a few others and it felt great to finish strong. Probably only 400 or 500 runners finished before me. That means I finished in front of 800 or 900. Next year I'm going to win my age group! The Chancellor beat me by 6 minutes. My time? Hey, give me a break.

"He apparently had some personal problems we didn't know about — money problems, he was a little depressed, my parents moved away and stuff like that" said his brother...

This just in... a man survives plunge over Niagra Falls "with only the shirt on his back." No one has ever done this before. Ross

Friday is the UCSD annual Chancellor's Challenge 5k run. Finish before the Chancellor and he will donate $25 toward undergraduate scholarships and you get the respect of other runners. I ran 2 years ago and finished well behind the C. Although he is about 60 years he is a good runner. Suddenly I wish I wasn't so lazy on LBI. If I had trained with Linda and Dave on the Loveladies to Lighthouse to Loveladies runs I might have a shot. Instead I am fat and slow. My goals: to get a little exercise, to finish, to not throw up, to not have a heart attack, to meet some women, to set a time that I might better next year, to meet a woman, to not throw up, to get a fancy new t shirt, to get out of work for a few hours, and to not throw up.

The Fifty+ Flash

GO SOX!

yesterday was the annual tufts 10k race for women --

1783 360/1187 F4049 56:59 9:11 59:14 LINDA CHRISTIE 49 2958 ROSLINDALE MA

compared with 2002:

2474 535/1132 F4049 59:10 9:32 1:00:48 LINDA CHRISTIE 48 4575 ROSLINDALE MA

hey, i improved!! yes, it's true, i threw up at the finish line, but it was worth it!!! :-)

way to go dave. looks like you benefitted from the experience of BLR #1.

First Place....that's where PURSUIT finished in her fleet last weekend with Dave as a member of the crew in the "Little Ensenada" (San Diego to Ensenada, Mexico) race.

pictures.....http://67.117.213.251/Pursuit3

how's this for a cute kittie...

Cute Kitties......Cute Gorilla.......aahhhhhhhh.

i bet this never happens at the san diego zoo...

skippers!

here are pics of our new kittens, june (baby june) and gypsy (rose lee).

Quannapowitt Yacht Club...

I just checked out the website, www.sailqyc.com, to take a little look at the place. A very nice club indeed. And guess what? It's located

...at the end of Linda Road.

Last sunday we went to the zoo with our friends erica and gretchen and their twin girls, maud and harriet. or is it harriet and maud? oh well, aren't they cute?

Went sailing on saturday, which was fun since i hadn't been out on the water since LBI. my friends wendy and margaret took one of the club's mercury sailboats with rosemary, and i got reaquainted with cher. the wind was very light which was a surprise since i was expecting some residual effect of hurricane isabel. we raced around three markers, the mercury beat me on the downwind (first) leg (just barely), then it was all cher.... it was a nice sunny day, and there was a band playing at one end of the lake which was fun.

Captain Dave, Lieutenant Ross, and Midshipman “Krabby” Kyle put to sea Sunday on Blue Canoe, an Erickson 32. Had you thought to invent the perfect day for sailing, you could not have done better than this: an early-morning haze evaporating into cloudless sunshine; a breeze that was always fresh, never overpowering; and an ample supply of beer below decks. Once out on the ocean, we easily maintained speeds over six knots (it’s great to have electronic instruments!), although along the way we encountered Stars & Stripes (yes, the America’s Cup-class boat), which blew by us as if we were standing still.

Our course, to begin with, was south by west, but after a time we turned toward north. As we were about to put Point Loma between us and San Diego Bay, our midshipman’s inexperience unfortunately caught up with him — or, more precisely, his stomach caught up with him, not quite a match for the swell. So we headed back into the bay to spend a few hours in tranquil waters. There we sailed close by an anchored tall ship, Gloria, a training vessel in the Colombian Navy. (That is to say, we crossed her bow, raked her with our starboard broadside, then turned to pass close down on her starboard side to pick up any stragglers — at least, in our imagination.) We continued on downwind to the Coronado Bay Bridge, then tacked our way back to home port.

A great day! It did, however, prompt a question: When will Maris Stella Champion Linda, now a true sailor, come out to the West Coast for a cruise on a big boat in the open waters?

I just spoke with Kaptain Krabby Kyle and he says,

"DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES"

Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr,

Walk the plank !!!

Sink all motorboats !!!!