Family String-along

The cats (and us) have rediscovered the string game. It’s about the best exercise that an indoor cat can get. Usually we start playing with one cat and as if they can hear silent string, they all want to join in. Well, actually, they probably hear the cat chasing the string around if it happens to be Cappuccino (seen here on the table.)

Percy (on the futon) is more sedentary and gets mostly an upper body work-out. But he’s ferocious, snorting and gnashing at the string.

If it’s Puffin (you can’t miss Puffin), he’ll bogart the string, clamping down on it with his saber claws and not let go. He grabs hold to the point where you’re dancing his arms like a puppet. We’ve taken to tying a string to the top of the wooden kitchen chair so that he can come out and play string when the mood hits him.

Run for the Hungry

Michele and I ran together for the Run for the Hungry 10K on Thanksgiving morning. I met Michele when I joined the running group Organic Athlete. She’s a long-time runner, off and on. She was a good motivator (especially on the hills, well, over a bridge or two.) This being my first race, I opted to be chipped timed. Here is the official result: FINISH: 1:04:24 pace: 10:22



The race started at the Embarcadero Marina Park South directly behind the San Diego Convention Center. From the top of the convention center, you can see the start of the race banner and the seaport nearby. Our small fix of fall foliage is in the foreground. I don’t know the names of many trees here, but usually one is in bloom or in color some month of the year.