January 31, 2005 - 9:44 am

Since I can't seem to find enough competitors to organize The Urban Olympics, I�ve decided to do another triathlon. It�s actually the same one I did last fall, only hopefully this time it won�t be between four hurricanes and I won�t almost drown. John got us a membership to the local YMCA, which is really nice and has a pool for doing laps. They have a great kids� area, too, with a regulation sized pool table because we live in the �hood and that�s what kids do around here. Well, that and play basketball using street rules which means you bring your gun onto the court only when someone has flagrantly fouled you or has seriously dissed yo� mama.

Anyway, the triathlon is at the end of April, so I�ve got about 12 weeks to train. I�ll keep you posted on my increasing state of buffness and my kids� rebound stats as the months roll on.

And in lieu of a real entry, here are some pictures.

This one is from this past weekend; (L to R) Julie�s
son, my Girl, and my Boy playing in the ice.

This is from Christmas at my Grandmother�s
house. Notice the requisite grandmother-style
lamp and couch in the background.

And this is from this past Halloween.
The Girl is a Zombie Bride, and the Boy
is a Plain Old Zombie.

Here�s the Girl at her last ballet recital giving her friend a hug
for luck. She�s beautiful and smart, too.

~Samantha

recommended:
reading -The Principles of Psychology by William James
viewing - The Hours
listening -"If You Want Me to Stay" by Sly and the Family Stone

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