Pelham, Wet or wide?

Last night I once again went WoWless and instead watched another Netflix instant queue selection, The Taking of Pelham 123.  It was another strong film, how could it not be with Denzel Washington and John Travolta in the cast.  It was a solid action/suspense flick, no complaints at all, B+.

Last night there were stories of south Florida getting as much as 8 inches of rain from tropical depression 16.  I had nightmares of what our already soppy property would look like after such a drenching.  This morning it looks like the path of the storm is more eastward. The east coast of Florida may still turn into one big pond but it looks like we might escape with only some mild moisture.

Randall texted me last night that he already signed up for next years Escape to Miami triathlon.  They are running an early registration special with discounted fees.  Not only did he sign up, he signed up for the Olympic distance race which doubles the bike and run distance and nearly triples the swim length.  It’s quite a goal for him to put out there.  Hopefully he can see it through.

For me, an Olympic distance race seems ill advised. The increased bike and swim distance doesn’t scare me.  The pounding on my knees to be able to train for a 10k run does.  I always feel like I am on borrowed time when it comes to my knees, it seems like I would really be playing with fire if I tried to stretch my running much further.   Who knows though, I have done stupider things in my lifetime.

Last night I had to break up a dog fight between Zoe and Sadie. Sadie was up on the bed with one of her toys in her mouth.  She dropped the toy on the floor and Zoe shot right over to pick it up.  Well even though she dropped it, Sadie didn’t want Zoe to have HER toy.

Sadie jumped down and tried to take the toy back.  Well Zoe didn’t feel very much like sharing either so all of a sudden a barking, snarling, teeth baring session ensued. Surprisingly Zoe held her ground even though she probably is 1/4 of Sadie’s size.  I immediately brought out my leader of the pack voice and told them to knock it off.  Both dogs backed down.  Zoe went back to following me around waiting for me to drop dog treats out of my rear end.  Sadie followed behind, with the dog toy in her mouth.  She always wants to get the last laugh.