Manatee Mentors 2015.2 CLOSED (Poptarts? Pet pics?) (Page 42)

Woot!  Woot!! A thousand times, WOOT!!!  

That is an awesome sundae covered with awesome sauce, right there.  CONGRATS!!!!!  

Matt

(been foolishly stalking via Strava and looking for the run, when I should have known to come here for the pod-update!)

Blue October was one of my faves.  The lead singer has a very different look than in the past (but is just as intense as ever!) - great show.  Ting Tings were maybe the surprise breakout - they were GREAT live.

Not as much free booze **for us** - we had to take in shows from either outside the venue (but our sidewalk seats were the best in the house for some!) or at public ones where you could buy (and they didn't card on the way in) or in the street (lots of crazy good bands just playing on the sidewalk between gigs).  But was worth it to take the kids to it!

If you make it down next year, you know where I am (and all pod-mates are welcome!).

Matt

ETA - I can't promise lots of room, depending on how many people trek down from parts far and sundry, but I can promise a three hots and a cot!

M

Originally posted by Jet Black I hope y'all killed it Janyne and Chris! DLrs heal up! Went fishing on the coast yesterday, got rained out today. Now back to training if the rain would stop!

Wading?!?  That's awesome!  Was just talking with my oldest (14) this afternoon about getting down to the coast and fishing.  While we love Austin, we all really miss the salt.

You ever fly fish?  One of my competing obsessions is fly fishing the salt!

Matt

Originally posted by Richardsdrr My poor baby At the rate she's going collecting scars we'll never get rid of her. She'll look too much like Frankenstein's monster.

oh no, poor little one!!

Super opportunity and service indeed. Honestly, don't worry about insensitivity because yes, communication is key--ask the stupid questions, ask all the questions, especially since the answers will vary from one vis-impaired to the next.

General training/guiding tips (from working with blind athletes, students, and friends in the U.S. and then blind athletes and dragging Kingsley into tri here): be talkative. Most vis-impaired people echolocate to a significant degree, a few words or short phrase every 10-15 sec or so, so they know exactly where you are, just loud enough to distinguish from other noises but not loud enough to drown the other noises out.

Most will also have a preferred side for you to be on (usually closer to the center of the road).

Be short and clear about anything in the road, changing surface or conditions, e.g., "gravel on your right, move slightly left". Remember that THEIR right may be YOUR left (depending on which side you're on). "Short step down from the curb in 3, 2, 1, now"

Dude, what happened to your poor daughter!?!? 

CONGRATULATIONS NYNY!!!!!

Originally posted by Richardsdrr My poor baby At the rate she's going collecting scars we'll never get rid of her. She'll look too much like Frankenstein's monster.

Oh no! Not sweet Emmy Lou Who!

If it makes her feel any better she, me, and Harry Potter will have matching scars then ...

Originally posted by Richardsdrr My poor baby At the rate she's going collecting scars we'll never get rid of her. She'll look too much like Frankenstein's monster.

Aw, poor honey.  You really should stop roughing her up like that.

Janyne, you ROCK!!!  Way to go!!!!  You speedy manatees make me so proud to be a manatee!

Originally posted by Richardsdrr My poor baby At the rate she's going collecting scars we'll never get rid of her. She'll look too much like Frankenstein's monster.

Awww, poor dear!

Good good.  Before long, she'll be proud of her battle wound (if she isn't already) and will be telling *everybody* about how she got it.  I have a similar scar.  Mine was from a piano bench leg and I have the story down pat, although I don't tell it much anymore.  What happened to the poor tyke?!  

If I had a nickel for every time I did that coming out of T2... 

Glad she's well and looks to be in good spirits.  Super scary when the kids bleed (I'm used to blood and gore, but NOT when it's my own family's!).

Matt

Poor thing! Hope she heals quickly!!

Originally posted by mtnbikerchk So awesome Janyne! Way to go!!!! I just read the last few pages quickly - Jen so sorry to hear about your stomach issues. I hope they figure it out soon. I know you said they ruled out celiacs - did they just do bloodwork or a biopsy? I hope everyone else is doing well. 3 weeks and 2 days to go! WOOT!

Blood test.  Will biopsy this summer during colonoscopy.

Originally posted by Artemis

Originally posted by mtnbikerchk So awesome Janyne! Way to go!!!! I just read the last few pages quickly - Jen so sorry to hear about your stomach issues. I hope they figure it out soon. I know you said they ruled out celiacs - did they just do bloodwork or a biopsy? I hope everyone else is doing well. 3 weeks and 2 days to go! WOOT!

Blood test.  Will biopsy this summer during colonoscopy.

Colonoscopies aren't fun but too bad you'll have to wait until summer to do it.  Hope you don't feel this miserable until then!!

Hey, Manatees.  I found a super fun-looking relay called the Flaming Foliage Relay, fka the Colorado Relay.  It's in the mountains, goes over 3 passes, is 165 miles with 30 legs of 5.5 mi. each, and is in September, hence the reference to flaming foliage.  I can't do it this year, but if we want to do a trail-running Manatee Meet-Up, this would be amazing!!  Here's the info. 

For you East Coasters, there's the Green Mountain Relay in Vermont in June.  That one is 36 legs and 200 mi., all on Rte. 100.