Hot Toddie Schoonover

With the week almost at an end, I decided it was time to stop procrastinating about making this entry. I mean sure Kalibebti has set an example for me of procrastinating on certain goals of hers, but I shouldn’t let myself be swayed into skipping days of running when I’ve got just 50 to go to have run 365 in a row. And I shouldn’t drive up my subscriber count by disappearing and just not actively pursuing new subscribers (even though it works for her). And obviously since I strive to meet those abhorrent works of evil known as deadlines, I’m not following in her shoes there either. So I guess I’ve pushed this about as far as I can. Here are my wishes for her for the coming year:

May she make plans to reach out and contact old friends before they forget who she is, possibly even coming to Hawaii in March to hang out with Mahinui and me at the treehouse. May her creative muses inspire her to write daily, and may she have the dedication needed to sell herself so that she does get published. And may she get at least 30 minutes of cardio daily including hitting the heavy bag and doing squats and whatever else it takes to get her legs to look the way she wants them to look.

This 43er revealed that she had never had a birthday party before. While here in the States it’s hard to imagine, it made me wonder if birthday partys are the norm culturally across the world or not. I recall as a child getting invited to various people’s birthday parties, and throwing my own birthday parties too. We’d have a pinata and break it scattering candy about on the ground for the kids to go and grab. My mom made me a calico cat cake once (but then refused to eat the section with the black frosting). Do other nations not have birthday parties? I’ll have to investigate. In the meantime, here are my wishes for this birthday party honoree for the coming year:

May she swim in the morning, run in the evening, and even try out those weights now and then. May her creative muses inspire her to sketch, draw and paint on a regular basis. And may she discipline herself daily but also reward herself with shoes when she completes the tasks at hand.

Last night Matty texted me that he was out of here and on his way to be with LL down under. I’m so happy for the two of them and can’t wait to visit them next year when I go to Australia for the first time. Matty says we can run together down there, and start our quest for a marathon on every continent. Plus it’s about time I meet the lovely LL anyway.

Congrats you too! I’m so happy for the both of you!